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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on February 21, 2012 | No Comments

Film Review: Evidence (2011)

Film Review: Evidence (2011)
Unnervingly tense and filled with more than a few startlingly effective scares, it’s an impressive little horror film, but like many of its genre brethren, it stumbles in the third act, dissolving its tense atmosphere with a clumsy, overreaching ending which replaces genuine fright with noisy,...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on May 2, 2011 | No Comments

Film Review: Insidious

Film Review: Insidious
Surely the creative team responsible for modern horror’s most cheap, lazy, gratuitously gory and undeservedly successful franchise couldn’t be behind such a restrained, chillingly atmospheric and genuinely frightening ghost story, right? Surprisingly, for most of Insidious, that’s exactly...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on April 24, 2011 | No Comments

Film Review: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec

Film Review: The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec
A picturesque, high-energy romp through Paris and parts beyond, The Extraordinary Adventures of Adele Blanc-Sec is a wonderfully whimsical fantasy adventure full of thrills, giggles, pterodactyls and talking mummies. Besson might spend a little too much of the film setting up possible sequels, but after...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on July 29, 2010 | No Comments

Film Review: City Island

Film Review: City Island
As a minor indie comedy release in a sea of big-scale summer blockbusters, City Island is almost destined to get lost in the shuffle. Which is a crying shame, as it’s a wonderful film that’s sharp, incredibly funny, with an abundance of heart, character and charm, brought to live by an amazingly...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on July 26, 2010 | No Comments

Film Review: Splice

Film Review: Splice
Even with its missteps, Splice is an excellent piece of Cronenbergian weirdness and the kind of film that occurs all too rarely: an incredibly dark, creepy science fiction horror that doesn’t ditch smarts in its attempts to conjure up scares...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on June 23, 2010 | No Comments

Film Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Film Review: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
It’s not without its flaws – the film’s heavy-handedness and lack of character development are unfortunate – but The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo is still a visually stylish, incredibly absorbing and often chilling thriller with more depth and smarts than the average potboiler. With an...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on June 15, 2010 | No Comments

Film Review: Brooklyn’s Finest

Film Review: Brooklyn’s Finest
It’s a film whose very marrow is riddled with familiarity and cliché, but thankfully it has some muscle and meat on its bones in the form of an exceptional cast at the height of their game. While it’s unfortunate that they’re not given better material to work with, Brookyln’s finest...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on May 26, 2010 | No Comments

The Losers: Film Review

The Losers: Film Review
It’s disposable action entertainment, but entertaining all the same while it lasts. Bolstered by a fantastic cast armed with quips a-plenty, the substantial chemistry and joke-laced banter between the leads is infectiously fun enough to make The Losers a joy to sit through, even if the plot and action...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in DVD, Film on March 30, 2010 | No Comments

The Descent: Part 2 – Film Review

The Descent: Part 2 – Film Review
For those unable to resist the urge to revisit the characters they enjoyed the first time around, The Descent: Part 2 might provide enough entertainment with lowered expectations – there’s enough mushy grue and action to stave off boredom, and it’s certainly not the worst sequel in the...
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Posted by Simon Rowson in Film on March 27, 2010 | No Comments

[REC] 2 – Film Review

[REC] 2 – Film Review
An early tense scene or two aside, there’s not much to recommend [REC] 2 to those who loved the taut, unsettling, high-tension scares of the original. Shocks that were intense and terrifying in their sparse use the first time around are rehashed, overused and overexposed to the point of dilution and...
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