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 Film Review: Moneyball“There are rich teams and there are poor teams. Then there’s 50 feet of crap. And then there’s us”. With the much discussed Oscars drawing... |  Film Review: Sherlock Holmes IIGuy Ritchie’s follow up to 2009 smash-hit adaptation of Sherlock Holmes is in one word, apt. But does it live up to the hype? Well, we wat... |  Film Review: The HelpBased on the 2009 best-selling novel of the same name (by author Kathryn Stockett), The Help is a tale deeply immersed in the heart of rac... |  Film Review: The Adventures of TintinWhat do you get when you combine a classic children’s comic from the last century with today’s bright and advanced cinematic techniques? U... |
 Film Review: The Ides of MarchGeorge Clooney proves to be a triple-threat (maybe even more – which makes us wonder why he didn’t succeed in playing a superhero?) with h... |  Film Review: Teta, Alf MarraUAE-based film-maker Mahmoud Kaabour, returns to the big screen with a larger-than-life cinematic feat of tender and charming characters i... |  Film Review: George Harrison - Living inLegendary film-maker Martin Scorsese is behind this insightful and extended documented story of the life of “The Quiet One” George Harriso... |  Film Review: Eco Pirate - The Story of PPaul Watson is one of the original founders of the environmentalist movement Greenpeace. In Eco Pirate, director Trish Dolman, explores Wa... |
 Film Review: The Black Power Mixtape 196Documenting a powerful and pivotal period in modern American history – the Black Power Mixtape is an archival collage of the Black Power m... |  Film Review: Habemus PapamItalian filmmaker Nanni Moretti’s latest film is comedy-drama filled with controversy but carrying a universal message. Read below for tri... |  Film Review: The Reasons of the HeartDirected by acclaimed Mexican film-maker Arturo Ripstein, The Reasons of the Heart explores themes of inexplicable passion, schizophrenia ... |  Film Review: I WishThis charming little (long!) film comes from Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda. Read below for triplew.me’s review of the film… I Wish ... |
 Film Review: Almost in LoveSam Neave’s third feature film Almost in Love presents the idea of love triangles in a very simplistic but experimental manner. Read below... |  Film Review: Girl ModelFilm directors David Redmon and Ashley Sabin bring us an insightful look at the inner-working of a part of the modeling industry. Read bel... |  Film Review: Best IntentionsRomanian film-makerAdrian Sitaru follows up his critically acclaimed debut film ‘Hooked’ with another ordinarily interesting tale of one m... |  Film Review: Bobby Fischer Against the WBobby Fischer is, with no doubt, a genius chess player and probably one of the best to ever play the game. Liz Garbus examines the fascina... |
 Review: Cave of Forgotten DreamsWerner Herzog’s foray into documentary film-making has been a fortunate event in the genre. The man has an eye and a passion for stories w... |  Review: Last Chapter – Goodbye NicaraguaLast Chapter – Goodbye Nicaragua is a powerful and gut wrenching documentary film, from Swedish journalist and filmmaker – Peter Torbiorns... |  Review: El GustoDebut film from director Safinez Bousbia is a documentary about the power of music. Set between Algeria and France, El Gusto is a marvelou... |  ADFF Film Review: Chicken with PlumsMarjane Satrapi returns with another adaptation of one of her graphic novels – titled, Chicken with Plums. Read below for triplew.me’s rev... |
 ADFF Film Review: Monsieur LazharScreening on the opening night of the 5TH Abu Dhabi Film Festival - Monsieur Lazhar is a tragically charming tale of learning how to grow ... |  Review: DriveA little cinematic, ‘art-house’ gem on the big movie screen? Drive is a film which taps into the big stage but still stays true to its cra... |  Review: Crazy Stupid LoveSteve Carell stars in this ensemble romantic comedy of intersecting stories which all address the complexities of love. Read below for tri... |  Review: Rise of the Planet of the ApesBoth personable and action-packed this film is sure to please. It’s recommended to see this film in a cinema that isn’t close to playgroun... |
 Review: Captain AmericaIt was with eager anticipation that triplew.me went to see the film adaptation of one of Marvel Comic’s more popular characters. Read our ... |  Review: The BeaverAbsurd premise of a man who elects to once again communicate with society with his hand stuck in the butt of a toy beaver belies the virtu... |  Review: BridesmaidsComedy is back with a vengeance this week! The new addition to the Judd Apatow comedy legacy is a “chick flick” with a twist. Read below f... |  Review: Super 8A nostalgic trip in aesthetic, story and style presented in a sci-fi offering from Steven Spielberg (we have previewed it here) – and if w... |
 Review: Foo Fighters – Back and ForthIn what should be a celebration of a band (and brand) that always seems to get it right, the release of Back and Forth seems get it wrong.... |  Review: The Green LanternIn what seems to be a summer of superhero movies and comic-book big-screen adaptations – another film is added to that roster, The Green L... |  Review: X-Men: First ClassSummer has arrived with a slew of comic book movie adaptations, or what is better known as Hollywood’s latest craze. We’ve previewed X-Men... |  Review: The Hangover 2The sequel to the wildly successful and wildly entertaining The Hangover (2009) is aptly titled Hangover 2. Read below for triplew.me’s re... |
 Review: ThorThe latest comic book movie adaptation to come from Hollywood is quite the visual circus, in a good way. Read below for triplew.me’s revie... |  Gulf Film Festival Spotlight: Sun DressOne of the featured Emirati full-length films at the 2011 Gulf Film Festival – Sun Dress is an experimental trip down memory lane. Read be... |  Gulf Film Festival Spotlight: The SingerThe feature film from Iraqi director Kassem Hawal deals with dictatorship in war-ridden Iraq but from a different point of view. Read belo... |  Gulf Film Festival Spotlight: HawiIbrahim El-Batout’s latest feature film is set in Alexandria and is a tale of the city and its essence portrayed through music and the int... |
 Review: Source CodeRead our review of Source Code, the new sci-fi thriller from Duncan Jones... How dead are we the moment we “die”? Can there be a reversal... |  DVD Review: I Need That Record - The DeaAt the age of 50, Sonic Youth’s rock guitar pioneer Thurston Moore has a dream; to one day own an independent record store… a dream that c... |  Review: The Adjustment BureauIt’s planned that some of you will watch this clever romantic thriller, for some of you it’s destiny that you will like it and be moved. S... |  Review: True GritTrue Grit - the Joel & Ethan Coen remake of the 1969 classic starring the legendary John Wayne. Read triplew.me's review of the film h... |
 Review: UnknownRead our review of the feature film 'Unknown', which we find to be lacking and perhaps worthy of its title. Read triplew.me's review of th... |  DVD Review: The Girl with the Dragon TatThe much pondered film versus book debate is revived here with this DVD review. Read triplew.me's review of the high-selling modern 'class... |  DVD Review: TysonRead triplew.me' s review of the DVD Tyson - an eponymous documentary about the legendary fighter, showing him to, well, have a human hear... |  Review: Black SwanDownward-spiralling pirouettes aplenty in this lavish exploration of the darker side of human nature. Read our review of Black Swan. Dire... |
 Review: The Way BackRead triplew.me' s review of The Way Back and leave your own. So it was a wet and wild Friday afternoon in Dubai - perfect for the flicks.... |  Review: The King's SpeechPrince Albert the Duke of York has a headache inducing dilemma. Son of the ailing King George V; younger brother of heir apparent Prince E... |  Review: MegamindGood versus evil – the classic premise for a thousand stories. And it’s a story you have most likely seen at least three hundred times; bu... |  Review: 127 HoursAlmost 5 days have gone by. Your slowly rotting arm is pinned between a rock face and a heavy boulder that fell on it from above....welcom... |
 Review: The FighterAnother new biopic about a sporting star isn't just a biopic - this one is about “Irish” Micky Ward managing to beat the odds to death, ti... |  Review: Tron: LegacyThe sequel to Disney’s classic sci-fi film from 1982 gets the 2010 treatment via 3D and a Daft Punk soundtrack. Only problem is, the visua... |  Review: Little FockersNo, this isn't someone from Newcastle (England) cursing, but Stiller & DeNiro returning in the latest episode in the ‘Meet The Parents... |  Review: Eat, Pray, LoveWe finally succumb and review Eat, Pray, Love and find it well, worthy of backing up the reason we didn't review it in the first place ... |
 Review: The RunawaysStandout performances from Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart in a 70’s expose of rock and roll history - read triplew.me's review of T... |  Review: REDAlthough it passed these shores a while ago, triplew.me reviews RED, the new "has-beens showing the young 'uns how it's done" action film ... |  Review: Scott Pilgrim vs The WorldAnother big screen adaptation of a successful comic book series or graphic novel to be more precise. Plenty of dazzle but ultimately a ... |  Review: The Social NetworkRead triplew.me's review of a next-generation-Bill-Gates story of how one person and his facebook website has changed the world. Wheth... |
 Review: StoneThe account of a good man gone bad – or a bad man masked in a very good disguise? Read our review of the movie Stone and let us know wh... |  Review: WreckedRead triplew.me's movie review of Adrien Brody's Wrecked, recently seen at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival. “Hello – my name is…. Blank”? ... |  Review: Wall Street: Money Never SleepsRead triplew.me's review of the film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, the sequel to the hit 80's film Wall Street, go watch it via our Mi... |  Review: Jane's JourneyGrandmother, traveller, animal welfare crusader, author, activist, UN Messenger of Peace...triplew.me reviews the documentary about the... |
 Review: MetropolisIt turns out that Fritz Lang’s 1927 vision of the future wasn’t too far from our current reality in the seminal silent classic Metropolis.... |  Review: A Man's StoryThe story of British menswear designer and Saville Row tailor Ozwald Boateng, is one that was filmed over 12 years (!) and is a superbly p... |  Review: PotichePotiche is a marvelous new film by French director François Ozon (8 Women), starring Gérard Depardieu and Catherine Deneuve - equal parts ... |  Review: Never Let Me GoNever Let Me Go is a new film from One Hour Photo director / writer Mark Romanek, based on the 2005 novel by Kazuo Ishiguro about a dystop... |
 Review: The Furious Force of RhymesA fantastic documentary by Joshua Atesh Litle that traces the story of global hip hop, as told by those involved in the scene in many diff... |  ADFF Film Review: Cirkus ColumbiaDay 2 at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival saw the festival premiere of Cirkus Columbia a heartwarming, funny and nostalgic film about post-Tito... |  ADFF Film Review: West Is WestThe anticipated follow-up to 1999’s hit East is East picks up the story of Pakistani-expatriate family in the north of England, with the p... |  ADFF Documentary Review: The OathIn this striking documentary, directed by Laura Poitras (My Country, My Country), follows the true story of 2 men; one at odds with his id... |
 ADFF Review: Think Global, Act RuralDay 1 at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) kicked off with the French documentary Think Global, Act Rural, (in the ‘What In The World Are... |  Film Review: Going The DistanceRead triplew.me's film review of the feature 'Going The Distance' - a film not short on witty lines, easy humour and good-looking actors. ... |  Film Review: The Other GuysIt's as if the complexities, clichés and characters of all cop films have been laid-out and explained to us in one easy hit in this buddy-... |  Film Review: CenturionWatching Centurion should be one of the more memorable moments of your life, for better or worse. If there aren’t nostrils flared, eyebrow... |
 Review: Ghost Writer (DVD)Our DVD reviews continue with Ghost Writer. Roman Polanski’s latest film is unlike anything he has done before, so don’t expect Tessa or T... |  The Time That RemainsThe Time That Remains is the final film in a trilogy (the first Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996) and Divine Intervention (2002)) on var... |  When You're StrangeWhen You're Strange, narrated by Johnny Depp, is part documentary, part attempt to de-Oliver Stone The Doors, and it delivers both brillia... |  SaltAfter the intellectual thrills of Inception, we went along to see Salt, the female spy franchise developed by Phillip Noyce and Sony Pictu... |
 InceptionSome films are just far too clever (potentially for their own good) and need a second look to fully comprehend what it is you are actually... |  Food, Inc.Food, Inc. is one of the most important documentaries that we have seen here at triplew.me. Most of the team has seen it and we can vouch ... |  Despicable MeIf you're anything like us, the moment an assignment gets dropped on your desk to go and see a kids film, although secretly pleased, you p... |  Harry BrownIn Harry Brown, we have one of the most confrontational films triplew.me has seen on a cinema screen for a long time, compounded by the gr... |
 TetroA week for the classic directors, Francis Ford Coppola's latest work is a sublime piece of cinema that has everything for everyone and des... |  GialloItalian horror genre master Dario Argento returns to the big screen with another trademark 'giallo' film called, funnily enough, 'Giallo'.... |  It Might Get Loud (DVD)Rockumentary about three very different guitarists in one room, but is it big enough for the egos? The promise is one of the most excitin... |  The Green Zone (DVD)Intelligent film about defective military intelligence. The American armed forces (with “clearance” from Donald Rumsfeld) invade Iraq and ... |
 Capitalism - A Love Story (DVD)Wall Street woes and losses of billions of dollars explained. In Fahrenheit 9/11 Moore takes on the Bush government and becomes a hero to ... |
