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  Ex Machina 2015

  ★★★ Watched 02 Jun 2015

  I always know when I've struggled with a film when it takes me a long time to review it. Sometimes I can't bring myself to write about a film at all but I think 'Ex Machina' merits some words to describe it.

  It's directed by Alex Garland who wrote the book 'The Beach' and the script of '28 Days Later' and in his directorial debut he tells a story that revolves around artificial intelligence.

  It's definitely a story that is…

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  Prometheus 2012

  ★½ Watched 17 May 2015

  I decided not to write a review when I saw 'Gravity' as all I could bring myself to write was the word 'ridiculous'.

  I'm afraid I feel equally uncharitable about 'Prometheus' but this time I will endeavour to explain why. It is indeed an appalling movie.

  It is the prequel to the film 'Alien' and similar to artists like Elton John and Paul McCartney, Ridley Scott seems to have lost his touch with old age. The film tries to explain…

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  Beautiful Lies 2010

  ★★★½ Watched 17 Jul 2014

  I'm not sure why I am such a Francophile - I love their films, food, wine, landscapes, women, cars, everything really or maybe I'm just a pretentious ponce.

  I've always been a fan of directors such as Patrice Leconte, Eric Rohmer and Louis Malle. One director who is less well known is Pierre Salvadori who directed one of my favourite films 'Wild Target', (the original version). His venture in 2010 was 'Beautiful Lies' and was one of the few films…

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  The Selfish Giant 2013

  ★★★★½ Watched 14 Nov 2014 2

  If you aren't blubbering at the end of 'The Selfish Giant' then you need to give your soul a good rattle.

  It tells the tale of two young lads and their friendship and their daily struggles in impoverished Bradford. I recently saw a David Attenborough programme that showed the nightmarish struggle of a young praying mantis and all the hurdles he had to face before finally being chomped by an adult of the same species. I was reminded of this…

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