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A Simple Favor (2018) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

A Simple Favor (2018). Directed by Paul Feig. With Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively. A Simple Favor stars nerdy Anna Kendrick and snappy Blake Lively as unlikely ‘friends’ who after the school run, pack their sons off to play while … Continue reading

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Up in the Air (2009) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Up In the Air (2009) Directed by Jason Reitman • Written by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner. With George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick and Jason Bateman. Based on a book by Walter Kirn, Up in the Air is a … Continue reading

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The Voices (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

The Voices (2014) Directed by Marjane Satrapi. With Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver. Before the subversive smash-hit that was Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds starred in The Voices, a black comedy about a serial killer called Jerry, who works for … Continue reading

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Directed by Edgar Wright. With Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Mark Webber, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. There are times when you feel like there is no justice in the … Continue reading

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50/50 (2011) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

50/50 (2011) Directed by Jonathan Levine. With Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard and Anjelica Huston. A Hollywood comedy/drama centred around a young man dealing with a horrific cancer diagnosis, featuring Seth Rogen doing his ‘Knocked Up’ … Continue reading

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End of Watch (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

End of Watch (2012) Directed by David Ayer. With Jake Gyllenhall, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Martinez, David Harbour, Frank Grillo, and America Ferrera. Come the final credits, your emotional response to David Ayer’s gritty cop thriller, End of Watch, is … Continue reading

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