December 2011
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Mission Impossible
Fresh faced Tom Cruise gets all smoke, mirrors and masks in De Palmas fantastic re-imagining of the 60s spy show. 8/10
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Contagion
Outbreak for 2011 from Steven Soderbergh. All star “what could happen” which will have you never touching your face or anyone else again. Documentary style shooting adds to the drama. 7/10
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WatchWhen not posting shit on this site, or writing about beer on OhBeery.Me I help produce The Bleed. A creative magazine funded by the good people at Northumbria University. In the last five months we have produced two issues that I am immensely proud of. The new issue, or Volume One Issue One, has just been released. It’s available in and around Newcastle and is completely free of charge.
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In Time
Time is Money in this perfect of example of great trailer, poor movie. A convoluted sci-fi yarn which runs out of steam about 25 minutes in. Timberlake continues to prove that The Social Network was a one-off performance. 4/10
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Aliens... On Ice! (no, really) →
I wish I could have seen this. It actually looks incredible. Read about it here.
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Hugo
I have never, in all my life, been as mesmerised by a film as I was by Hugo. The story, cast, set design, direction are perfect. I don’t have enough superlatives in my vocabulary to describe quite how fantastic this motion picture really is. Most importantly Hugo is a love letter to the magic and wonder of the silver screen.
3D is a medium I am completely indifferent about. It’s a gimmick...
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Kung Fu Panda 2
Dreamworks up their game and shit all over Cars 2. Sumptuous design, combining masterful CGI and gorgeous hand drawn Miyazakiesque animation. Family fun with Van Damme and Jackie Chan to boot. 7/10
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