film reviews

Films are motion pictures, commonly known as movies. Films have been entertaining the public since the late 1800's when the camera, which evolved later into the motion picture camera was invented.

We first had the silent movies that started in the 1920's and were shot in black and white. Then came the 1930's, which was referred to as the Golden Age of Hollywood because it was then that sound was discovered, giving birth to the Talkies and many of the major movie studios that we know of today.

Since the Golden Age of Hollywood, movies and films have encapsulated and enticed our hearts and minds. From decade to decade, filmmaking and storytelling techniques have improved, thereby giving rise to better, bolder and MORE films through the years. With the multitude of films available everyday, comes a necessity for film reviews in order for the movie-goer to pick the right film for him/her.

Films are reviewed regularly by critics, thereby giving the public some suggestions of what films they should queue up to watch at the cinema, what films they should wait to view till they are on DVD and what movies should be avoided altogether!

You will find bloggers reviewing films at Brian's Film Review, The Movie Blog and Common Guy's Film Reviews.

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• DVD Review: Cave of Forgotten Dreams

  
  Muruch — Authority: 105
  I went into Cave of Forgotten Dreams without knowing anything about it and enjoyed it so much I hesitate to say anything here aside from it’s one of the most extraordinary and beautiful films I’ve ever seen. Werner Herzog’s documentary literally explores the Chauvet Cave in Southern France, which holds the most ...
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• Film Review: Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977)

  
  Horrornews.net | Horror Movies, News, Reviews and upcoming films — Authority: 132
  SYNOPSIS: “Luke Skywalker stays with his foster aunt and uncle on a farm on Tatooine. He is desperate to get off this planet and get to the Academy like his friends, but his uncle needs him for the next harvest. Meanwhile, an evil emperor has taken over the galaxy, and has constructed a formidable ‘Death Star’ ...
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• Film Review: The Woman in Black

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★★☆☆ Hammers recent resurgence continues with the release of the eagerly anticipated adaptation of Susan Hills Gothic ghost story  The Woman in Black (2012) , starring former Harry Potter  lead Daniel Radcliffe. With a suitably spooky screenplay from Jane Goldman and directed by James Watkins (best ...
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• Friday Film Review: The Draughtsman’s Contract

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 120
  The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982) Genre: Drama/Period Piece Grade: B “There’s sex, snotty people and flamboyant costumes. What more could you want.” – Spanky and John Go to the Movies. I’m almost hesitant to recommend this film just because I know a lot of people probably won’t like it. Note I’m ...
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• Film Review: Bombay Beach

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★★★☆ Scooping the award for Best International Documentary at last years Tribeca Film Festival , Bombay Beach (2011) is the kind of refreshing, palate-cleansing experience a film aficionado needs to wash away the taste of greasy blockbusters and unctuous arthouse. Israeli director Alma Harels ...
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• Film Review: Dont Think

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★★☆☆ Filmed with 20 cameras at a headline show at Japans wildly popular Fujirock Festival, long-term visuals collaborator and director Adam Smiths Dont Think (2011) is a full-length concert movie that attempts to fully capture the audiovisual spectacle of a live show courtesy of Manchester electronic ...
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• The Grey – Movie Review On Blazing Minds

  
  Blazing Minds — Authority: 111
  Some time back I saw the trailer for The Grey and just couldn’t wait to get the chance to see the new movie starring Liam Neeson , so the other night I popped in to @ApolloCinemas Rhyl for my weekly dose of movie viewing to check out the movie. So here we find Liam Neeson and a bunch of oil-rig workers surviving ...
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• Film Review: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★☆☆☆ Directed by Brad Peyton and starring Dwayne Johnson (AKA The Rock), Vanessa Hudgens and Michael Caine, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) is a high octane, stereoscopic 3D adaptation of Jules Vernes The Mysterious Island - which despite giving little consideration towards its literary source, ...
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• Film Review: Martha Marcy May Marlene

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★★★★ On the face of it, a relatively simple tale, Sean Durkins Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011) turns out to be one of the most accomplished debuts of recent years. Martha (Elizabeth Olsen) is a damaged young woman who is reunited with her sister after having disappeared for two years. Their ...
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• Film Review: Young Adult

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★★★☆ Meryl Streeps uncanny performance as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011) is almost certainly going to secure the US star a third Oscar at this years Academy Awards , but award-winner Charlize Theron will have every right to feel aggrieved after missing out on a Best Actress nod for her ...
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• Film Review: The Descendants

  
  Nur, was da steht — Authority: 126
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYXjDGAID2E This article titled “The Descendants – review” was written by Philip French, for The Observer on Sunday 29th January 2012 00.05 UTC Nothing gives me more pleasure than to welcome a new film by the gifted writer-director Alexander Payne, especially as The ...
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• Film Reviews: Annie Hall and Manhattan

  
  carnage and culture — Authority: 118
  ‘Annie Hall’ (1977) Blu-ray Review: Flawless Film in Flawless High Definition by John Nolte      http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/ January 28, 2012 With six feature credits already under his belt, some of them classics, co-writer/director Woody Allen finally became ...
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• Vanishing on 7th Street

  
  Hagley Road To Ladywood — Authority: 94
  When the apocalypse is so dull that you cant wait for it to come. Theres an unwritten rule in cinema, etched in capital letters, as old as the first reel to reel. And the rule goes as follows. The fact that a director may have been behind a decent film and the fact that a story plot may also sound vaguely ...
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• The Descendants Review: Robustly-Constructed, Expertly-Acted Mood Piece

  
  Obsessed With Film — Authority: 138
  Rating: 4 out of 5 stars (Our review from the London Film Festival re-posted as The Descendants is released in the UK this weekend) The first thing you should know about The Descendants , Alexander Payne’s first film in 7 years, is that it should not be compared to the director’s last effort, the fantastic ...
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• Like Crazy Review: An Unconventionally Affecting Romance

  
  Obsessed With Film — Authority: 138
  Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Drake Doremus’ romantic drama Like Crazy might initially strike viewers as yet another self-consciously quirky indie romance; after all, the set-up is most certainly a meet-cute – with English student Anna ( Felicity Jones ) leaving a sweet note on fellow student Jacob’s ( Anton ...
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• Friday Film Review: The Flame and the Arrow

  
  Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary — Authority: 120
  The Flame and the Arrow (1950) Genre: Adventure/Romance Grade: Kinda depends My recent review of The Crimson Pirate made me curious about TFATA. It had been years since I saw either film and I remember not liking this one *quite* as much as TCP. I found that I still liked TCP but what about TFATA? Would it stand ...
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• Film Review: A Monster in Paris

  
  Nur, was da steht — Authority: 126
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfMcbsE-kf8 This article titled “A Monster in Paris – review” was written by Peter Bradshaw, for The Guardian on Thursday 26th January 2012 21.50 UTC The huge success of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo in the Oscar nomination list augurs pretty well for this amiable family ...
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• Film Review: The Grey

  
  Nur, was da steht — Authority: 126
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqP2o62sZMs This article titled “The Grey – review” was written by Peter Bradshaw, for The Guardian on Thursday 26th January 2012 21.40 UTC It may sound like a horror film about Davina McCall’s ads for Garnier Nutrisse hair products, but this is actually a wintry ...
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• Film Review: Chronicle

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★☆☆☆ The found footage formula - much like 3D filmmaking - appears to have just as many detractors as it does enthusiasts. The Paranormal Activity money train trundles on, and the occasional exorcist mockumentary will take the US box office off-guard, but the horror genre does seem to be falling out of ...
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• Film Review: House of Tolerance

  
  Cine-Vue — Authority: 121
  ★★★★☆ Betrand Bonellos latest film House of Tolerance (2011) (aka LApollonide ) , which was nominated for the Palme dOr at last years Cannes Film Festival , is sumptuous cinema devoid of the typical clichés that plague costume dramas. Instead, it offers a bold and intelligent representation of ...
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