Reviews by Moominkat

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  The Ant Bully (2006)

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  The Ant Bully is fine. It's a bit moralizing, but I guess its message is a good one.

  Ants bite back and teach bully a lesson.
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  Adrift (2006)

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  A tight knit piece of ensemble acting.

  Six party-goers find themselves stranded in the ocean, unable to get back aboard their yacht. Out to own on DVD from December 26.
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  The Bitter Tears Of Petra Von Kant (1972)

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  Lengthy and charmless.

  Snapshot of the life of a self-centred fashion designer. Out to own now on the RW Fassbinder Commemorative Collection: Volume 1.
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  The Big White (2005)

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  This film is funny, with slapstick and moments of off-beat humour, and has real drama and a gentle sweetness running through it.

  Black comedy set in Alaska revolving around a death, a cover up, a swindle and a vendetta.
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  Breach (2007)

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  Breach is definitely worth a look. It’s well written and calmly directed, but it’s not going to please everyone.

  A young, ambitious FBI agent is ordered to spy on his boss, who the organisation believe has been betraying his country for 20 years.
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  Les Chansons D'Amour (2007)

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  A melancholy yet affecting tale, beautifully conveying grief and people’s expectations and demands of others.

  An exceedingly French musical about a menage a trois in Paris.
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  Les Diaboliques (1955)

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  More twists and turns than a rickety staircase.

  Classic tale of betrayal, mistrust and guilt in a boarding school.
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  The History Boys (2006)

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  A bit flat, more suited to being shown on TV.

  A group of sixth formers find inspiration from an unconventional tutor, but there's more to their lessons than first meets the eye.
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  Joshua (2006)

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  Move over, Damien.

  Jealous of his baby sister and ignored by his parents, a nine-year-old boy plans a terrible revenge.
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  Lady In The Water (2006)

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  It's such a joy when a fantasy film satisfies.

  A lonely janitor struggles to save a lost fairytale creature.
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  Love Is Colder Than Death (1969)

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  While hard going, the film grows on you.

  A petty criminal and his girlfriend get mixed up with a gangster. Out to own now on the RW Fassbinder Commemorative Collection: Volume 1.
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  Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

  In the midst of the Spanish Civil War, a lonely girl encounters a mysterious faun.
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  Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance (2006)

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  This is one of those films I will tell all my friends they MUST see, especially if they’ve been having a bad year.

  A passionate dance teacher struggles to prepare his disorderly troupe for a big competition.
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  A Scanner Darkly (2006)

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  I got the impression that the director was in a hurry to finish - I found the film slow going for the most part, then suddenly we hurtled to the end.

  An undercover agent with a drug habit watches his other self through a scanner.
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  The Waiting Room (2007)

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  It’s sweetly done, well-observed and nicely acted, but I did find I was asking myself the whole way through ‘why is it that so many British films feel as though they are ‘made for TV’?’

  Londoners' love lives explored in will-they/won't-they romance.