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Ruth Hessey

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The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) 28% EDIT “What a bloated, self-important, crashing bore!” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Nov 19, 2009 Full Review The Boys Are Back (2009) 73% EDIT “As the film grapples with the tension between the ideals of parenthood and the realities, the script fumbles some key moments.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Nov 12, 2009 Full Review Case 39 (2009) 22% EDIT “This is a nasty and morally repulsive film.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Nov 5, 2009 Full Review Capitalism: A Love Story (2009) 74% EDIT “Moore is always visually playful and subversive, and even when dealing with such serious and depressing topics entertaining; but he's also game enough to examine America's mythology of prosperity.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Nov 5, 2009 Full Review Genova (2008) 77% EDIT “A delightful sojourn for one indie filmmaker and his cast and crew in a fascinating old Italian town.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Nov 1, 2009 Full Review Whatever Works (2009) 50% EDIT “All rather mellow and predictable.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Oct 15, 2009 Full Review Moon (2009) 90% EDIT “An eccentric sci-fi which cleverly deconstructs the mythology of the Star Treks and Star Wars which have colonised the future of our imaginations with their glamour, self-importance and operatic sound tracks.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Oct 8, 2009 Full Review Julie & Julia (2009) 76% EDIT “Ebullient, witty, and wonderfully warm-hearted Julie & Julia is a celebration of how to live life to the full.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Oct 8, 2009 Full Review Che: Part One (2008) 67% EDIT “Soderbergh has made two almost perfect war films, more like the Rings Trilogy than The Green Berets.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Oct 1, 2009 Full Review Stoned Bros. (2009) 88% EDIT “Stone Brothers indulges in a spectacular willingness to take the piss that's both a strength and a weakness.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Sep 24, 2009 Full Review Fame (2009) 23% EDIT “Brim[s] with enough confidence and promise to carry you through the predictable narrative.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Sep 24, 2009 Full Review Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008) 98% EDIT “While it's undoubtedly comical and touching, a pall of middle-aged gloom hovers over the antics of Canada's longest surviving death metal band.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Sep 11, 2009 Full Review Blessed (2009) 91% EDIT “Some fine talent manages to rise above flimsy scenarios in this multi-thread expose of low-rent Melbourne mothering and its bitter legacy. Surely the whole truth would call for some rays of light in these shabby lives?” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Sep 11, 2009 Full Review Charlie & Boots (2009) 58% EDIT “As to the humour, the script by Dean Murphy and Stewart Faichney is alarmingly slow, paunchy, dated, and sexist.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Sep 3, 2009 Full Review Ponyo (2008) 91% EDIT “Children will love this. It's classic Miyazaki.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Aug 27, 2009 Full Review The Age of Stupid (2009) 73% EDIT “So tightly constructed and dynamic you leave the cinema energised rather than terrified and depressed.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Aug 21, 2009 Full Review The September Issue (2009) 83% EDIT “The real Anna Wintour, the perennial editor/dominatrix of American Vogue, is much more fascinating than Meryl Streep's version.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Aug 21, 2009 Full Review The Cove (2009) 95% EDIT “In effect, by looking at nature The Cove shows us what it means to be human.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Aug 21, 2009 Full Review The Fox and the Child (2007) 50% EDIT “There's plenty of scope for sentimental tears, but I hope most children will go away with something punchier - a longing to observe the natural world in this much detail, and a new respect for the difference between owning something, and loving it.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Jul 10, 2009 Full Review Every Little Step (2008) 91% EDIT “I was thrilled and moved by Every Little Step, despite the abundance of bad dancing pouring out of reality television these days, because it's about the real thing, and offers marvellous insights into of the process of creating a Broadway hit.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Jul 2, 2009 Full Review Coco Before Chanel (2009) 63% EDIT “Coco Avant Chanel is a dull, superficial portrait of a brilliant woman.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Jun 28, 2009 Full Review Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) 19% EDIT “I saw Revenge of the Fallen at Imax, which is probably why I managed to stay awake in what for me was the world's most boring movie.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Jun 26, 2009 Full Review Twilight (2008) 48% EDIT “I succumbed to the palpable chemistry between the leads, and remembered my own girlish fantasies with something of a head-spinning rush.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Dec 12, 2008 Full Review High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) 64% EDIT “So sweet you'll leave the cinema with diabetes.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Dec 5, 2008 Full Review Big Stan (2007) 11% EDIT “I wasted two valuable hours of my life on Big Stan -- don't make the same mistake.” – MovieTime, ABC Radio National Dec 1, 2008 Full Review
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