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	" It's the kind of premise that a writer will lovingly nurture and probe, but it fails the truth test. As a love story it's unsatisfactory and as a redemption story it's slightly ridiculous" Posted Dec 22, 2008	Seven Pounds (2008)	28%
	" Instead of the 1950s mindset %u2013 postwar, cold war, fear of aliens %u2013 it's been resettled into the mindset of today %u2013 man's inhumanity to the planet...It was a great little B movie then, and it's an ugly big B movie now" Posted Dec 21, 2008	The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)	19%
	" David Duchovny, something of a specialist in roles involving the paranormal and supernatural, delivers a well judged characterisation of Benjamin, father and husband faced with the inconvenient truth of his daughter's body inhabited by his dead wife's per" Posted Dec 20, 2008	The Secret (2006)	n/a
	" We know the trajectory, it's a question of how brightly the rocket burns and how interested we are in the astronauts aboard this dance missile from small town Indiana to Chicago Big Time Dance School" Posted Dec 20, 2008	Make It Happen (2008)	25%
	" We've probably all wondered what we'd do if given a few short months to live and the premise of The Guitar takes one self indulgent option" Posted Dec 20, 2008	The Guitar (2008)	33%
	" Angry young working class Nick West (Andrew Howard) narrates this hideous story for us in an engaging and self-referential manner that, surprisingly enough, adds to the entertainment value" Posted Dec 20, 2008	The Devil's Chair (2006)	60%
	" Accompanied by an occasionally jazzy score, the film has a solid dramatic base on which to build the Jean-Claude Van Damme action." Posted Dec 20, 2008	Lionheart (1990)	27%
	" Witless, lowbrow fun is the signature of this so-so comedy with Larry the Cable Guy in fine fat form as a country bumpkin deputy sheriff with delusions of grander than smalltown cop" Posted Dec 20, 2008	Witless Protection (2008)	0%
	" Brando is excellent, as is Okada (notwithstanding his Japanese ethnicity) as the two old friends find themselves on opposing political sides - both right, both wrong" Posted Dec 20, 2008	The Ugly American (1963)	80%
	" In many ways the Jung/Spielrein affair is an extraordinary story, not only as an illicit romance but as one that is linked to Jung's first attempt at using Freud's psychoanalytical methods to help a patient." Posted Dec 20, 2008	Soulkeeper (2001)	n/a
	" It's a terrific role, a sympathetic baddie who has certain standards" Posted Dec 20, 2008	The Night of the Following Day (1968)	100%
	" This classy English mystery is adorned by a wonderful Deborah Kerr as the governess driven to extremes by a strange, haunted mansion and strange, haunted children," Posted Dec 20, 2008	The Innocents (1961)	96%
	" Lorraine Bracco tears up the screen in a feisty performance as Diane Giacalone, the New York Assistant Attorney who gets on the case of the Mafia thug, John Gotti." Posted Dec 20, 2008	Getting Gotti (1994)	n/a
	" a helter skelter ride through the offbeat life of a suburban Australian family whose youngest daughter is 'abnormal'" Posted Dec 19, 2008	Sweetie (1990)	91%
	" Laboured and disjointed, the film has none of the charm of a Ratatouille or a Shrek, but seems derivative of them." Posted Dec 19, 2008	The Tale of Despereaux (2008)	54%
	" This is a beautifully made film ... but ... it is also a piece of cinematic artifice, in which the manufacture of it stands between it and us -- big on novelty and sentimentality but short on tension and interest for the audience" Posted Dec 19, 2008	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)	72%
	" Occasionally endearingly audacious, Woody Allen's screenplay for Vicky Cristina Barcelona is a further riff on the unique, unpredictable nature of romantic relationships among the human race" Posted Dec 19, 2008	Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)	82%
	" Compelling and moving, bitter sweet and haunting, it's one of the best films of the year %u2013 any year." Posted Dec 13, 2008	Slumdog Millionaire (2008)	94%
	" With one chase, one aborted fight and one small fight on a boat in the first 55 minutes, Black Eagle isn't exactly an action movie" Posted Dec 12, 2008	Black Eagle (1988)	n/a
	" Of course, it doesn't tell us what really happened; that's still shrouded in mystery and always will be, since Lee Harvey Oswald was shot within two days of his arrest." Posted Dec 12, 2008	Oswald's Ghost (2007)	75%
	" Full of outrageous but entertaining ideas, the film has irresistible charm, despite its kooky story" Posted Dec 12, 2008	People (2004)	n/a
	" This funny, touching, truthful gem of a film is one of the ongoing pleasures of Australian cinema, and is as fresh and compelling on its 21st anniversary as it was on its acclaimed release" Posted Dec 12, 2008	The Year My Voice Broke (1987)	93%
	" The combination of its elements touches the Australian heart, elevating the ethos of a big, wonderful land and its hard headed, big hearted people on the screen" Posted Dec 12, 2008	The Man From Snowy River (1982)	80%
	" Each relationship is deftly, brilliantly sketched and the relationship snapshots are satisfyingly complex" Posted Dec 12, 2008	I've Loved You So Long (2008)	90%
	" Langella and Sheen deliver striking portrayals that avoid superficial mimicry for something more satisfying" Posted Dec 12, 2008	Frost/Nixon (2008)	91%
	" The film is one of the few Australian made kung fu action movies and is also notable for its superb cinematography by Russell Boyd %u2013 the brilliant lenser who went on to win the Oscar for his work on Master & Commander" Posted Dec 7, 2008	The Man From Hong Kong (1975)	n/a
	" The credentials of many festival screenings might suggest to alert viewers that this isn't a shoot 'em up between two hill billy clans" Posted Dec 4, 2008	Shotgun Stories (2007)	92%
	" A happy Christmas package that more or less ignores the fact that it's a black American family story" Posted Dec 4, 2008	This Christmas (2007)	55%
	" The film dips into syrup as it draws to a close, but even that we can forgive for its genuine warm hearted mood" Posted Dec 4, 2008	Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008)	n/a
	" A strange blend of corporate thriller and supernatural mystery." Posted Dec 1, 2008	Yella (2008)	80%
	" If you leave all your grown up sensibilities at the door and fill up on popcorn while watching Big Stan, preferably in a crowd of your like-minded mates, you'll probably have a roaring good time." Posted Nov 20, 2008	Big Stan ()	17%
	" Jennifer Carpenter is terrific as the news reporter who gets swallowed up in her own story, and leads an excellent cast, all of whom bring a veracity to this remake in the hands of the talented Dowdle brothers" Posted Nov 20, 2008	Quarantine (2008)	59%
	" It's not the size that matters most in Baz Luhrmann's Australia, it's the many details, the intimate, personal moments, the connection with and respect for the Aboriginal culture in the context of human interaction, and the evil that greed makes men callo" Posted Nov 18, 2008	Australia (2008)	54%
	" This wonderful doco is heartbreaking and heartwarming by turns" Posted Nov 14, 2008	War Dance (2007)	85%
	" We're being manipulated, and the irony is that the filmmaker is trying to prove how manipulated we are by the various interests around the Iraq war" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Redacted (2007)	42%
	" Hong Kong crime specialist Andy Lau of Infernal Affairs fame, makes his English language directing debut with this solid thriller set in New Mexico" Posted Nov 14, 2008	The Flock (2006)	n/a
	" The plot expands and gets more complex as the story progresses, and the dramatic tension ratchets up" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Felon (2008)	65%
	" A stilted and inelegant work, well below par for Francis Ford Coppola" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Youth Without Youth (2007)	30%
	" While the filmmaker constructs the film with verve and genuine cinematic flair, there are not enough surprises, not enough unexpected insights, to grab onto as we lurch from one scene to the next" Posted Nov 14, 2008	American Teen (2008)	70%
	" Does not live up to expectations, losing the sense of all the unique Bond elements, including James himself, who no longer tosses off darkly comic lines and doesn't even know what martini he's drinking. Daniel Craig is still excellent but he's no longer a" Posted Nov 14, 2008	Quantum of Solace (2008)	65%
	" The first thing that strikes you is the beauty and clarity of the images (fabulous transfer to DVD, almost like HD), the brilliantly effective use of music and the artful use of the camera" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Re-Cycle (2006)	50%
	" It may seem a tad dated now, but there's still plenty of innocent, old fashioned fun in this escapist chase movie / caper gone wrong comedy from two of France's most popular stars" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Le Corniaud (1965)	n/a
	" The naïve clarity of the bias makes the film a bit more fun to watch, as Dan Cox takes the baseball to Arnie' image and his persona with a relish" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Running with Arnold (2008)	13%
	" This is a deservedly acclaimed film; it's confronting and deeply saddening, but essential" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Taxi to the Dark Side (2008)	100%
	" It's a remarkable piece of writing by Terence Rattigan, the great English playwright, and great direction by Anthony Asquith to drag us through such an arid landscape and keep us interested, involved and finally moved" Posted Nov 8, 2008	The Browning Version (1951)	100%
	" Penis gags, poo and bum-driven gags, masturbation embarrassments and the consistent use of crude expletives are not nearly as hilarious when over-used as the filmmakers seem to think" Posted Nov 8, 2008	Sex Drive (2008)	40%
	" A thoroughly engaging comic drama with absurdist elements %u2013 or is that just real life" Posted Nov 8, 2008	The Wackness (2008)	67%
	" It's a terrifying scenario, and given Sydney's history with bush fires, not all that far fetched." Posted Nov 5, 2008	Scorched (2008)	n/a
	" A powerful and confronting story: one of the most significant films of the 1970s film renaissance in Australia" Posted Oct 31, 2008	The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)	n/a
	" Everyone makes a terrific contribution as Schepisi peels away the surface to reveal a morass of personal demons" Posted Oct 31, 2008	The Devil's Playground (1976)	n/a

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