Contributor Adam Lee Davies

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Review

Upstream Color

by Adam Lee Davies

Baffling, intoxicating, elegant, Shane Carruth's long-overdue follow-up to Primer is among the year's best.

5
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
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Review

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa

by Adam Lee Davies

Steve Coogan brings his sparkling character comedy to the tedious tale of a radio station siege.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Hangover Part III

by Adam Lee Davies

The boys are back for some misc Tex-Mex high-jinx in order to get Zak Galifianakis to the nut hatch.

2
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Counsellor

by Adam Lee Davies

Ridley Scott directing. Cormac McCarthy writing. Michael Fassbender starring. What could possibly go wrong?

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

Cloud Atlas

by Adam Lee Davies

Tom Hanks and Halle Berry go all out to give the mad, multi-stranded sci-fi folly a bad name.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

The Bourne Legacy

by Adam Lee Davies

Far from being a lean and exciting action caper, The Bourne Legacy wastes far too much time trying to justify its own existence.

4
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
1
In Retrospect
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Review

Avengers Assemble

by Adam Lee Davies

Joss Whedon’s Marvel maelstrom is a shiny, caged beast of a film that delivers on its every promise.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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