Review: Ted

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Review: Ted

Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane goes from animation to Ted talks. But with a big budget and CGI - has he grown up too fast? Vinny Lawrenson-Woods on summer slacker comedy, Ted.

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Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. In Seven Words

Who needs a review when sometimes, all it takes is just seven simple words. Sit through 2 hours 45 minutes if you want. Or…

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TV Premier of Kicks

One of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture-funded films gets its TV premier this weekend. It shows Liverpool in a whole new light…

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Review: The Amazing Spider-Man

Will the latest Spiderman reboot starring Andrew garfield come unstuck?

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Review: Killer Joe

Screwball crime caper, or gritty exploration of something altogether darker? Vinny Lawrenson-Woods reviews William Friedkin’s Killer Joe.

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Review: Ill Manors

With British youth seemingly in crisis, Plan B’s Ill Manors is sharp and insightful film despute moments of melodrama.

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Review: Prometheus

Is it or isn’t it a prequel? It’s a moot point, says Vinny Lawrenson-Woods. The real question is, is Prometheus any good?

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Review: Iron Sky

A cult classic in the making, Iron Sky throws it all at the screen to see if it sticks. Sort of, says Vinny Lawrenson Woods

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Review: Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows

Dan Curtis’ 1966 gothic soap opera Dark Shadows is the latest cult classic to be given the Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd) dark comic makeover. Unfortunately Burton’s customary touch lacks both comedy and darkness. Written by Seth Grahame-Smith and John August (The Corpse Bride), the film follows the misfortunes of young Barnabas Collins [...]

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A Lamb’s Eye View

Winsome, warm and fluffy - no, that’s not our pet names for the SevenStreets team (yet), but a winning short film in the recent It’s Liverpool On Film competition.

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Radar: Creature Feature Double Bill at FACT

The Thing and An American Werewolf in London aren’t the most obvious double bill - but that’s what FACT has done. And we’re chuffed.

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Film review: Rampart

Woody Harrelson’s vein-popping performance as a man under fire in thriller Rampart may be the best of his career.

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Radar: a.P.A.t.T’s Musical Settings

Philosophical meanderings never sounded so gorgeous, or so transfixing. Join a.P.A.t.T and friends for a night of musical otherworldliness and sublime animation at FACT tomorrow.

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Secret cinema: ‘Reel Unknown’ at a mystery location

As huge multi-screen cinema behemoths are now primarily shopfronts to flog you expensive junk food (with a movie chucked in), there’s also been a noticeable upsurge in guerilla film screenings and unique cinematic happenings - weird abandoned buildings, DIY spaces, outdoor events. We’ve not had so many here in Liverpool, although we’ve seen a couple [...]

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Review: A Dangerous Method

David Cronenberg’s first outing in four years may promise naked breasts, repressed sexual urges and penis envy but his latest film A Dangerous Method isn’t quite as dangerous as the name suggests. A historical drama based on Christopher Hampton’s play ‘The Talking Cure’ and John Kerr’s book ‘A Most Dangerous Method’, the film chronicles Carl [...]

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