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The Book Of Eli Movie Review

April 23, 2023 12:11 am17 comments
The Book Of Eli Movie Review

The Book Of Eli, directed by the Hughes brothers, stars Denzel Washington as a man (Eli) who owns the last Bible in the world. Unfortunately, for reasons that are vague at best, Gary Oldman wants the last Bible in the world. So, across an apocalyptic wasteland, a battle begins… No […]

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Flashback movie review: The Princess and the Frog (2010)

April 22, 2023 9:39 pm96 comments
Flashback movie review: The Princess and the Frog (2010)

Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of opening a restaurant just like her father had always wanted. She’s been saving all her life working as a waitress, when one day she’s asked to cater for a dance hosted by high class and very wealthy Charlotte LeBouff (Jennifer Cody). The money from […]

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Flashback movie review: Toy Story 3

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Flashback movie review: Toy Story 3

Received wisdom tells us sequels are never as good as the original films. From The Phantom Menace to Shrek Forever After, countless rehashes that failed to capture their predecessor’s magic litter the Hollywood landscape. But someone forgot to send Pixar the memo: Toy Story 3 is not only the strongest […]

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Film Review: Catherine Hardwicke’s The Nativity Story

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Film Review: Catherine Hardwicke’s The Nativity Story

The Native Story – Roman soldiers on horses tear into the sleepy town of Bethlehem. They smash down doors, grab any child under two and execute them without mercy. The parents are left crying into the darkness as their children lie motionless in the street. And so starts The Nativity […]

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Classic film review: The Big Sleep

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Classic film review: The Big Sleep

A classic film noir adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s detective novel of the same name, The Big Sleep provides modern audiences with the verbose wit and intelligence that is the hallmark of an old film done right. Today, the sly banter and smart detective work of protagonist Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) […]

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Film review flashback: The Wings of a Dove (1997)

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Film review flashback: The Wings of a Dove (1997)

Melodrama can easily be simplistic as it can be entangled and complex. The Wings of a Dove (1997) plays on a trio of characters whom manipulate, love and betray one another. This sordid tale of temptation takes place in the early 1900s in an imbalanced London, where class and wealth […]

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