Jeff Who Lives At Home is the new movie from the Duplass brothers, the designated drivers of the Mumblecore movement, and it succeeds in delivering an emotionally rewarding cinematic journey.
Juan Of The Dead review - Alexis Diaz de Villegas stars as supreme Slacker survivor
(Sun 13/05)
Juan Of The Dead succeeds with imaginative zombie killing set pieces, but also scores large with the satirical bite it aims at Castro and his crumbing regime.... Read more
Haywire movie review - Soderbergh lacks style and substance
(Sat 04/02)
Haywire is Steven Soderbergh's 25th feature as director, and the story follow's a globe trotting former Marine on a mission to clear her name and flush out a double agent.
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Big Miracle movie review
(Thu 02/02)
This is an adventure rescue story about whales, native Alaskans, news reporters, tree-huggers, politicians, oil executives and seafaring Russians. ... Read more
Worlds Apart film review
(Thu 12/01)
Worlds Apart is fast-paced and revealing and each moment that captures a human tragedy paints a picture of politics at its most inhumane.... Read more
Worlds Apart film review
(Thu 12/01)
Worlds Apart is fast-paced and revealing and each moment that captures a human tragedy paints a picture of politics at its most inhumane.
Best Film Releases for 2012
(Mon 26/12)
It’s been a year of sequels and prequels and no doubt, 2012 will be full of them too. We at Purple Revolver take a look at some of the most exciting film releases we can look forward to for 2012.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo movie review
(Wed 21/12)
This is a compelling murder mystery set in the heart of one of the most dysfunctional families in cinematic history, all of whom seem quite normal compared to the girl with the dragon tattoo. She is totally bizarre but a
Young Adult movie review
(Sun 04/12)
This is a dark comedy starring a truly dysfunctional heroine and is a perfect addition to the litany of Bad Girl movies that have hit our screens this year. As long as you can put up with yet another Pretty Girl befrien
The Iron Lady review
(Sat 26/11)
Relevance and truth are sacrificed in the name of the upcoming Oscars and what we actually get is Meryl Streep playing a role Helen Mirren was born for.
The Artist Movie review
(Sun 20/11)
This silent movie seems self-indulgent, pretentious and has a serious case of the Emperor’s New Clothes.
Thinking Film Club: movies and discussion in Liverpool
(Fri 18/11)
The Thinking Film Club aims to give the audience a relaxed platform to discuss modern film with fellow film lovers.
Happy Feet 2 Movie Review
(Mon 14/11)
The visuals are spectacular (if you like 2½ D), and most of the music will have you dancing in your seat, but the story is dismal and the characters drag us from one non-event to another
Small Voices: The Stories of Cambodia's Children movie review
(Wed 02/11)
Their tales are desperately sad but these charming little ones have so much hope their stories are uplifting and they enchant us right to the very end.
Margin Call movie review
(Mon 17/10)
Eric is ‘let go’ by the Wall Street firm where he has worked for 17 years.
What's Your Number? movie review
(Wed 28/09)
This uninspiring romantic comedy plods from one superficial moment to the next, telling us nothing we haven’t been told before and showing us nothing we haven’t seen. The concept is weak, the humor banal and the lea
Friends With Benefits review
(Sun 11/09)
Friends With Benefits' biggest advantage is the potential humour in exposing the disillusionment between real life and those awful Hollywood rom-coms starring Katherine Heigl or Gerard Butler.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes review
(Mon 15/08)
James Franco and Andy Serkis star in the prequel to the Planet of the Ape films
Super 8 review
(Fri 08/07)
The story that this film believes it is telling is about six teenagers who are making a film, but this is not the case.
Bridesmaids - film review
(Sun 03/07)
This is a chick flick in which the chicks behave so badly they don't even make it to Vegas for the bridal shower.
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