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by | 04/11/2012 · 11:21 am

FILM REVIEW – Skyfall

By Marty Mulrooney

Skyfall UK Poster

Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film and Daniel Craig’s third outing as Ian Fleming’s 007. Directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition), the film coincides with the James Bond film series’ 50th anniversary. A self-contained outing for the world’s most famous secret agent, Skyfall sees James Bond (Daniel Craig) returning from the dead to face his most dangerous adversary to date – Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem), a cyberterrorist with hidden ties to the head of MI6, M (Judi Dench).

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by | 11/10/2012 · 3:58 am

FILM REVIEW – Looper

By Marty Mulrooney

Looper

Looper is a science fiction film written and directed by Rian Johnson (Brick). It stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe Simmons, a ‘looper’ living in Kansas in the year 2044. Loopers are assassins who kill targets sent back in time by criminal organisations from the future, where time travel was invented and then immediately outlawed. Bruce Willis co-stars as Joe’s older self in a mind-bending time travel plot that thoroughly exceeds expectations.

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by | 05/10/2012 · 12:00 pm

FILM REVIEW – Killing Them Softly

By Marty Mulrooney

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly is a crime film directed by Andrew Dominik, based on George V. Higgins’ 1974 novel Cogan’s Trade. It stars Brad Pitt as Jackie Cogan, a professional enforcer who is called in to investigate the heist of a high-stakes, mob-protected poker game in New Orleans. James Gandolfini and Ray Liotta co-star.

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by | 27/07/2012 · 10:20 pm

FILM REVIEW – The Dark Knight Rises (IMAX)

By Marty Mulrooney

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final instalment of director Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman film trilogy, following on from Batman Begins (2005) and The Dark Knight (2008). Christian Bale once again reprises his role as Batman, this time opposite Tom Hardy as the villain Bane, a terrorist hell-bent on destroying Gotham City. Michael Caine, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman also return, alongside newcomers Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anne Hathaway.

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