November 2011

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Film Review: Justice

by Ed Whitfield on November 26, 2011

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Bad Debt (Justice, Roger Donaldson, US, 2011, 105 mins) [Warning: This review reveals the film's ending] Nicolas Cage and Michael Caine; nothing much in common you may think, yet as usual you’d be wrong; both men have experienced a career downturn instigated by a colossal tax bill. Caine’s began with Labour’s pip squeaking 82% levy [...]

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Going for a Swan (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I, Bill Condon, US, 2011, 117 mins) [Warning: This review discusses all three plot points] It’s taken some considerable time, in part because each film in this series feels so interminably long, but we can now be clear what Stephanie Meyer’s neverending story is all [...]

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Film Review: In Time

by Ed Whitfield on November 13, 2011

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Dead Time (In Time, Andrew Niccol, US, 2011, 109 mins) Time is money, you hear that a lot, and it seems said aphorism triggered something in Andrew Niccol’s brain. In any event, he’s built a movie around it. Using an old saying as the conceit for your film is an all in bet; one thinks [...]

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