Movie Reviews
Jonathan Empson writes 'mercifully short reviews', the best of which we republish here on The Story Department.
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Mini Review – Warm Bodies
Warm bodies Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Bad title, good premise: the zombie apocalypse from a zombie’s point of…
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Mini Review – Hyde Park on Hudson
Hyde Park on Hudson Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Daisy (Laura Linney) is a distant poor relation of President…
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Mini Review – The Loneliest Planet
The Loneliest Planet Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson A lovey-dovey couple are backpacking in Georgia, with all its picturesque…
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Mini Review – Mama
Mama Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson A businessman flips out, kills his estranged wife and goes on the run…
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Mini Review – Great Expectations
Great Expectations Mercifully Short Review by Jonathan Empson Young Pip faces a dull future as a blacksmith, but his life…
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Review: Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas suffers from an increasingly frequent problem: being critically hyped as a perfect storm of great screenwriting, powerful action…