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REVIEW: Cloud Atlas
Genre-surfing, century-hopping oddity. The more things change, the more wigs/makeup/accents Tom Hanks gets.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: Liberal Arts
Meandering indie back-to-college romcom. A 35 yr old slacker visits his retiring prof & meets the new kids.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: Arbitrage
A late capitalism post-Wall St nightmare for NYC CEO Richard Gere to wriggle out of in a cashmere trench.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: The Princess Bride
Witty, totally enjoyable fairy tale romp, with Homeland’s Saul sans beard. Modern classic.
Rating: 4 out of 5
REVIEW: The Bourne Legacy
Jeremy Renner runs into M Damon’s shoes in this efficient franchise extension. Rachel Weisz roped in.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: The Guilt Trip
Seth Rogen & Barbra Streisand drive each other a bit nuts. Amiable momcom, good chemistry underused.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: Hope Springs
Tommy Lee Jones and Meryl Streep learn to get it on again with Steve Carrell’s guidance. Muted romcom.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: Celeste & Jesse Forever
LA divorcecom. Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg try to stay BFs post-breakup. Nicely judged.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
REVIEW: The Watch
More loose dudecom antics, Richard Ayaode joins Stiller/Hill/Vaughan on suburban neighbourhood patrol.
Rating: 2 out of 5
REVIEW: Men In Black 3
Time travel thrown into the MIB template, Josh Brolin makes a good 60s Tommy Lee Jones.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Trailer Park: To The Wonder
Terence Malick is knocking them out at the moment… Via @thefilmstage
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REVIEW: Midnight In Paris
Light, fun time travel romcom with proxy Woody Allen Owen Wilson meeting 1920s boho greats at night.
Rating: 3 out of 5
REVIEW: Lincoln
Daniel Day-Lewis is Oscar-bait in Spielberg’s history lesson, a West Wing 1860 full of wit & political drama.
Rating: 4 out of 5
REVIEW: Haywire
Soderbergh tries action with a bare bones freelance spy thriller. Big name cast bit lost in global plot twists.
Rating: 3 out of 5
