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he MovieMuse Reviews (MovieViews) database is a searchable collection of films that the team have watched, providing a comprehensive guide on what to watch and what to avoid. It provides a link to an in-depth review or a short opinion on the film and a rating, as well as a link to the film’s poster or DVD cover. For more recent entries we are also including a link to the film’s IMDb page and a trailer from YouTube.
You can search and sort the list by individual film names, genre, reviewer, score and other variables to inform you on whether a film is worth your time, or to inspire you for your next movie night.
We will also use the database to create periodic lists of the recommended films in all sorts of categories. These lists will be shared on the website and some will even come with a video.
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Sleeper | 1973 | 4, 17 | At some points a masterpiece and others a bore. Half Keystone Cops and half 1984, it doesn't do enough with either to fully excel. | 6 |
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Snowden | 2016 | 3, 7, 20 | Overdoes the 'Ed is righteous' and 'Government is evil' but, but tells and interesting (albeit one-sided) account. | 6 |
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Son of Saul | 2016 | 7, 10, 21 | Harrowing and fantastically told, but not as emotional as you may expect. | 8 |
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Special Correspondents | 2016 | 4 | Too middle of the road to make any waves. A few good lines but Gervais needs to tap into his subversive side much more. | 5 |
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Spotlight | 2015 | 3, 5, 7 | Interesting and hard hitting, but certainly not entertaining. If a film is going to bring so much reality to the pursuit of justice then they may as well have made a documentary. | 7 |
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Star Trek Beyond | 2016 | Action, 1, 17 | Throws everything good from Into Darkness into the bin and instead goes for plotless, mindless action. | 4 |
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Star Trek Generations | 1994 | Action, 1, 17 | Apart from the typical Kirk all-American hero rubbish this is a great cocktail of SciFi fun. | 7 |
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Star Wars: Attack of the Clones | 2002 | 1, 9, 17 | Click to see our Box Set review. | 3 |
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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith | 2005 | 1, 9, 17 | Click to see our Box Set review. | 6 |
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens | 2015 | 1, 9, 17 | Click to see our detailed review. | 8 |
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Stay Alive | 2006 | 11, 20 | Die in the game, die in real life. More like die watching the film and you are saved from watching the rest of the film. | 4 |
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Straight Outta Compton | 2015 | 3, 7, 12 | Skips too much of the real story as it ensures that Dre and Cube come off as angels and the manager as the devil. | 7 |
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Street Kings | 2008 | Action, 5 | A Forrest Whittaker action scene, who saw that coming?? | 5 |
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Suddenly | 1954 | 5, 14, 20 | A cracking noir, despite a little too much signposting of the plot by today's standards. | 7 |
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Sully | 2016 | 3, 7 | A rather pointless biopic that lives in the gap between slightly dull and mildly exciting. | 5 |
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Super | 2010 | 4, 5 | Click to see our detailed review. | 8 |
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Swallows and Amazons | 2016 | 1, 8 | The poor acting and awful script are blown out of the water by the sheer irresponsibility of the plot. | 4 |
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Swimming with Sharks | 1994 | 4, 7 | One of the most 90s films you will ever see. Spacey is having fun, but is not believable in the role until he becomes the victim. From then on he excels. | 8 |
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Swiss Army Man | 2016 | 1, 4, 7 | A mad, odd, weird and magically wonderful film that proves Daniel Radcliffe's rare quality and brave film choices. | 8 |
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Tango & Cash | 1989 | Action, 4, 5 | Over 25 years old and still holds up well with genuinely good humour and action. | 6 |
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Tank 432 | 2015 | Action, 11, 20 | A tense thriller set in the confines of an abandoned tank. A little too similar to Ben Wheatley’s films, be good all the same. | 6 |
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The Seventh Seal | 1957 | 7, 10, 15 | Mixes humour, philosophy and beautiful locations with its existential and religious ponderings to create a truly stunning film and one of the most memorable scenes in movie history. | 10 |
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The Accountant | 2016 | Action, 5, 20 | A schizophrenic movie that wants to be Bourne, Rain Man, A Beautiful Mind and a RomCom all at once. | 5 |
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ARQ | 2016 | 17, 20 | Generic time looper that adds nothing of interest to the genre. | 5 |
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The Big Short | 2015 | 3, 4, 7 | The funniest 'factual' film you will ever see. "The truth is like poetry ... and most people fucking hate poetry". | 9 |