THE FILM JOURNAL | April 2017

I look back at the films and TV shows I watched in the previous month, whether they were brand new, or simply unknown to me before. Dates are by UK release, and include releases straight to DVD and VOD.

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Unmissable Those pieces of work that prove cinema is one of humanity’s better endeavours.
Example: Apocalypse Now

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Recommended Extraordinary films that are must-sees, but perhaps not considered masterpieces.
Example: Kick-Ass

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Avoid Movies that exhibit technical ineptitude, cause severe ideological malaise, or both.
Example: Grown Ups

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The Night Of | Season 1 [2016] ☆

 

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Ghost in the Shell [2017]

 

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The Discovery [2017]

 

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Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes [2017] ✯

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Mike Birbiglia: What I Should Have Said Was Nothing [2008]

 

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I Dream of Zombies [2016]

 

Short film

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Louis CK 2017 [2017]

 

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Gleason [2017]

 

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The Fits [2017]

 

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Dancer [2017]

 

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Five Came Back | Season 1 [2017]

 

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Power Rangers [2017]

 

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Louie | Season 3 [2012]

 

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I Am Not Your Negro [2017] ✯

 

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Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? [2017]

 

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Raw [2017]

 

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Neruda [2017] ✯

 

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Going in Style [2017] ✘

 

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A Quiet Passion [2017]

 

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City of Tiny Lights [2017]

 

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A Cock and Bull Story [2005]

 

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Mad Men | Season 2 [2009]

 

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The Cinema of Richard Linklater [2011]

By Thomas A. Christie

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Avatar: The Last Airbender | Season 2 [2006] ✯

 

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The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki (Hymyilevä mies) [2017]

 

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Payback [1999]

 

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The Sense of an Ending [2017]

 

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The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi) [2017] ☆

 

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Fast and Furious 8 [2017]

 

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The Trip to Spain | Season 3 [2017]

 

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Toast of London | Season 1 [2012]

 

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Always Shine [2017]

 

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The Wolverine (Unleashed Extended Edition) [2013]

 

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Trespass Against Us [2017]

 

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Letters From Baghdad [2017]

 

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The Transfiguration [2017]

 

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Rules Don’t Apply [2017]

 

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Clash (Eshtebak) [2017]

 

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Toast of London | Season 2 [2014]

 

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The Belko Experiment [2017]

 

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The Zookeeper’s Wife [2017]

 

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Finding Fatimah [2017]

 

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Their Finest [2017]

 

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Tramps [2017]

 

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 [2017]

 

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Peking Opera Blues (Do ma daan) [1986]

 

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Laura [1944]

 

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A Perfect Getaway [2009]

 

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Love & Peace (Rabu & Pîsu) [2017]

 

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My Life as a Courgette (Ma vie de Courgette) [2017]

 

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Mad Max: Fury Road (Black & Chrome Edition) [2015] ☆

 

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