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Ali Plumb
Tomatometer-approved critic
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Movies reviews only
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Sisters (2015) |
Even though the movie is very loosely plotted and slightly outstays its welcome, Fey and Poehler have perfect comic timing and it's the ripe and racy patter between them that keeps the energy levels up when most people would just call it a night. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Dec 22, 2015
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The Hateful Eight (2015) |
It's chatty, it's gory, and it features juicy roles for all of QT's unusual suspects. If you've gone off Quentin of late, this will not turn you round, but if you love the outspoken director's previous fare, you're going to adore The Hateful Eight. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Dec 22, 2015
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Joy (2015) |
Slick and entertaining, Joy is just a little too slight for this much Oscar-worthy talent. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Dec 22, 2015
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) |
It's slick, it's smart and you feel like you're in safe hands the whole time. JJ Abrams should breathe a massive sigh of relief: he's done it. He's made one of the good ones. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Dec 16, 2015
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The Good Dinosaur (2015) |
In a sea of over-complicated kids' films, full of lore and tricksy set-up, here is an easily understandable tale of loss, love and overcoming your fears. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Nov 24, 2015
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Momentum (2015) |
One of the worst films you won't see in 2015. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Nov 12, 2015
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Brooklyn (2015) |
Well-acted, well-directed and well-shot, Brooklyn is one of those flat-out "good" films it's nigh-on impossible to dislike. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Nov 09, 2015
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We'll Never Have Paris (2014) |
The nebbishness is spot on, but it lacks vintage Woody Allen's charm and humour. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Oct 29, 2015
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Crimson Peak (2015) |
Sterile but still entertaining, this is far from a disaster, but definitely a disappointment. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Oct 16, 2015
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Suffragette (2015) |
Expect no old-fashioned whimsy; your cockles will not be warmed. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Oct 07, 2015
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The Martian (2015) |
The Martian is Ridley Scott's best film in nearly 15 years. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Sep 28, 2015
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) |
Director Wes Ball returns for the follow-up, delivering a slicker and more confident product, full of grander set-pieces and tougher themes. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Sep 08, 2015
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The Transporter Refueled (2015) |
In the shadow of The Stath, it doesn't stand up - and the original films weren't masterpieces in the first place. - Digital Spy
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| Posted Sep 03, 2015
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Fantastic Four (2015) |
As an origin story that's all origins and no story, there's a hollow, stale feeling to this occasionally admirable attempt to Nolanise Marvel's dysfunctional family. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Aug 06, 2015
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Man Up (2015) |
If it could decide whether it was a cute romcom or a dirty one, Man Up would be a real gem, but as charming as it is, it falls between two stools and never manages to, ahem, Man Up. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted May 25, 2015
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Home (2015) |
Mostly harmless. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Mar 19, 2015
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Mortdecai (2015) |
Though the books are brilliant, Depp's attempt to make his own Terry-Thomas movie feels tired and more than a little tortured. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Jan 22, 2015
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Taken 3 (2014) |
Megaton's choppy editing barely disguises his star's hatred of running, while a brutal 12A neutering lessens what limited fun remains in seeing Oskar Schindler creakily throw a Russian bad 'un into some supermarket shelves. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Jan 08, 2015
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The Great Museum (2014) |
Worthy and mildly interesting, this is a curio that will mainly intrigue die-hard museos. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Dec 11, 2014
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Mistaken for Strangers (2013) |
It could easily have been a workaday music doc, but amid all the gigs, pit stops and sound checks emerges a funny and wry story of brothers at work. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Jun 23, 2014
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Seduced and Abandoned (2013) |
Jollied up with some fun anecdotes from Hollywood's great and good, this is entertaining, if hardly hugely revelatory stuff. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Nov 04, 2013
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Nine (2009) |
Though slightly marred by a clunky structure and a lack of truly catchy tunes, Nine's wall-to-wall first-rate performances from its stellar cast (especially Cotillard) add a touch of class. - Empire Magazine
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| Posted Dec 18, 2009
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