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*Anon*’s Film Reviews

103 Films have been rated or reviewed by *Anon*.

Big Short, TheBig Short, The (2015)Aro Favourite
3 stars (Good Enough) Based on, and maintains the irreverent tone of, the Micheal Lewis book. Unwraps the complexity of the various financial derivatives trading frauds without losing its sense of humour. Loosely based on actual events.Worth a look
Inherent ViceInherent Vice (2014)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) Complex interleaving plot line . Could as easily have been made in 1973–––even the colour balance is there. Laconic sense of humour. Worth watching twice (you might need to if you want to understand the plot.). Another charmer.
Wrecking Crew, TheWrecking Crew, The (2008-2014)Aro Favourite
4 stars (Very Good) A dozen or so of those directly responsible for that big west coast sound of the 1960's are brought together again on video along with grainy old film clips and photographs. A real blast from the past. Nobody makes music this way any more. I loved it.
You've Been TrumpedYou've Been Trumped (2011)Recommended
3 stars (Good Enough) Released in 2012 so probably the best look at who Donald Trump really is. Not a pleasant sight. As Tubbs says–––a crime story.
SicarioSicario (2015)Recommended
3 stars (Good Enough) An old story. Win the battle and lose the war by becoming what you are fighting. All round technically a top quality production. Simple linear plot. Takes no prisoners. Look on it as a contemporary report from the front lines of the war on some drugs.
LeviathanLeviathan (2014)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) The little guy ruthlessly and remorselessly crushed by vested interests. Hobbes Leviathan is bleak. The book of Job is bleak. This movie is bleak. Bleak but beautiful.
Martian, TheMartian, The (2015)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) Beautifully shot movie. Science mostly believable. How do those storms develop in such a thin and waterless atmosphere?. Script fleshes out characters in the book without losing original wit and intelligence. Better than average pot–boiler from Hollywood.
DVD $14.95
PrometheusPrometheus (2012)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) Enjoyable film with plenty of edge–of–seat tension created mainly by unusually stupid ship's crew. Broader outlook than the first two Alien movies; but lacks their tight focus. Top quality audio and visual production–––and with lots of cliches to enjoy.
Force MajeureForce Majeure (Turist) (2014)Aro Favourite
3 stars (Good Enough) Minor incident on ski field collapses fragile security cocoon around protagonists and forces re–examination of self image and interpersonal relationships. It's all engagingly trivial, like those old British TV kitchen sink dramas from the 1960's.
Place Beyond the Pines, ThePlace Beyond the Pines, The (2012)Aro Favourite
5 stars (Exceptional) Some movies are obsessed with the trivial. This one goes right to the heart. Shakespearean in scope. Multi–generational story of crime and redemption. Astonishing. One of the best.

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