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"As human as the rest of us...": Al Pacino and Holly Hunter save Manglehorn, an eccentric drama full of symbolism but devoid of substance
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Thursday, 13 August 2015. Al Pacino and Holly Hunter save Manglehorn, an eccentric drama full of symbolism but devoid of substance. Director: David Gordon Green. Starring: Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine. Try as I might, I can’t put the silliness of the word ‘Manglehorn’ to one side. It sounds like some exotic and entirely unpleasant genital malady from a comedy sketch featuring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. In Adam Sandler’s crime against cinema Jack and Jill. The 1975 Sidney Lumet flick in which...
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"As human as the rest of us...": April 2015
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Thursday, 30 April 2015. Trailers, new releases and box office. New UK cinema releases for Friday, May 1. Bad Land: Road To Fury. I Am Big Bird. Also in cinemas from Friday. Far From The Madding Crowd. Get Up and Go. The Hero Of Colour City. Two By Two: Ooops.The Ark Has Gone. The UK box office Top 10. 1 Avengers: Age of Ultron. 2 Fast and Furious 7. 6 Woman in Gold. 7 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. The US box office Top 10. 1 Fast and Furious 7. 2 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2. 3 The Age of Adaline.
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"As human as the rest of us...": January 2015
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Friday, 30 January 2015. Kingsman: The Secret Service – Ridiculous, riotous, Bond-flavoured fun. Kingsman: The Secret Service. Starring: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L Jackson, Michael Caine, Mark Strong. He can do subtle too though. There is, for instance, a brilliant moment in the film’s final 20 minutes featuring Michael Caine’s Arthur – the Kingsmen’s leader – that tells you everything you need to know about his character in barely a single second of screen tim...There is, of course, a danger t...
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"As human as the rest of us...": 5 for Friday (August 7): Trailers, new releases and box office
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Friday, 7 August 2015. 5 for Friday (August 7): Trailers, new releases and box office. Two films I'm really interested in are out this week ( Hard to be a God. And The Diary of a Teenage Girl. So forgive me for prattling on more than I usually would. Elsewhere, Fantastic Four. Is getting the critical kicking many suspected it would, while the equally reviled Pixels. Is in cinemas from Wednesday. Glutton for punishment that I am, I'll almost certainly see them both. 1 Hard To Be A God. If you answered 'ye...
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"As human as the rest of us...": Jurassic larks
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Tuesday, 11 August 2015. Many thanks to brilliant comic-book artist Jim Lavery. For the "Charlie Chaplin pursued by Jurassic Park Tyrannosaur" illustration that now sits proudly atop this blog. Be sure to check out more of Jim's work here. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My 20 favourite films of the year so far. Strange brew: The Witch is my film of the year. so far To qualify for this list, films had to have had a UK cinema release between. As Human. on Facebook. Hope Lies at 24 frames a second.
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"As human as the rest of us...": June 2015
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Tuesday, 30 June 2015. Review: We may have reached 'peak zombie' but Maggie – starring Arnold Schwarzenegger – has both depth and humanity. This review contains spoilers in its final paragraph*. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson. Running time: 95 mins. Have delighted me quite enough, thanks. Or will the big galoot fail in his duty, allowing Mags to have his wife (Joely Richardson) and two younger kids for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Is full of them. And one with which th...
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"As human as the rest of us...": March 2015
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Monday, 30 March 2015. TV Movie Picks (UK): Monday, March 30 – Sunday, April 5. John Cleese’s comedy powers may have peaked with the magnificent Fawlty Towers in the mid-70s but he’s nevertheless on terrific form in hilarious heist caper. A Fish Called Wanda (Friday, 22:15,. Also showing: Daybreakers (Tonight, 23:00,. Half-decent vampire shenanigans featuring Ethan Hawke and Willem Dafoe. Easter Parade (Friday, 10:00, BBC Two). Irving Berlin’s classic musical starring Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. Luke ...
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"As human as the rest of us...": Home Comforts: The best in TV, VOD, DVD and Blu-ray (Monday August 17 - Sunday August 23)
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Monday, 17 August 2015. Home Comforts: The best in TV, VOD, DVD and Blu-ray (Monday August 17 - Sunday August 23). FILM OF THE WEEK. The Counsellor: Extended Cut. 22:00, Friday, Sky Movies Drama). Looked like a surefire modern classic in the making. Ridley Scott ( Blade Runner. Was in the director’s chair with revered American novelist Cormac McCarthy ( The Road. No Country For Old Men. For me, it’s impossible to dismiss The Counsellor. Laura (Cruz) and to pay for it becomes involved in a drugs deal....
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"As human as the rest of us...": December 2014
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Wednesday, 31 December 2014. The best of 2014 part two. Numbers 15 to 6 on my top 25 films of the year. 15 We are the Best (Lukas Moodysson). Uplifting celebration of youthful rebellion and friendship focusing on the three members of an all-girl punk band in 1980s. It would have been easy for this to be patronising or slip into sickly sentiment; instead it crackles with energy, humour and chaotic charm. White Lung, or somebody equally punk-rock, really need to cover 'Hate the Sport' right now. On the sur...
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