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Simon Brookfield

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About The Author

Simon Brookfield is staff writer and associate editor of We Got This Covered. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in business but is a huge film fan and writes movie news, features and reviews for this and other entertainment sites.

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The Angels’ Share Review
From the old reliable master Ken Loach, arrives the quaint little gem The Angel’s Share, a nearly seamless blend between drole humour, sometimes violent, edgy drama, the heist film and finally the pastime of whisky tasting. More than any other facet, the latter adds a dynamic which while (fundamentally at least) completely at odds with most other themes explored in the film. Yet somehow it all works immensely well, adding a somewhat elitist, pompous kick to the adventure that I just loved
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Apr 11, 2013
3.5 stars
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6 Souls Review
Imagine my amazement (as in check as it may have been) that 6 Souls, is actually far from a total disaster. It is in fact a compulsively watchable effort. More than I can say for most films of this ilk, this supernatural thriller sticks to the confines of it’s formula, even when following the well-worn path of the genre which sees nuance thrown out the door for the climax. That is to say there is no left-field, gobsmackingly moronic twist and even goes one step further and provides us with a cleanly disquieting final scene.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Apr 5, 2013
3 stars
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Room 237 Review
Room 237 is quite unlike any documentary I’ve seen before, and while that is absolutely an earnest compliment, it’s also to a degree a good thing that this film’s personality is a singularly unique one. To have its narrative style and aesthetic common place among non-fiction works would frankly be maddening, but if I suppose if you’re as die hard a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s seminal horror masterwork The Shining as those interviewed, such a feeling is quite fitting.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Apr 2, 2013
3.5 stars
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Starbuck Review
The feel-good movie is somewhat of an enigma when it comes to the end result. Collectively, so many share the same exact elements: ample schmaltz, the odd contrivance and an ending born straight out of a Disney cartoon. Yet while some work remarkably well, others simply come off as manipulative, pandering tripe. Thankfully in the case of Starbuck, its earnest nature, winning performances and wry humour assemble in a hugely palatable nature, which helps it to become one of the more charming films I’ve seen in recent memory.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Mar 31, 2013
3.5 stars
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My Brother The Devil Review
Delivering an alternately striking and ominous vision of gangland London My Brother the Devil, the directorial debut from British-Egyptian director Sally El Hosaini, is as powerful and emotionally complex an experience you’ll see this in 2013. Abstaining from all-encompassing grimness and moroseness in favour of character-driven showcases of potency, it’s rewarding, gripping and the best film of this young year.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Mar 30, 2013
4.5 stars
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The Sapphires Review
In the vein of 2006’s Dreamgirls, import The Sapphires briskly chronicles the rise of a fictitious all-black female singing troupe, this time comprised of Australian natives and a roguish Irishman who instructs them to the spotlight. While completely unimposing and heaped with clumsy clichés, it’s all more than a little bit charming and benefits from strongly executed covers of some famous soul hits.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Mar 22, 2013
3 stars
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War Witch Review
Though at this year’s Academy Awards foreign language favourite (and ultimate winner) Amour overshadowed many of the other contenders, the slate proved to be both accessible and ultimately strong, not to mention thoroughly distinctive. Canada’s official entry War Witch (interestingly from a Vietnamese/Quebecois director named Kim Nguyen and set in Africa) like the others, never had much of a chance to take home the prize, but still proves to be a unique if sometimes ideologically flawed film.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Mar 2, 2013
3 stars
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Kon-Tiki Review
A nominee for Best Foreign Language Picture at this year’s Oscars, Norwegian import Kon-Tiki chronicles the journey of adventurer Thor Heyerdahl and his incredible journey some 5,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Peru to Polynesia on a balsa wood raft. Though comparisons will inevitably be drawn between this film and Ang Lee’s Life of Pi, a fellow Oscar nominee, they are very different beasts and are both films deserving of attention.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Feb 10, 2013
4 stars
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The Walking Dead Review: “When The Dead Come Knocking” (Season 3, Episode 7)
With its newfound brisk pace, The Walking Dead is not slowing by even a fraction. If anything, “When the Dead Come Knocking”, the lead-up to the mid-season finale, proved three things. One, that a setup episode doesn’t have to be limp, two, that this show has truly moved on to threats greater than the teeming masses of the undead and three, that the showrunners have finally mastered tension, pacing and dread at a more primeval level that ever before.
Simon Brookfield Simon Brookfield Nov 26, 2012
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