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One of the most most talked about documentaries on current Indian political scenario is Proposition for a Revolution by Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla. The film is about the rise of anti-corruption protests in India and the formation and rise to power of the Aam Aadmi Party. It aims to chronicle the journey of the…

★★★¾☆

3.73 stars for Derek Malcolm’s 456‑word review of “Gravity” on This is London

http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/gravity-venice-film-festival--film-review-8787500.html

Style and substance can’t afford to be divorced in the review form, and Derek Malcolm’s “Gravity—film review” knows it, offering a lean and pragmatic take audiences should find riveting.

Gravity—Film Review wastes no time at all delving—or rather launching—into its subject matter, and for its naked objectivity it doesn’t feel apathetic. This ends up being the case throughout the review, a fine piece made up of tight scenes rather than broad movements.

Malcolm’s vision in this sense works wonders. What might have been a wordy exposition or a dull bit of monotone storytelling in the hands of a lesser author manages to feel very warm indeed; its pragmatism belies a real heart underneath the restrained critique. It’s all style. It’s all substance. The two are inextricable.

The third act of Gravity—Film Review is unfortunately the weakest, as it manages to get bogged down in external details rather than maintaining its tight focus. Malcolm’s work is still very good, no doubt, but it does manage here to lose a bit of its charm.  

A final scene contextualizes Gravity—Film Review and concludes strongly, although it could have managed to do more with its material.  

Audiences should find plenty to love about Gravity—Film Review, which manages to make the author’s difficult choices throughout seem effortless. It’s a quality offering that, in spite of some flaws, absolutely warrants repeat readings.

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★★⅛☆☆

2.1 stars for Derek Malcolm’s 212‑word review of “I Give It a Year” on This is London

http://www.standard.co.uk/arts/film/i-give-it-a-year--review-8486433.html

Hate typically implies a heavy investment. To truly hate something there has to be an intense passion for it. So, to put it mildly you wont’t hate Derek Malcolm’s “review” of I Give It a Year, “I Give It a Year—Review”, you’ll be indifferent towards it.

While mastering the art of spoiler avoidance it would appear that Derek has also mastered review avoidance as well. Providing a list of the cast and the characters that each cast member inhabits is an element of criticism, but a review it does not make on its own right. The entire effort feels rushed and provides no new insight that the Wikipedia page for the film couldn’t provide have provided.

If you read this review you more than likely will forget it 15 minutes afterwards. Its as empty as a vacuum and as meaningless as a campaign promise. It is so atrocious in fact that even Malcolm’s die-hard readers will be forced to reconsider relying on him for their movies reviews.

Ultimately, it will take you less time to forget this review then to read it in the first place so don’t bother doing either, and pass on it altogether. There are far better alternatives.

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