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Mark Adams

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Beyond the Pole (2009) 69% EDIT “Beyond the Pole is an enjoyably oddball independent British comedy, made with an engaging edginess.” – Screen International May 3, 2024 Full Review What We Did on Our Holiday (2014) 73% EDIT “Can’t quite sustain the balancing act between comedy and drama. There are, however, certainly comedy moments to cherish and it succeeds at being ultimately uplifting.” – Screen International Nov 28, 2023 Full Review Four Cornered Triangle (Dört köseli üçgen) (2018) EDIT “Four Cornered Triangle is intriguing rather than compelling. Its episodic nature, though, makes it an easy watch...” – Screen International Oct 4, 2020 Full Review The Hitcher (2007) 19% 2/5 EDIT “The original film was nicely atmospheric and gritty, whereas this version is aimed at the teen audience and lacks the tension, relying on car crashes rather than chills.” – Daily Mirror (UK) Apr 27, 2020 Full Review Kung Fu Jungle (2014) 74% EDIT “Kung Fu Jungle shows just how much fun there is to be had from a film that features some of best martial parts performers around.” – Screen International Mar 20, 2020 Full Review Angel Has Fallen (2019) 38% 3/5 EDIT “But at least Butler has just the right amount of rugged wolfish charm to carry the film on his broadish shoulders, and deliver what feels like computer-generated lines with some eye-twinkling gusto.” – Daily Mirror (UK) Aug 26, 2019 Full Review The Hustle (2019) 13% 3/5 EDIT “Although there are a few good gags, The Hustle potters towards a predictable ending rather than ever being daring and stylish, let alone laugh-out-loud funny.” – Daily Mirror (UK) May 9, 2019 Full Review The Pigeon (Güvercin) (2018) EDIT “Impressively details life on the margins and pinpoints Sivaci as a director to watch.” – Screen International Apr 29, 2019 Full Review Red Joan (2018) 30% 4/5 EDIT “While Joan's early years are absolutely fascinating, it is the refreshing concept of Dench's elderly communist agent that gives this drama its real bite and edge.” – Daily Mirror (UK) Apr 18, 2019 Full Review Burlesque (2010) 37% EDIT “Burlesque is a wonderful bit of kitsch fun - the perfect platform for the tuneful diva talents of Cher and Aguilera.” – Sunday Mirror (UK) Mar 28, 2019 Full Review Halef (2018) EDIT “The performances hit the right notes, with the two leads especially good as differently troubled men whose moody silences carry a good deal of sombre weight and whose fragile relationship gives the film a much-needed sense of intensity.” – Screen International Oct 2, 2018 Full Review Cactus Flower (2019) EDIT “Balancing magical realism with wistful drama, this tender film is given heart and soul thanks to the lead performances by Salma Samy and Menha Batraoui whose supportive friendship leads them on thoughtful journey.” – Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Full Review Burnout (2017) EDIT “Burnout veers from loneliness and misery to hope and redemption, and while tinged with a streak of sentimentality it feels a very modern film reflecting a society at odds with itself.” – Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Full Review Zagros (2017) EDIT “An astutely made drama driven by impressive lead performances and tinged by an overwhelming sense of sadness.” – Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Full Review Orchestra Class (2017) EDIT “The film's real energy comes from the rougher hewed scenes of the tough-talking class bickering and fighting, with a sense of documentary-realism sitting nicely with the more genial story of a glum violin teacher explaining the joys of classical music.” – Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Full Review The Charmer (2017) 92% EDIT “It cleverly balances psychological thrills with astute drama, all driven by an engaging central performance by Ardalan Esmaili.” – Screen International Dec 13, 2017 Full Review Angelica (2015) 70% EDIT “The film is elegantly put together, and while not an easy one to bracket its sheer of unworldly unusualness makes it worth taking a look at.” – Screen International Nov 16, 2017 Full Review Nobody Wants the Night (2015) 8% EDIT “While blessed with an impressive double act in the form of Juliette Binoche and Rinko Kikuchi it never quite settles on enough intensity to carry its almost two hour running time.” – Screen International Aug 26, 2016 Full Review Garnet's Gold (2014) 88% EDIT “Haunting and gently enthralling.” – Screen International Jul 12, 2016 Full Review Allegiance (2012) 29% EDIT “Writer/director Michael Connors creates a good sense of atmosphere and clearly knows his way around the military milieu, but never manages instill the film with a much-needed sense of dramatic tension despite a solid enough story structure.” – Screen International Jun 7, 2016 Full Review Hockney (2014) 85% EDIT “A life, work and spirited personality of acclaimed British artist David Hockney is wonderfully illustrated in Randall Wright's absorbing documentary Hockney.” – Screen International Apr 5, 2016 Full Review Above and Below (2015) 75% EDIT “The film is beautifully shot by cinematographer Markus Nestroy, and while perhaps rather languid at times there is a certain poetry to these unusual lives.” – Screen International Mar 31, 2016 Full Review The World of Kanako (2014) 67% EDIT “Sublimely violent” – Screen International Feb 3, 2016 Full Review The Martian (2015) 91% EDIT “The Martian is one of the films of the year so far.” – Daily Mirror (UK) Dec 8, 2015 Full Review Altered Minds (2013) 56% EDIT “While lacking a grippingly sharp edge -- it heads into strange and violent territory but is never overly comfortable there -- it is always intriguing and defiantly left-field.” – Screen International Nov 23, 2015 Full Review
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