Submitted by alastairs on 9 January 2010 - 12:30am
[3.5/5]
This mongrel transcends the vampire genre, but the final descent into unmitigated gore ruins an otherwise interesting premise.
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Submitted by alastairs on 8 January 2010 - 10:32pm
[4/5]
This bleak and, at times, disturbing revenge flick sees Michael Caine deliver another strong performance in a story that might be considered over-egged.
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Submitted by alastairs on 26 November 2009 - 9:59pm
[4.5/5]
This moving story of a teenager growing up in 1960s London charms, startles, amuses, shakes and delights in equal measure.
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Submitted by alastairs on 27 June 2008 - 10:15pm
[4/5]
2002's Chicago, directed by Bob Marshall, is an excellent and faithful adaptation of Kander and Ebb's musical, and seemingly kick-started a small, slow revival in musical cinema (such as 2005's The Producers and 2007's Sweeney Tood).
Set in 1920's Chicago, the plot follows the lives of Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Roxie Hart (Renée Zellweger) after they are charged with murder, Velma for a double homicide after finding her husband in bed with her sister (with whom she performed in a Vaudeville act) and Roxie for the murder of her lover (after she discovers that he wasn't going to make her the Vaudeville star he'd promised).
