February 2012
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Hugo.
Hugo is Martin Scorsese’s latest offering about a young boy trying to piece together his father’s final gift, one which will change his life forever. Does Scorsese’s film deliver the goods?
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Hugo Cabret (ASA BUTTERFIELD) is an orphaned boy living in a Parisian train station, trained to take care of the station’s clocks by his drunken Uncle. He lives in the walls of...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Set in the middle of the Cold War, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy follows secret agent George Smiley as he attempts to find the mole in the British Secret Service. Does the film live up the the critical hype it’s been given?
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George Smiley (GARY OLDMAN) is a former spy whose glory days in the British Secret Service, or the Circus, are long over following the forced retirement of he and...
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“Be a Fruit Loop in a world full of Cheerios.”
January 2012
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“I’m always cast as sort of slightly wan, ethereal, troubled, intellectuals or...”
– Benedict Cumberbatch (via allthewongreasons)
Goodbye, ovaries - you’ve been cumberbatched.
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War Horse.
Michael Morpurgo, author of the 1982 children’s book War Horse, once estimated that 10 million horses died during the Great War, one million of those from Britain. This film focuses on the journey of one of these doomed war horses.
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Albert Narracott (JEREMY IRVINE), is fascinated by a thoroughbred horse in his village in Devon, England, and is overjoyed when his father (PETER MULLAN)...
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Anyone change their phone pass code to 7437?
My phone is now sher-locked.
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December 2011
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.
The penultimate movie in the Twilight franchise. Ravaged by critics, revered by fans. Where do you stand?
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Bella and Edward are preparing for their impending wedding, and Bella can’t wait for two things: 1) to finally consummate her relationship, and 2) to become a vampire and be with Edward forever. They are married surrounded by family and friends, with one absence weighing heavily...
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November 2011
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The Edge of Love.
The Edge of Love is an amalgamation of genres: bio-pic, romance, a war story, a drama. Directed by John Maybury, the film primarily explores the relationship between Caitlin Macnamara and Vera Phillips - the present and past lovers of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.
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Former childhood sweethearts Vera Phillips (KEIRA KNIGHTLY) and poet Dylan Thomas (MATTHEW RHYS) meet by chance in a London pub...
“I hope I cross your mind once in a while so that I won’t feel pathetic for...”
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NBC shelves Community mid-season?
Oh, hell no.
SAVE COMMUNITY.
“As a teenager, I didn’t want to be me; I wanted to be many different people....”
– Marion Cotillard (via souleddout)
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Midnight In Paris
When trying to convince me to see the film, the cinema attendant told me it was “Back to the Future in Paris”. Naturally, I bought a ticket. Woody Allen’s 41st film is Midnight in Paris, an ode to the city of love and a nod to the Lost Generation.
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Hollywood screenwriter Gil Pender (OWEN WILSON) is working on his novel, dreaming of leaving what he believes to be the...
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Mash Off gave me all the feelings.
People, please, ease up on the Finn hate.
I love Santana, I love Finn (in fact the only character I don’t like is Quinn), so I was conflicted this episode.
Yes, he should not have said that to Santana in front of other people. IN NO WAY IS IT OK TO OUT ANYONE.
But really, if someone had been constantly bullying you and your friends (poor Rory!), calling you names, teasing you about your...
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Lest we forget.
In Flanders fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch;...
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October 2011
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Whether you ship them or not...
…Sybil and Branson’s kiss was undeniably hot.
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Crazy, Stupid, Love.
This rom-com by duo directors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa brings together some of the most popular actors in the business to create an inter-weaving and multi-generational look at love.
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Cal Weaver (STEVE CARELL) discovers that his wife Emily (JULIANNE MOORE) has cheated on him with her colleague David (KEVIN BACON) and wants to divorce him after 25 years of marriage. While attempting to...