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2.5/5
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36%
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The Counselor (2013) |
"
To use an old cricketing quip: The Counselor has all the gear but no idea."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Nov 7, 2013
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3.5/5
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66%
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Thor: The Dark World (2013) |
"
A slick, action-packed sequel for Marvel's God of Thunder. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Nov 2, 2013
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3.5/5
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74%
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Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) |
"
A confronting and at times deeply moving (if also sanctimonious) take on the US Civil Rights Movement."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Oct 31, 2013
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4/5
|
94%
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Captain Phillips (2013) |
"
A remarkable and harrowing story about modern-day piracy and understated heroism on the high seas."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Oct 27, 2013
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4/5
|
81%
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Prisoners (2013) |
"
A gritty and intensely unsettling story of child abduction and obsession. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Oct 14, 2013
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|
4.5/5
|
93%
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The Gatekeepers (2013) |
"
A candid, revelatory and at times disturbing documentary that represents one of the 'must-sees' of 2013."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Sep 4, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
26%
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Jobs (2013) |
"
Jobs feels more like a movie about Apple than the man who founded it."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Aug 29, 2013
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2.5/5
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50%
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Now You See Me (2013) |
"
Ocean's Eleven for Gen-Y; it's a 'pop heist movie' that's more concerned with looking cool than being it."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Aug 4, 2013
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3/5
|
69%
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The Wolverine (2013) |
"
An interesting but underwhelming spin on the Wolverine character, where intimacy outshines action. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Jul 28, 2013
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3/5
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66%
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The Heat (2013) |
"
There's one reason to see this movie, and it's name is Sandrissa McBullock."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Jul 24, 2013
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3.5/5
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83%
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This Is the End (2013) |
"
It's a giant Hollywood in-joke, but one that invites you to share in the laughter. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Jul 18, 2013
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3.5/5
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72%
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Pacific Rim (2013) |
"
A massive-scale battle royale between robots and monsters that doesn't fail to entertain. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Jul 14, 2013
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2.5/5
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31%
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The Lone Ranger (2013) |
"
Too long, too weird and too darn tootin' unfunny. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Jul 7, 2013
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4/5
|
93%
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We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks (2013) |
"
A fascinating insight into Wikileaks and the two men behind the world's largest ever whistleblowing scandal."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Jul 3, 2013
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3/5
|
35%
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The Internship (2013) |
"
It might be an ultra-conventional comedy, but at least it makes you laugh."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Jun 13, 2013
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|
2.5/5
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49%
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The Great Gatsby (2013) |
"
Baz Luhrmann's Gatsby is a tale of two halves: unremarkable in the first and unexpected in the second."
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Concrete Playground
Posted May 27, 2013
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|
3.5/5
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55%
|
The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2013) |
"
A confronting and compelling look at post-9/11 racism in America."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted May 27, 2013
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2/5
|
19%
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The Hangover Part III (2013) |
"
Better than the sequel but far short of the first, Part III is...an adequate finale. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted May 23, 2013
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4/5
|
87%
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Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) |
"
Massive in scale yet also capable of intimacy, JJ Abrams' latest movie is another blockbuster hit. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted May 13, 2013
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3.5/5
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82%
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The Place Beyond The Pines (2013) |
"
An ambitious and twisting crime drama about fathers, sons and responsibility. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted May 8, 2013
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2.5/5
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48%
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Olympus Has Fallen (2013) |
"
What the studio's calling 'an action movie' - the Secret Service will call 'a comedy'."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Apr 21, 2013
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3.5/5
|
54%
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Oblivion (2013) |
"
Like a 'Best Of' album for sci-fi movies, Oblivion's gorgeous production value brings new life to old classics. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Apr 14, 2013
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2/5
|
19%
|
Identity Thief (2013) |
"
Don't let Identity Thief steal two hours of your life. "
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Concrete Playground
Posted Apr 8, 2013
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4/5
|
81%
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Warm Bodies (2013) |
"
It's your classic tale of 'boy meets girl, boy tries not to eat girl'. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Apr 7, 2013
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2.5/5
|
52%
|
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) |
"
Between the magic beans or a ticket to this film... maybe take the beans. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 27, 2013
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2/5
|
14%
|
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013) |
"
Yippee-ki-NAY"
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Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 18, 2013
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3/5
|
59%
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Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) |
"
A charming film that raises, rather than replaces, the original Wizard of Oz. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 7, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
89%
|
The Trip (2011) |
"
Part road-movie, part restaurant-review, 100% hilarious."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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3.5/5
|
72%
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Hanna (2011) |
"
Jason Bourne meets Run Lola Run in a movie that brings terrifying new meaning to 'child abuse'."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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3/5
|
69%
|
Horrible Bosses (2011) |
"
A star-studded black comedy for anyone who's ever fantasised about killing their boss."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
74%
|
The Whistleblower (2011) |
"
A dark, uncompromising look into the disturbing world of human trafficking. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
4/5
|
98%
|
Project Nim (2011) |
"
A fascinating, unflinching and tragic documentary about the chimpanzee we tried to make human."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
3/5
|
58%
|
Red State (2011) |
"
Kevin Smith breaks with his lo-fi comedy tradition to deliver a horror story with themes of sex, religion and politics."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
4/5
|
93%
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Drive (2011) |
"
Hands down the coolest film of 2011, Drive is a stylised genre film where the genre is constantly changing."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
2/5
|
36%
|
In Time (2011) |
"
One long, extended chase sequence interspersed with awkward flirting. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
4.5/5
|
94%
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Moneyball (2011) |
"
Moneyball isn't just a great baseball movie; it's a great movie about baseball - and there's a difference."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
3/5
|
77%
|
The Debt (2011) |
"
A taut, historical thriller about the capture of one of Nazism's most evil. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
76%
|
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2012) |
"
A high school killing spree leads to a captivating examination of parenthood and the 'nature vs nurture' debate."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
4.5/5
|
93%
|
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol (2011) |
"
Finally an action movie that recaptures the fun and adventure of old. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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4/5
|
83%
|
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) |
"
A masterful adaptation of John Le Carre's 1970s spy thriller about the secret British hunt for a high-ranking KGB mole."
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Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
90%
|
Attack the Block (2011) |
"
A creatively unconventional invasion movie let down by its utterly unlikeable heroes. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
2.5/5
|
51%
|
The Iron Lady (2012) |
"
Meryl Streep mesmerises in her portrayal of Britain's groundbreaking but controversial leader."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
89%
|
The Descendants (2011) |
"
A beautifully touching, tragic and amusing follow-up film from the director of Sideways."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
94%
|
Hugo (2011) |
"
Scorsese's moving and magical tribute to the pioneers of filmmaking."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
3/5
|
86%
|
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) |
"
David Fincher's Hollywood take on the Stieg Larsson bestseller is a sleek yet somehow soulless adaptation."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
3/5
|
85%
|
Chronicle (2012) |
"
Superpowers mightn't be for everybody - especially angry, disaffected teenagers."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
The Grey (2012) |
"
It's 'Man vs Wild Wolf' in this suspenseful Alaskan survival film."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
3.5/5
|
79%
|
Shame (2011) |
"
A provocative and uncompromising study of a man haunted by sexual addiction."
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
4/5
|
84%
|
My Week with Marilyn (2011) |
"
A fun and tender tale of infatuation backed by two outstanding Oscar-nominated performances. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
|
|
1.5/5
|
47%
|
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2012) |
"
This adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer's 9/11 novel is long, shallow and unconcealed in its efforts to make you cry. "
—
Concrete Playground
Posted Mar 4, 2013
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