Category Archives: Reviews

Peter Machen on ‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’

Posted on November 9, 2012 by admin

Film: Jeff, Who Lives at Home Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass Screenwriters: Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass Starring: Jason Segal, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Rae Dawn Chong Review: Peter Machen ♥♥ … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Cloud Atlas’

Posted on November 2, 2012 by admin

Film: Cloud Atlas Country: German/USA/Hong Kong/Singapore Year of Release: 2012 Directors: Lana and Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer Screenwriters: Lana Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, Tom Tykwer Starring: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Hugo Weaving, Jim Sturgess, Doona Bae, Ben Whishaw, Susan … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Moonrise Kingdom’

Posted on October 19, 2012 by admin

Film: Moonrise Kingdom Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola Starring: Jared Gilman, Kata Hayward, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Bruce Willis, Billy Murray, Harvey Keitel, Tilda Swinton Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥ I’m such … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Prometheus’

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

Film: Prometheus Country: USA/UK Year of Release: 2012 Director: Ridley Scott Screenwriters: John Spaihts, Damon Lindelof Starring: Noomi Rapace, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ British filmmaker Ridley Scott is one of the few … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Taken 2’

Posted on October 12, 2012 by admin

Film: Taken 2 Country: France Year of Release: Director: Oliver Megaton Screenwriters: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen Starring: Liam Neeson, Famke Janssen, Maggie Grace Review: Peter Machen ♥½ Twenty minutes into a film I can usually – but not always … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Premium Rush’

Posted on October 5, 2012 by admin

Film: Premium Rush Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: David Koep Screenwriters: David Koep, John Kamps Starring: Joseph Gordon Levitt, Dania Ramirez, Michael Shannon, Jamie Chung Review: Peter Machen ♥♥½ Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of my favourite actors to … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Dredd 3D’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by admin

Film: Dredd Country: UK/USA/India Year of Release: 2012 Director: Pete Travis Screenwriter: Alex Garland Starring: Karl Urban, Lena Hedley, Olivia Thirlby Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ I’ve got admit, I didn’t have very high hopes for Dredd 3D, the latest onscreen … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Ruby Sparks’

Posted on September 28, 2012 by admin

Film: Ruby Sparks Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Directors: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Screenwriter: Zoe Kazan Starring: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Annette Bening, Antonio Banderas, Chris Messina, Steve Coogan Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥♥ Little Miss Sunshine (2006) is … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Monsieur Lazhar’

Posted on September 21, 2012 by admin

Film: Monsieur Lazhar Country: Canada Year of Release: 2012 Director: Philippe Falardeau Screenwriter: Philippe Falardeau Starring: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥♥ When we watch gritty dramas, we tend to think that we are watching works … Continue reading →

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Peter Machen on ‘Savages’

Posted on September 7, 2012 by admin

Film: Savages Country: USA Year of Release: 2012 Director: Oliver Stone Screenwriters: Shane Salerno, Don Winslow, Oliver Stone Starring: Blake Lively, Benicio del Toro, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Salma Hayek, John Travolta. Review: Peter Machen ♥♥♥½ Savages, the new film … Continue reading →

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