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Fast & Furious 6
REVIEW: The sixth entry in the franchise offers enough sensation and spectacle to prove there's still gas in the tank; by Lucy Donaldson Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 23, 2013

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Tales of Immorality: Side Effects and Trance
A re-evaluation of unpleasantness in Boyle and Soderbergh's recent thrillers Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 21, 2013

The Great Gatsby
REVIEW: Brimming with spectacle and enthused with its own approach Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 16, 2013

The Alternate Takes Approach
On the ethos and methods of this site, by James MacDowell... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on March 11, 2011

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Star Trek Into Darkness
A thrilling and old-fashioned adventure film Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 11, 2013

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Stoker
Recalibrates the Female Gothic to undermine its heroine's subjectivity Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 30, 2013

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Fairytales of Liminality in Beasts of the Southern Wild
A film about the arbitrariness and necessity of boundaries Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 23, 2013

The Place Beyond the Pines
A film that resonates long after viewing Read this article (Discuss this) Published on May 07, 2013

Lincoln
Considering the tension between film history and real history Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 21, 2013

The Little Book of Pi
Visual spectacle masks a fundamental misunderstanding of religious belief... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on February 15, 2013

Olympus Has Fallen
A simplistic, patriotic action-thriller that still entertains Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 28, 2013

The Host
A film that undermines its own moral framework Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 21, 2013

The Healthy Lie of Silver Linings Playbook
A treatise on the centrality of fictions to mental health Read this article (Discuss this) Published on January 16, 2013

Iron Man 3
Falls apart as often as a weaponised power suit Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 26, 2013

Welcome to the Punch
Represents a step down in director Eran Creevy's burgeoning career Read this article (Discuss this) Published on April 15, 2013

Adapting an Askance Perspective: Philip K. Dick on Film
Dario Llinares delves into Philip K. Dick's cinematic legacy... Read this article (Discuss this) Published on October 25, 2012

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