Helvetica
A fascinatingly watchable documentary, and a must-see for anyone interested in typography or graphic design.
4 and a half stars (out of 5)
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Charlie Wilson’s War
The self-congratulatory American-as-apple-pie feel of this film felt irritatingly disingenuous. Hanks and Roberts play caricatures, while Hoffman seems to burst on stage into a completely different film; I’m not sure if that is a strike for or against him… but I think I might have rather seen the film Hoffman thought [...]
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
First, you have to understand what this is: it’s the first few episodes of a half-hour television series which will air on a children’s cartoon channel. If you go in thinking it is the next epic “Episode” in the Star Wars saga, you’ll be sorely disappointed. But if you take it for what it really [...]