Tag Archives: 2013

The Canyons (2013)

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Ross Birks

Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis’ Lifestyles of the Rich and Dangerous. An underrated and frequently misunderstood exercise in surfaces and cosmetics. The Canyons feels like an episode of an LA reality TV show as seen through a shattered black mirror. Everything looks … Continue reading →

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Privacy Setting (2013)

Posted on March 18, 2018 by Ross Birks

This starts off like some awful student horror film about a voyeuristic creep, full of student film tics and non-flourishes. Then it takes a turn and becomes something else, something more playful and less insidious and a lot of the … Continue reading →

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The Conjuring (2013)

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Ross Birks

I keep returning to The Conjuring every few years not because it scares the shit out of me – it doesn’t – but because Wan clearly aspires to a certain level of craft and calibre within the genre and pours … Continue reading →

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Hatchet III (2013)

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Ross Birks

Featuring smoother cinematography than the previous Hatchet flick and it does what all good Part III’s should – blow shit up. Literally. This is the “firepower” instalment of the Hatchet franchise, the closest the series will get to Aliens or … Continue reading →

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After Earth (2013)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Ross Birks

As much as I love Shyamalan and often find ways to defend his misfires, there’s no getting round the fact that he absolutely lost his way here. Regardless of Jaden Smith’s acting chops – he clearly doesn’t have the goods … Continue reading →

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Prisoners (2013)

Posted on October 7, 2017 by Ross Birks

I remember seeing Prisoners the week of its release in 2013 and at a certain point I asked myself “Did Roger Deakins shoot this or something?” Lo and behold, as his name appeared in the credits at the end I … Continue reading →

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