Category Archives: Reviews

ON THE ROAD [REVIEW]

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

It’s a sunny day and a group of men are laughing on the back of a truck as it rockets past what looks like endless dust and barren land. They pass a bottle around and sing about jailbait sweethearts; one … Continue reading →

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FROM UP ON POPPY HILL [REVIEW]

Posted on September 25, 2012 by H D Thompson

Miyazaki father and son work together to make the latest Studio Ghibli film, with Goro Miyazaki directing Hayao’s screenplay and it’s an interesting partnership considering the troubles the two had on Goro’s first feature, Tales From Earthsea. A teenage schoolgirl, … Continue reading →

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DAMSELS IN DISTRESS [REVIEW]

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Elizabeth Flux

Lily (Analeigh Tipton) is a new girl at Seven Oaks college, a university where “an atmosphere of male barbarism still dominates”. On her first day she is taken under the wing of a well established, self-assured group of girls determined … Continue reading →

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YOUR SISTER’S SISTER [REVIEW]

Posted on September 7, 2012 by H D Thompson

The term romantic comedy sends such shivers through me (akin to gross-out words like secretion, swab or exercise) it’s easy to dismiss a film based almost entirely on this description – current theatrical competition for ‘romantic’ ‘comedy’ is Hope Springs, … Continue reading →

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MOONRISE KINGDOM [REVIEW]

Posted on September 3, 2012 by H D Thompson

Let me make something clear from the start – I love adventure. In whatever form any sense of adventure is a winning ticket to my heart. I feel like Wes Anderson knows this and made this film for me, and … Continue reading →

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