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The Top 10 Films of the Decade (2003-2013)

By Simon Miraudo November 26, 2013 Quickflix celebrates her tenth birthday this month, and I’m honouring it the only way I know how: by selecting my favourite films from its first ten years of existence. Born in late 2003, she’s seen a number of massive upheavals in the world of cinema. Some of the biggest […]

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The Top 10 Films of 2012

The top 10 films of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the business […]

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The Top 10 Female Performances of 2012

The Top 10 Female Performances of 2012. By Simon Miraudo. With 2012 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year’s cinematic treats, and then crowbar each work of art into a numerical position on a comparative chart. Comedies versus dramas! Thrills versus chills! The great versus the very good! This is the […]

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More beautiful – Margaret: Extended Cut review

Margaret: Extended Cut – Starring Anna Paquin, J. Smith-Cameron, and Jeannie Berlin. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Before being granted a theatrical release in Australia, Kenneth Lonergan’s Margaret screened on international Qantas flights; a comically fitting yet wildly unfair outlet to complement the feature’s pitiful roll-out in a handful of American cinemas […]

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Camera buff – Afterschool review

Afterschool – Starring Ezra Miller, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Addison Timlin. Directed by Antonio Campos. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Antonio Campos‘ Afterschool plays like the creepy younger brother of Kenneth Lonergan‘s Margaret. Both concern troubled teens at an elite school near New York City; both involve a gory tragedy being witnessed firsthand by its protagonist; […]

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Mourning glory – Margaret review

Margaret – Starring Anna Paquin, Jeannie Berlin, and J. Smith Cameron. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Rated MA. Originally published June 11, 2012. By Simon Miraudo. Margaret arrives on DVD in Australia August 8, 2012 October 17, 2012. The DVD also comes with an Extended Cut, though this review is of the Theatrical Cut. There might not be a sadder cinematic story than that […]

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The top 10 films of the year so far

The top 10 films of the year so far. By Simon Miraudo. The first half of 2012 is over, and what have we got to show for it? A couple of Snow White movies, two Taylor Kitsch flops, and only four Nicolas Cage flicks. Box office records were broken, courtesy of The Avengers and The […]

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Mourning glory – Margaret review

Margaret – Starring Anna Paquin, Jeannie Berlin, and J. Smith Cameron. Directed by Kenneth Lonergan. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. There might not be a sadder cinematic story than that of Margaret. I’m not specifically referring to the film’s contents, though it is indeed sad, and haunting, and beautiful, and brilliant (we’ll get to that […]

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