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Film review | The Art of Getting By – Taking the Shine off a New York Loafer

Posted on 2 September 2011 by Jason Best

Freddie Highmore, appealing child star of Finding Neverland and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, still has the look of a tender fledgling, but he’s moved into stroppy adolescence with his role in The Art of Getting By, a coming-of-age romantic … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings: 4.3.2.1. reasons I enjoyed this Noel Clarke movie

Posted on 30 April 2011 by Beth Williams

4 Weddings and a Funeral this is not. If, like me, you’re completely weddinged out following the relentless media build-up to yesterday’s royal nuptials, you’ll be relieved to know that there isn’t sight or sound of a wedding in 4.3.2.1. … Continue reading →

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4.3.2.1. – A girl power heist thriller with something for the boys

Posted on 5 October 2010 by Jason Best

“4 Girls, 3 Days, 2 Cities, 1 Chance…” So runs the tagline for Kidulthood creator Noel Clarke’s self-consciously tricksy caper thriller 4.3.2.1. Emma Roberts, Tamsin Egerton, Ophelia Lovibond and Shanika Warren-Markland play the four girls – a quartet of sassy … Continue reading →

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Lymelife – Ticked off: A tragi-comedy set in 1970s suburbia

Posted on 23 August 2010 by Jason Best

What Ang Lee did for early 1970s Connecticut with his tragic-comic 1997 film The Ice Storm, Derick Martini attempts for late 1970s Long Island with his debut film, the similarly tragic-comic Lymelife. The parallels between the two movies are striking. … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Kidulthood and Adulthood

Posted on 5 June 2010 by Beth Williams

London’s urban youth lingo was once a complete and utter mystery to me. For many years, whenever I heard kids chatting on their phones on my commuter train, I’d feel incredibly frustrated. I just couldn’t make any sense of what … Continue reading →

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The Best view | 4.3.2.1. – Hot ice + Cool girls. Do they add up for Noel Clarke?

Posted on 2 June 2010 by Jason Best

A man’s reach should exceed his grasp. Noel Clarke is a man who clearly takes Browning’s famous adage to heart. For proof just watch his ambitious girl power caper thriller 4.3.2.1. – the flashy tale of a quartet of sassy … Continue reading →

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Couch Potato Pickings | Wild Child

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Beth Williams

If the blonde, tanned American teen that exclaims “ewww” at everything non-artificial sets your teeth on edge, then this surprisingly enjoyable teen comedy will see you mentally patting the filmmakers and writer Lucy Dahl, (Roald‘s daughter), on the back for … Continue reading →

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