Watched in 2016
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Dec 30 - Remember the Titans
Super corny, not even Denzel can carry it. Fun spotting actors who went on to other things.
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Dec 29 - Whiplash
Super at building tension throughout, good moral questions and Jazz works very well in films.
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Dec 27 - Easy Rider
Stylistically interesting, narratively baffling and frustrating. Get the feeling that the context is everything.
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Dec 27 - The Apartment
Shirley MacLaine - watchable, Jack Lemmon, not so much, but pretty good.
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Dec 27 - Kill Bill: Vol. 2
Exuberant and chaotic ( and a little long) journey.
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Dec 27 - Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Rewatch with youngest - intrigued what he made of it.
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Dec 26 - Spy
I enjoyed it - though a tad long.
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Dec 26 - Liar Liar
Carried by Jim Carrey - may be your thing, maybe not.
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Dec 25 - How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Our xmas favourite.
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Dec 20 - Leon: The Professional
Was in the mood. Top performances all round.
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Dec 14 - Days of Heaven
Sumptuous visuals, great music and tension created with such economy.
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Dec 14 - Inherit the Wind
More of a chore than I expected. Spencer Tracey was good.
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Dec 11 - Steam of life
Certainly unique- and all the better for it.
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Dec 10 - Independence Day : Resurgence
An exercise in the sunk cost fallacy. Ridiculous and corny, but surprised I wasn't more annoyed.
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Dec 8 - the 400 blows
Simple story, charming, sad and funny. Told with style.
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Dec 5 - Blade Runner
Really stands the test of time.
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Dec 4 - A touch of evil
“He was some kind of a man. What does it matter what you say about people?”
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Dec 3 - High Noon
Decent character piece.
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Nov 28 - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zizzou
Just the thing. Loved the colours, the music and the people. So that's a good combination.
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Nov 27 - Badlands
Great music, charismatic performance from Martin Sheen and compelling film.
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Nov 26 - The Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford
Sometimes it felt too slow, but on reflection well worth the glacial pace. Great character acting throughout.
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Nov 26 - Rancho Notorious
A jolly song over hate,murder and revenge. Superior quality western.
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Nov 22 - Waltz with Bashir
Animation was interesting, story horrific, and treatment pretty good.
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Nov 20 - Iron Man 3
Ok. Liked that it embraced the inherent silliness of superhero films, but slightly over-egged the wisecrack pudding.
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Nov 19 - In the mood for love
Stylish and seductive - beautiful looking and hypnotic.
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Nov 18 - Hoop Dreams
Must see. So good.
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Nov 16 - Everybody wants some
Comedy? Bloody hell, I gave it an hour - not a single laugh. Objectionable shite.
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Nov 15 - Hunger
Brutal yet beautifully made - captivating to watch.
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Nov 13 - Captain America: Civil War
Liked how it was pitched - bit of humour, action was fun, especially Ant-man.
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Nov 13 - Ghostbusters
Decent.
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Nov 12 - Star Trek Beyond
Corny as hell, but reasonable fun.
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Nov 8 - Enough said
Good actors playing it well. Enjoyed it.
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Nov 6 - The Imitation Game
Liked how the code breaking wasn't the only aspect, but the implications too.
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Nov 5 - X-Men: Apocalypse
Watched it wondering if it was going to get better or worse. It didn't get better.
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Nov 5 - Synecdoche, New York
Started slowly but got better and better. Funny and thought provoking.
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Nov 3 - Room
Tense, claustrophobic start, and then lost it's way.
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Nov 1 - Operator
Short, Simple and brilliant
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Oct 30 - 20,000 days on earth
Not really on my radar, but I liked him and it. How stuff gets created is great to hear about.
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Oct 25 - Russian Ark
Strangely watchable and less dry than I was expecting.
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Oct 23 - The White Ribbon
Slow paced, sinister and beautifully put together.
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Oct 23 - Stalingrad
Some standards tropes, but all well done with grim raw material.
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Oct 21 - Ghost in the shell
Nice ideas, cool animation and rubbish monologues.
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Oct 18 - Le Havre
Don't think it's possible to be more deadpan, but nice.
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Oct 17 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ralph Fiennes was great and whole thing was fun.
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Oct 16 - The Pianist
Enjoyed probably the wrong word, but it was worth watching and thinking about.
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Oct 15 - Metropolis
Amazing. Must have blown people's minds in 1927.
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Oct 14 - The Eichmann Show
Worth watching and neutrally played.
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Oct 13 - The Third Man
Glad to have finally seen it.
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Oct 12 - Goon
Not subtle, but kinda fun.
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Oct 11 - Two Lane Blacktop
Throaty cars, quiet people and open roads.
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Oct 9 - Mulholland Drive
Wow. Well that will take some puzzling over.
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Oct 9 - Half Nelson
Found it pretty tense. but good.
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Oct 8 - The Cruel Sea
Stands up well. Broad and thoughtful.
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Oct 5 - Anatomy of a Murder
Bit dated, but strange combination of jolly and cynical.
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Oct 3 - Red Road
Deftly done drama with healthy helping of tension.
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Oct 2 - Frank
Loved it all. Makes me wish I could make music. Magical
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Oct 1 - The Counsellor
Ran out of steam, and got worse the more the characters spoke.
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Sep 29 - Hail,Caesar!
Fun
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Sep 26 - Veronica Guerin
Decent enough biopic. And needless voiceover at the end.
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Sep 25 - 21 Grams
Gritty. Didn't need voice over.
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Sep 24 - Moonrise Kingdom
Quality actors being charming. I liked it.
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Sep 24 - Hell and High Water
Hilariously sexist - 'How did a girl who looks like that get mixed up in science?" But fun nonetheless.
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Sep 22 - Mean Streets
Sprawling and messy but very watchable.
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Sep 21 - Volver
Intriguing story put together with great acting. And a red Cortina estate.
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Sep 20 - X-Men: Days of Future Past
Proper superhero film - pitched just right
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Sep 19 - Nebraska
Heartwarming with terrific performances.
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Sep 18 - Requiem for a Dream
Pretty trippy and then very grim - which I guess was the point.
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Sep 17 - Starter for 10
Fairly pedestrian without being bad.
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Sep 17 - The Great Beauty
Fine line between style and sleaze. Great party scenes.
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Sep 15 - Brokeback Mountain
So much more than a gay cowboy movie - very good.
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Sep 14 - Together
Different culture feels exotic and feels good. Enjoyed it
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Sep 13 - Michael Clayton
I like Tilda. I like George. Proper actors in a taught thriller not trying too hard.
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Sep 11 - Oh! What a Lovely War
Found it a bit of a chore. I imagine it was bold for its time.
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Sep 10 - American Hustle
Fun with quality scene stealing from Jennifer Lawrence
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Sep 8 - Imitation of Life
Melodrama. Lush visuals and drama on steroids.
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Sep 7 - Paths of Glory
Two for the price of one - Courtroom drama AND military shenanegans. Plus, what an ending.
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Sep 6 - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Bit too serious and a bit of a mess.
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Sep 5 - Philadelphia
Difficult to mess up a courtroom drama. Especially with good actors.
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Sep 4 - Midnight Special
I liked that it didn't try to spell everything out and kept it simple and well played.
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Sep 3 - RoboCop
Dull. Gary Oldman always watchable, but whole thing felt really flat.
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Sep 3 - Munich
Decent thriller with a hefty dose of moral pondering.
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Sep 2 - All About Eve
Can see why it's a classic. Mouse?, never mouse.
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Sep 1 - Leaving Las Vegas
Very unconventional love story with terrific performances
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Aug 31 - The Bedford Incident
Enjoyably tense and taught.
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Aug 30 - See No Evil, Hear No Evil
Not their greatest work - but fun to see Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder together.
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Aug 29 - The Lives of Others
Very good drama set in the insane world of the GDR.
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Aug 28 - The Hidden Fortress
Funny and epic.
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Aug 27 - The Boss
Shame that the good bits are few and far between.
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Aug 25 - Inside Out
So clever and so much fun from Pixar.
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Aug 24 - Fish Tank
Drama. Low-key but amazingly tense as I was so invested in the characters.
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Aug 23 - Life During Wartime
Took notes during this - Loved the Intense, sickly color palette. Great performances by Ciaran Hinds and Allison Janney. Enjoyed the music. Overall was very funny and harsh too - which was a good thing.
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Aug 22 - Carol
Beautiful looking and subtle love story.
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Jun 23 - Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation
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Jun 21 - Bridge of Spies
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Jun 19 - Lincoln
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Jun 8 - Her
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May 31 - The Assassin
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May 28 - Birdman or(the unexpected virtue of ignorance)
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May 25 - The Bad Education Movie
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May 21 - Selma
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May 21 - Zodiac
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May 19 - 12 years a slave
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May 19 - The Big Short
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May 18 - Absolutely anything
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May 15 - Pusher (1996)
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May 14 - Alléluia
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May 12 - K-Pax
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May 10 - Aquirre, Wrath of God
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May 7 - Brüno
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May 7 - Slaying the badger
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May 3 - The Revenant
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May 2 - The Hateful Eight
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May 1 - Spotlight
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May 1 - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Apr 30 - Mr Nice
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Apr 17 - Deadpool
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Mar 20 - The Paperboy
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Mar 12 - Fear x
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Feb 28 - Traffic
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Feb 24 - Interstellar
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Feb 21 - Silver Linings Playbook
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Feb 20 - Black Mass
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Feb 16 - Sicario
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Feb 14 - The Martian
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Feb 13 - Ant Man
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Feb 9 - Straight Outta Compton
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Feb 3 - The China Syndrome
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Jan 29 - Spectre
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Jan 23 - Fair Game
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Jan 22 - Trance
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Jan 19 - The Andromeda Strain
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Jan 18 - Invictus
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Jan 17 - The Impossible
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Jan 16 - The Watch
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Jan 16 - Shutter Island
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Jan 10 - Cross of Iron
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Jan 9 - Ghost Town
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Jan 4 - Mad max: Fury Road
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Jan 3 - Beginners
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Jan 3 - Catch me if you can
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Jan 1 - Green zone
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