Let’s make it clear right off the bat – Four Lions is not a new episode of Brass Eye: Chris Morris himself has said that he’s moved on from satirising the media: As demonstrated by the reaction to Brass Eye’s paedophile episode, the media is now beyond satire (as viewers of Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe will attest).

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Reviews have been rather kind to this remake of the early 80s Greek mythology epic, which seems somewhat strange when released in a week when it welcomes comparisons with Kick-Ass, a film that thoroughly underlines the flaws of big budget studio action movies like this by being so much better than 99% of them.  However, [...]

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It’s one of those occasions that reminds you of why you love going to the cinema so much.  It doesn’t happen often – if you’re pretty choosey about what films you go out to see, chances are you generally leave the cinema feeling fairly satisfied with the experience – give or take the occasional disappointment [...]

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There’s been plenty of talk of Shutter Island being ‘not up there with Scorsese’s best’, which would seem to be a tad unfair on the great man. That’s not to say that it’s on a par with the likes of Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas, but that after over half a century as a director, and with varied approach to new work that reflects his obsession with film from all eras, it wouldn’t be too extravagant to suggest that he’s earnt the right to choose the projects he feels like making, regardless of whether they have the potential to rank up there alongside his earlier masterworks.

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Hello and welcome to the all-new Loud And Quiet film blog. We know what you’re thinking: the internet needs another movie blogger like it needs more amateur porn. This however is the online sibling of the film column as featured in your friendly neighbourhood free music tabloid, so it’s an opportunity for us to post more up-to-date film reviews and news to peacefully co-exist with the printed version’s monthly movie catch-up. To kick off our inaugural post, we thought we’d buck the general trend and… talk about the Oscars: As we’re kicking off afresh, it’s perhaps most sensible to start with the post-Academy Awards period when the movie year resets itself to zero once again.

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