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Bitter Harvest review: Ukrainian famine revisited in 'incompetent' propaganda film
An average cast, heavy-handed symbolism and "bewilderingly disjointed" editing make poor work of this dark period in Soviet history.
Jake Wilson was born in London and grew up in Melbourne. He got his start reviewing movies for various websites and has been writing for the Age since 2006.
An average cast, heavy-handed symbolism and "bewilderingly disjointed" editing make poor work of this dark period in Soviet history.
Fist Fight has the thrown together, not-even-trying quality that now appears to be the norm for mainstream Hollywood comedy.
For supposed trash, Fifty Shades Darker offers a fair amount to ponder.
While director Peter Berg may not have a great deal of insight into the mindset of those behind the bombings, he avoids turning them into simple demons.
There's more high-spirited whimsy than laugh-out-loud humour in this film than its predecessor.
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