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Documentary of a wintery mountain fortress

Documentary of a wintery mountain fortress

In the end credits to Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s new film, Winter Sleep, he thanks Anton Chekhov, something that his main character in the film, Mr Aydin (the superb Haluk Bilginer), might do in the book he ...
Utter immaturity in Horrible Bosses 2

Utter immaturity in Horrible Bosses 2

On any pub pavement on a Friday night, at any dinner party or in any overheard phone conversation, you are bound to hear people moaning about their horrible bosses.  Some of the stories are so patheti ...
A confusing performance of Charlie Countryman

A confusing performance of Charlie Countryman

This curious title is not the least of Charlie Countryman’s (Shia LaBeouf) problems.  His father, (a cameo role from Vincent D’Onofrio) looks nothing like him and his mother’s (Melissa Leo’s) has just ...