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Shorty’s Film Reviews

185 Films have been rated or reviewed by Shorty.

Mark TwainMark Twain (2002)
4 stars (Very Good) Up to the expected Ken Burns' standard. Marvelous use of archival photographs and Twain's words.
Tehran TaxiTehran Taxi (2015)
4 stars (Very Good) Very funny, and then comes the so–called "sordid realism]" of the final scene.
OffsideOffside (2006)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) Cocks a snook at what Iranian women (and men) have to put up with from 'the Regime'.
Rio BravoRio Bravo (1959)Aro Favourite
3 stars (Good Enough) And there's singin' too.
Gallipoli: The Frontline ExperienceGallipoli: The Frontline Experience (2005)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) Clear–eyed account of events. Loads of original footage, plus impressive re–enactment sequences.
To Have and Have NotTo Have and Have Not (1944)Recommended
3 stars (Good Enough) Hoagy is Highlight of Howard Hawks' Hollywood Hokum.
Why We FightWhy We Fight (2005)Aro Favourite
5 stars (Exceptional) An outstanding assemblage of stories and images to answer the question. "I guarantee when war becomes that profitable you're gonna see more war". Meanwhile, in Ukraine another business opportunity opens up . . .
Horse's Mouth, TheHorse's Mouth, The (1958)Recommended
4 stars (Very Good) A great novel emerges as a delightful movie. (That doesn't always happen!) Alec Guinness in sparkling form.
This is Not a FilmThis is Not a Film (2011)Aro Favourite
3 stars (Good Enough) The gaze of that iguana stays in my mind.
Adventure of English, TheAdventure of English, The (2002)Aro Favourite
5 stars (Exceptional) A delightful and thorough history for us word nerds.

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