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I Love You Phillip Morris (Dir: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)

Maxwell Ward To say that Jim Carrey’s films are defined by the elasticity of his face is a little much, but it can give a big, gurning clue about what they hope to achieve. That’s why I Love You Phillip Morris is an anomaly in his portfolio, a film which has familiar rubbery expressions, but [...]

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A Prophet (Dir: Jacques Audiard)

Maxwell Ward Prison has made for a frequent setting in crime cinema, and with Jacques Audiard’s Grand Prix-winning A Prophet, his first film since the acclaimed The Beat That My Heart Skipped, we are introduced to a merciless French jail overrun by Corsican mobsters. Following the prison career of Malik El Djebena (Tahar Rahim), a [...]

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Up (Dir: Pete Docter & Bob Peterson)

Maxwell Ward Since Toy Story’s release in 1995, Pixar have produced a further nine feature films, demonstrating a level of quality and consistency that would leave Roger Federer or Tiger Woods hanging their head in shame. Completing the near perfect ten for Pixar is Up, the tale of Carl Fredricksen, a geriatric grouch and widower, [...]

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