Film Review

The Great Gatsby Film Review: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Masterpiece Sparkles On Screen

The Great Gatsby Film Review Director: Baz Luhrman. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Joel Edgerton and Carey Mulligan. Here is Yellow Magpie’s The Great Gatsby film review. The Great Gatsby brings a sparkle and a seldom seen sense of decadence to the silver screen. Rarely have we witnessed such excess and hedonism in a perfect

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Star Trek Into Darkness Film Review: A Visually Stunning But Flawed Experience

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Star Trek Into Darkness Film Review Director: J.J. Abrams. Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Star Trek Into Darkness film review. Star Trek Into Darkness is a film with enormous potential. It more than succeeds in creating a mesmeric, living, breathing world that seems within touching distance of our own

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Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead Film Review: An Important Film In The Fight Against Obesity

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Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead Film Review Director: Joe Cross. Cast: Joe Cross, Phil Staples and Bear Staples. Fat, Sick And Nearly Dead tells the inspirational story of 40 year old Australian Joe Cross who weighs in at a whopping 300 plus pounds (140 kg) and he quest to treat his problems by going on

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Iron Man 3 Film Review: A High Point In Cinema Blockbusters

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Iron Man 3 Film Review Director: Shane Black. Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Guy Pearse, Ben Kingsley, Gwyneth Paltrow and Don Cheadle. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Iron Man 3 film review. Iron Man 3 is the perfect summer blockbuster. It has a cast that has no weaknesses and a plot that effortlessly balances drama and comedy.

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Quartet Film Review: Behind The Mask Of Musical Fame

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Quartet Film Review Director: Dustin Hoffman. Cast: Tom Courtney, Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Quartet film review. Quartet is a fun, light film dealing with the two themes old age and a mostly forgotten fame. Filled with accomplished actors that dispense well-rounded renditions and armed with a solid script and

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Jack Reacher Film Review: The Birth Of A New Franchise Antihero

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Jack Reacher Film Review Director: Christopher McQuarrie. Cast: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, and Jai Courtney. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Jack Reacher film review. Jack Reacher is an engaging, well-paced thriller that provides perfect escapism. It will wrong-foot the viewer on more than one occasion and the direction and scene construction are excellent. Humour,

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Olympus Has Fallen Film Review: Strong Contender For Worst Film Of 2013

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Olympus Has Fallen Film Review Here is Yellow Magpie’s Olympus Has Fallen Film Review. Director: Antoine Fuqua. Cast: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart and Morgan Freeman. Occasionally films will have a couple of bad actors featuring prominently. A script might be weak in places or the plot might become illogical. Olympus Has Fallen is not one

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Les Miserables Film Review: A Masterful Performance That Redefines Film Musicals

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Les Miserables Film Review Director: Tom Hooper. Cast: Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russel Crowe. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Les Miserables film review. Les Miserables brings the musical to life with a superb amalgam of excellent set design, visual effects and performances from an formidable cast. With rousing renditions and a grimy aesthetic that foils the