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  • though not exceptional enough to win accolades, the intriguing mix of Er Ren Tai and cinematic story-telling make for a fascinating viewing.

    The Love Songs of Tiedan (Mei Jie)

    though not exceptional enough to win accolades, the intriguing mix of Er Ren Tai and cinematic story-telling make for a fascinating viewing.

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  • A misfire as both a comedy and a social message film, Bekas’ attempt to tell a story of hope in the despair of the Kurdish people under Saddam Hussein’s rule circa 1990 neither raises sympathy nor carries enough sway to be worth telling.

    Bekas

    A misfire as both a comedy and a social message film, Bekas’ attempt to tell a story of hope in the despair of the Kurdish people under Saddam Hussein’s rule circa 1990 neither raises sympathy nor carries enough sway to be worth telling.

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  • Life of Pie is director Lee’s magnum opus and the future of cinema.

    Life of Pi

    Life of Pie is director Lee’s magnum opus and the future of cinema.

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  • Ang Lee's adaptation of the Booker prize winning novel is as spiritual, riveting and faith affirming as the source but with a visual edge that only the best of cinema can offer.

    Life of Pi

    Ang Lee's adaptation of the Booker prize winning novel is as spiritual, riveting and faith affirming as the source but with a visual edge that only the best of cinema can offer.

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  • Life Of Pi makes for a phenomenal time at the cinema, chiefly due to the director’s mastery over the medium.

    Life Of Pi

    Life Of Pi makes for a phenomenal time at the cinema, chiefly due to the director’s mastery over the medium.

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  • Hitchcock isn't so much about the life of the famed director as it is a behind the scenes looking at the making of Psycho, but despite this, makes for light, breezy viewing resting on the shoulders of it's formidable leads.

    Hitchcock

    Hitchcock isn't so much about the life of the famed director as it is a behind the scenes looking at the making of Psycho, but despite this, makes for light, breezy viewing resting on the shoulders of it's formidable leads.

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  • For a crime drama set during the 2008 financial meltdown, Killing Them Softly is filled with dry wit and moments of twisted humour.

    Killing Them Softly

    For a crime drama set during the 2008 financial meltdown, Killing Them Softly is filled with dry wit and moments of twisted humour.

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  • Trouble with the curve relies on our association of Eastwood’s persona as the grumpy, cantankerous grandfatherly figure with a heart, but doesn’t have enough meat in its script to merit bringing the actor out of retirement.

    Trouble With The Curve

    Trouble with the curve relies on our association of Eastwood’s persona as the grumpy, cantankerous grandfatherly figure with a heart, but doesn’t have enough meat in its script to merit bringing the actor out of retirement.

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  • Argo continues Affleck's desire to explore the thriller genre in purely conventional ways without breaking new ground as he did with his debut.

    Argo

    Argo continues Affleck's desire to explore the thriller genre in purely conventional ways without breaking new ground as he did with his debut.

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  • Silver Linings Playbook returns David O. Russell to his madcap comedy roots with a bittersweet relationship dramedy.

    Silver Linings Playbook

    Silver Linings Playbook returns David O. Russell to his madcap comedy roots with a bittersweet relationship dramedy.

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