MONUMENTS MEN Posted on February 28, 2014 by jwdbrook MONUMENTS MEN Poorly paced. Short Scenes. Good idea. Badly executed. No character development. Long. Faux edgy. Not good. Poorly edited. 3/10
HER Posted on February 19, 2014 by jwdbrook HER Spike Jonze proves he can make wonderfully twee films without Charlie’s help. Lovely colours. 9/10
THE LEGO MOVIE Posted on February 19, 2014 by jwdbrook THE LEGO MOVIE A “stupid” film full of product placement. 7/10
CRYSTAL FAIRY & THE MAGICAL CACTUS Posted on February 15, 2014 by jwdbrook CRYSTAL FAIRY & THE MAGICAL CACTUS An uncomfortable film about stereotypical characters traveling Chile and stealing a cactus. 6/10
DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Posted on February 15, 2014 by jwdbrook DALLAS BUYERS CLUB Brilliantly acted film about a man learning to appreciate life and drugs a little bit more. 8/10
THE BOOK THEIF Posted on February 15, 2014 by jwdbrook THE BOOK THEIF A comfortable adaptation of being a child in Nazi Germany. Lack of emotion and good accents. 6/10
NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS Posted on February 3, 2014 by jwdbrook NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS A film about very little, where not a lot happens, but the nothing happens in a beautiful and discomforting way. 9/10
INLAND EMPIRE Posted on February 3, 2014 by jwdbrook INLAND EMPIRE David Lynch pours a lot of surreal ideas into this film, and over 3 hours fails to explain any of them. 8/10