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Da Vinci Code

Da Vinci Code

simonw May 31, 2006

Last year, an exhibition of Da Vinci machines came to our local museum. This was proof, as...

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Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown

simonw May 20, 2006

I borrowed my sister’s children (ages 8 and 12), and took them with me to see this...

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Match Point

Match Point

simonw May 17, 2006

This is a clever film, clever in such a way as to not reveal its full cleverness...

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Records Aren’t Round Here Anymore

Records Aren’t Round Here Anymore

simonw April 22, 2006

Last year I bought U2’s latest album, How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb. This isn’t a record...

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Being John Malkovich

Being John Malkovich

simonw April 15, 2006

This is a difficult film to review, not because I don’t have an opinion on it (I...

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Ringleader of the Tormentors

Ringleader of the Tormentors

simonw April 13, 2006

Morrissey is one of those enduring British acts from the early 80s, a bit like The Cure...

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I Swear It’s All We’ve Got

I Swear It’s All We’ve Got

simonw April 12, 2006

Think of your mother for a moment. I’m guessing you’ve hardly ever heard her swear. But if...

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Meds

Meds

simonw April 9, 2006

There’s nothing fake about Placebo, despite what the name might suggest. They’re the real deal. There’s no...

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Aeon Flux

Aeon Flux

simonw March 22, 2006

I’ve never walked out of a film. If I’m sitting in the theatre and what’s on the...

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Fargo

Fargo

simonw March 18, 2006

I live in a city where it snows maybe once in a hundred years, and that’s fine...

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