Film Review

Revolutionary Road Film Review: Domestic Bliss Cannot Mask Shattered Dreams

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Revolutionary Road Film Review Director: Sam Mendes Cast: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Shannon and Kathy Bates. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Revolutionary Road film review. Revolutionary Road is a deeply unsettling film that delves beneath the mask of domesticity and reveals desperation, despair and falsehoods. In short, this is a film that nearly everyone can

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Pan’s Labyrinth Film Review: A Confusing Film That Got Lost In Its Own Hype

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Pan’s Labyrinth Film Review Director: Guilermo Del Toro Cast: Ivana Baquera, Sergi Lopez, Maribel Verdu, Ariadna Gil and Doug Jones. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Pan’s Labyrinth film review. The much acclaimed Pan’s Labyrinth has received many rave reviews such as the prolonged standing ovation at Cannes. However, it is hard to justify such praise upon

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Casino Royale Film Review: A Glorious Re-Invention of James Bond

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Casino Royale Film Review Director: Martin Campbell Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Giancarlo Giannini, and Jesper Christensen. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Casino Royale film review. Casino Royale marks a stern departure from the typical James Bond films. Often criticised for being unrealistic and cartoon-like, James Bond films have of late been

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Julie and Julia Film Review: The Genuine And The Pretender

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Julie And Julia Film Review Director: Nora Ephron. Cast: Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, and Chris Messina. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Julie And Julia film review. Julia Child is often referred to as the chef who revolutionised American cooking. Although this statement may be slightly hyperbolic (America is still a country notorious for TV

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Gran Torino Film Review: A Must For Eastwood Fans

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Gran Torino Film Review Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Clint Eastwood, Ahney Her, Bece Vang, and Christopher Carley. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Gran Torino film review. Gran Torino is set in a downtrodden neighbourhood in Detroit, Michigan. It is here Walt Kowalski, played by Clint Eastwood lives, along with his Labrador dog, Daisy.  A Korean war

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Jindabyne Film Review: The Reactions Of Venus And Mars

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Jindabyne Film Review Director: Ray Lawrence Cast: Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, John Howard and Simon Stone. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Jindabyne film review. Jindabyne, set in a small Australian town in the tough outback, is certainly not a typical film. Based on a short story, So Much Water So Close To Home by Raymond Carver, it deals

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Nineteen Eighty-Four Film Review: Still A Radically Insightful And Relevant Film

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Nineteen Eighty-Four Film Review Director: Michael Radford. Cast: John Hurt; Richard Burton; Suzanna Hamiliton and Cyril Cusack. Here is Yellow Magpie’s Nineteen Eighty-Four film review. The film is set in a totalitarian state in the year 1984. Poverty is an inescapable fact of life for the inhabitants of Oceania due to an endless war being fought with

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