Simon Kinnear

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Cinema Komunisto review

By Simon Kinnear published 19 November 12

A great documentary about the cinema of Yugoslavia

Action Movies

50 Greatest Muppet Movie Moments

By Simon Kinnear published 19 November 12

Restart the music, relight the lights

Movies

Is It Just Me... Or Is The Coen Brothers' The Ladykillers underrated?

By Simon Kinnear published 18 November 12

Reappraising one of the Coens' least loved films

Comedy Movies

90 Greatest '90s Movie Moments

By Simon Kinnear published 12 November 12

Celebrating the pre-millennial icons

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My Brother The Devil review

By Simon Kinnear published 8 November 12

A British urban drama that avoids the genre's clichés

Romance Movies

The Pool review

By Simon Kinnear published 5 November 12

Untouristy Goa-set drama that benefits from its simplicity

Comedy Movies

Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan review

By Simon Kinnear published 30 October 12

Affectionate tribute to stop-motion pioneer Ray Harryhausen

Action Movies

50 Greatest Goosebump Movie Moments

By Simon Kinnear published 29 October 12

Scenes that'll have your chills multiplying

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Is It Just Me... Or Is Ferris Bueller A Complete Jerk?

By Simon Kinnear published 7 October 12

Righteous dude or sociopathic demagogue?

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50 Greatest WTF Movies

By Simon Kinnear published 1 October 12

Weird wonders to warp your mind

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50 Greatest Woody Allen Characters

By Simon Kinnear published 17 September 12

Made in Manhattan

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Big Boys Gone Bananas review

By Simon Kinnear published 10 September 12

Two Swedish filmmakers try to take on the system

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50 Most Awkward Movie Moments

By Simon Kinnear published 10 September 12

Excruciating embarrassment alert

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Love review

By Simon Kinnear published 27 August 12

Impressive low-budget sci-fi from debut director William Eubank

Action Movies

50 Greatest Movie Screentests

By Simon Kinnear published 27 August 12

Iconic auditions and unusual 'what ifs?'

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50 Nastiest Movie Arguments

By Simon Kinnear published 20 August 12

Raging rows and blistering bust-ups

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50 Greatest Reboot Moments

By Simon Kinnear published 13 August 12

Stop. Rewind. Start again

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50 Most Offensive Movie Characters

By Simon Kinnear published 6 August 12

Rude, racist or relentlessly annoying

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50 Great Movies Accused Of Being Rip-Offs

By Simon Kinnear published 30 July 12

Coincidence or plagiarism?

Movies

The Man Inside review

By Simon Kinnear published 23 July 12

A boxer tries to stay away from his father's gangster past.

Action Movies

50 Worst Movie Taglines

By Simon Kinnear published 23 July 12

Soundbites of sorrow

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50 Greatest Bruce Lee Moments

By Simon Kinnear published 16 July 12

Enduring legend of the Dragon

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50 most rewatchable movies

By Simon Kinnear published 10 July 12

Feature

Swandown review

By Simon Kinnear published 9 July 12

Who wouldn't want to travel on a swan shaped pedalo?

Action Movies

50 Greatest American Independent Films

By Simon Kinnear published 4 July 12

Move over mainstream! Live life in the leftfield

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This D&D board game could be the magic item needed to refresh your game nights, but it won't be a critical hit for everyone
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OFF review: "Undertale fans need to play this RPG that inspired it – I can't believe it took this stellar remake to get me to step up to the plate"
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Drag x Drive review: "I'm left craving Arms' sauce from Nintendo's twitchy yet shallow basketballer, which feels like a tech demo"
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Madden 26 review: "The finest entry in a decade by some margin"
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I'm convinced that this is still one of the best team board games around, and it deserves to be on your shelf

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Weapons review: "A twisted fairytale that bests Barbarian"
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps review: "An occasionally thrilling heroic adventure that sits safely within a B-tier MCU range"
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Superman review: "A triumphant reinvention and a promising start for the DCU"
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Jurassic World Rebirth Review: "An unscary sequel that needed a little more time in amber"
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M3GAN 2.0 review: "A bold sequel with a slightly underwhelming conclusion"

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Peacemaker season 2 review: "Darker and sadder than the first year, but there's still a lot of fun to be had with the 11th Street Kids."
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Wednesday season 2 part 1 review: "Complex and exciting but weighed down by too many subplots"
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Alien: Earth review: "Arguably the franchise's strongest outing since James Cameron's Aliens"
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King of the Hill season 14 review: "Hank Hill himself has evolved into a much more open and accepting person"
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Eyes of Wakanda review: "A creative premise shortchanged by the runtime and Marvel bloat"