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  • LAMBScores: She’s a Brick House

    by Shane Slater · May 17, 2014 at 2:17 CEST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: She’s a Brick House

    There’s nothing too exciting to report this week, as the studios are saving their big releases for the coming weeks. In the meantime, check out these reviews of The Other Woman, The Quiet Ones and Brick Mansions below. As always, you can submit your future reviews in the forums.

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  • LAMBScores: Johnny Depp Is for Real

    by Shane Slater · May 10, 2014 at 2:32 CEST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Johnny Depp Is for Real


    We only have two new films this week and they are Transcendence and Heaven Is for Real. Are they worth a look? Find out below and don’t forget to have your say in the forums.

     


    Rotten Tomatoes: 0.95 (19%)
    IMDb:...

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  • LAMBScores: The Draft Day in Rio

    by Shane Slater · May 3, 2014 at 2:47 CEST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: The Draft Day in Rio

    This week’s LAMBScores features four new releases that didn’t seem to gather much critical attention. It was a varied lineup though, representing various genres: war drama (The Railway Man),  horror (Oculus), animation (Rio 2) and sports (Draft Day)....

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  • LAMBScores: Noah Sabotages Alan Partridge in America

    by Shane Slater · Apr 26, 2014 at 5:08 CEST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: Noah Sabotages Alan Partridge in America


    Your trusted editor was busy on film festival duty last weekend, so we have two week’s worth of new releases for you. These LAMBScores run the gamut from big budget spectacles (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Noah) to niche arthouse/international imports (The Raid 2, Under the Skin,...

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  • LAMBScores: The Most Divergent Nymphomaniac

    by Shane Slater · Apr 12, 2014 at 7:19 CEST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: The Most Divergent Nymphomaniac


    This week’s trio of new releases couldn’t be any more different. Undoubtedly, there is little overlap between the target audiences for Nymphomaniac: Vol. I, Muppets Most Wanted and Divergent. Find out below which film appealed most to the LAMB members and don’t forget to have your say in the forums.

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  • LAMBScores: A Bad Weekend in Mars

    by Shane Slater · Apr 5, 2014 at 5:04 CEST · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: A Bad Weekend in Mars


    It’s an indie week on the LAMBScores with a trio of smaller releases taking the spotlight. This includes Roger Michell’s Le Week-End, Rob Thomas’ Veronica Mars and Jason Bateman’s Bad Words. Of course, the major studios had to get in on the action, so we also have reviews for Need for...

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  • LAMBScores: The Grand Rise of Mr. Peabody & Sherman

    by Shane Slater · Mar 29, 2014 at 1:26 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: The Grand Rise of Mr. Peabody & Sherman


    There’s something for everyone this week with a unique trio of new releases. First we have the latest Wes Anderson flick The Grand Budapest Hotel. Next up, we also have reviews for the animated film Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Finally, we have a big franchise sequel in the form of 300: Rise of an Empire. Find out what the...

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  • 2013 LAMBScores Summary

    by Shane Slater · Mar 28, 2014 at 5:11 CET · Uncategorized · No Comments
    2013 LAMBScores Summary

    With The Wind Rises finally getting a stateside release, we can finally close the book on the 2013 film year. It was certainly one to remember if the LAMBScores are any indication. A record number of films earned a LAMBScore and one of them was our best reviewed film ever!

    Looking ahead, I’ve adjusted the schedule announcements to better enable some of the limited releases to get a score. Of course, you...

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  • LAMBScores: The Son of God Rises

    by Shane Slater · Mar 22, 2014 at 1:28 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: The Son of God Rises

    This week brings a trio of new releases to the LAMBScores. First up is the latest Liam Neeson action-thriller Non-Stop. Next we have Hayao Miyazaki’s swansong The Wind Rises. Finally, we also have reviews for Son of God, adapted from the popular The Bible miniseries. Check below for...

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  • LAMBScores: 3 Days in Pompeii

    by Shane Slater · Mar 15, 2014 at 5:18 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · No Comments
    LAMBScores: 3 Days in Pompeii

    We’ve got a minor edition of the LAMBScores this week, with reviews for 3 Days to Kill and Pompeii. Check out those scores below and don’t forget to have your input in the forums.

     

     

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  • LAMBScores: An Endless Winter’s Tale About RoboCop

    by Shane Slater · Mar 8, 2014 at 3:17 CET · Featured, LAMBscores · 2 Comments
    LAMBScores: An Endless Winter’s Tale About RoboCop


    The 80s are back in style if this week’s new releases are any indication. Of the four films featured this week, three of them (RoboCop, About Last Night and Endless Love) are remakes of films from the 80s. The other is the high concept fantasy romance Winter’s Tale. Are these films worth...

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  • THE 7TH ANNUAL LION AWARDS: Best Films of 2013

    by Shane Slater · Mar 2, 2014 at 17:11 CET · Featured, LIONs for LAMB · No Comments
    THE 7TH ANNUAL LION AWARDS: Best Films of 2013

    We’ve come to the end of this year’s awards and as proof of the excellent year that was 2013, we had a tie in our Top 10 films. As a result, I will now present the Top 11 Films of 2013, as voted on by members of the LAMB:

     

    “A hard-hitting Danish punch right in the guts.” Jessica...

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