The Bureau: Season 1

Rent It Following the introduction of James Bond to movies in the 1960s, the spy genre has slowly polarized itself into two camps: the over-the-top thrill ride with the gadgets and the dashing hero, and the gritty, realistic approach with an eye for detail (Bond never got too close to the latter, but the current run of Daniel Craig movies are certainly attempting to have their cake and eat it too). To this pile, we can now add "The Bureau", a decent French spy series that never exactly catches fire but delivers some well-orchestrated thrills.The series is comprised of three…
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Mifune: The Last Samurai

Rent It As perhaps the most globally recognized Japanese film star of all time, the legendary Toshiro Mifune (1920-1997) was featured in nearly 200 films during a career that spanned almost 50 years. Largely remembered for his collaborations with director Akira Kurosawa between 1948 and 1965---which include such classics as Rashomon, <A href="http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/44857/seven-samurai/" target="blank...Read the entire review Source: DVD Talk
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Circle

Rent It In 10 Words or LessSci-fi, ethics, psychology, disappointment...this one's got it allReviewer's Bias*Loves: Smart sci-fi, psychological filmLikes: Bottle episodes, indie filmsDislikes: Obvious button-pushingHates: Disappointing endingsThe MovieAll due respect to the people involved in making Circle, but I hate this movie. That's not a judgement on the technical effort, which is solid. It has nothing to do with the performances, which are uniformly good. And it's not a problem with the story. The reason I came away from this film with a negative opinion about Circle is solely the ending, which has to be one of the most disappointing…
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Sully; The Birth of a Nation; Four Days in France and more – review

A lighter hand on the controls might have helped Clint Eastwood’s film about the Miracle on the Hudson, but Nate Parker’s account of a 19th-century slave rebellion is just a macho messClint Eastwood, like Woody Allen, is routinely praised for the near-clockwork regularity of his output: not every film’s a gem, but you can be sure another one’s coming down the pike. Sully: Miracle on the Hudson (Warner, 12), however, is one of those Eastwood films you wish he’d taken a little more time over. There are whispers of a deeper, sadder, more stirring psychological portrait in this study of…
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Rogue One; Swiss Army Man; The Pass; Frank & Lola and more – review

The force loses its lustre as Rogue One takes itself too seriously, while Daniel Radcliffe excels as a flatulent corpseMuch was made in advance of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Disney, 12) being a standalone film in the now 40-year-old space-hopping franchise, a narrative that tucks in snugly before the events of 1977’s series starter, but introduces fresh characters and objectives within a known world. It’s a good idea: studio money guzzlers wouldn’t dream of letting the whole thing lie, but the overt nostalgia mined by The Force Awakens isn’t a limitless resource. So why does Rogue One, for…
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Moana; Allied; Snowden; One More Time With Feeling and more – review

Disney’s uplifting Polynesian adventure is a cut above Robert Zemeckis’s silly wartime caper while Oliver Stone makes a hash of whistleblower Snowden’s storyThe profitable new recycling scheme that Disney has hit upon – remaking its own animated catalogue, minus the animation – is moving ahead so fast, one wonders how much time even their new cartoon efforts have got before getting expensively humanised. Perhaps a live-action Moana (Disney, PG) can be rustled up while its leading voice star, 16-year-old Auli’i Cravalho, is still suitably young. In the title role, her lively, lilting vocal presence is the most immediately winsome element…
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Paterson; Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them; The Edge of Seventeen and more – review

Jim Jarmusch’s lovely Paterson looks for poetry in the everyday, while a Harry Potter spin-off is all style and no substanceLast week it was World Poetry Day, and if such randomly appointed occasions carried much meaning beyond a trending Twitter hashtag, I’d say it’s an apposite time to be releasing Paterson (Soda, 12) on DVD. Cinema has a patchy record of encapsulating other art forms, but something like a poet’s soul runs through Jim Jarmusch’s lovely, languid study of being. It’s not just in the elegant, surprisingly credible verse (courtesy of the venerable Ron Padgett) supposedly written by its protagonist,…
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Wrapt Up Christmas tags, cards and Paper.

Wrapt Up Christmas tags, cards and Paper.

  We have always enjoyed creating unique and individual cards and wrapping paper for friends and family. Over the past few years we have created several designs for friends and family which they have loved. Our ideas are brought to life by a graphic designer and a passion for sharp design, edgy styles and of course bright and engaging colours. Where we are going Now we want to share our colourful and unique collection with you. Starting with our range of Christmas gift tags and gift cards. Along with our awesome wrapping paper. Let us know if you would like…
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