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The Wolfpack – Review

The Wolfpack is a fascinating study of life lived on movies alone. They shape the Angulo family’s personalities, leading to some hilarious spot-on recreations, but the accompanying isolation breeds...
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Self/less – Review

It speaks volumes about the sheer tedium of Tarsem Singh’s Self/less that its most annoying aspect is the errant punctuation in its title. Is the film supposed to be called “Self or less?” - Sounds like...
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Ted 2 – Review

Moving away from Ted’s tiring and prehistoric gender dynamic (mostly), Ted 2 introduces a more inspiring goal…freedom. Comparing Ted’s plight to slavery is of course ridiculous, and MacFarlane treads...
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Terminator Genisys – Review

Terminator Genisys throws the franchise’s classic characters and story beats together in what feels more like a Greatest Hits remix than a reboot. Normally that would infuriate, but Taylor’s direction...
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Drone – Doc/Fest 2015 Review

The debate about drones is only in its infancy, but Drone proves that there’s plenty of discussion to be had. Interviews with former drone pilots in the US and human rights lawyers in Pakistan highlight...
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Match Me! – Doc/Fest 2015 Review

Imagine Richard Curtis directed Catfish and you’ll have some idea of what Lia Jaspers’ Match Me! is all about. We follow three people as they try various methods of finding a partner. Johanna attends a...
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Good Girl – Doc/Fest 2015 Review

“A feel-good film about depression” isn’t the easiest of sales pitches, but it’s an apt description of Good Girl. It’s bleak subject material, not least in depicting Solveig’s treatment by...