Exit Through The Gift Shop – in cahoots with Banksy

Exit Through The Gift Shop documentary

A documentary about street art? Declan Cochran is won over by Thierry Guetta and Banksy in Exit Through The Gift Shop

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When it wants to be, The Woman in Black is a harrowing, atmospheric experience

The Woman in Black

Declan Cochran is on the edge of his seat for some of The Woman in Black – but mostly he’s down in the dumps

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The fluid grace of Three Colours: Red

Three Colours Red

Three Colours: Red was the final film in the Three Colours triology, and it was Krzysztof Kieślowsk’s last movie, and what a film to bow out with, what a film…

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Touching and funny, Three Colours: White

Three Colours White

Three Colours: White is the ‘funny one’ of Krzystof Kieslowski’s three colours trilogy. Declan Cochran laughs and crys at the saga of a man who turns his life around

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The relentless splendour of Three Colours: Blue

Three Colours Blue

Three Colours Blue bleed beauty from every frame, according to Declan Cochran, who takes a retrospective look at the work of Krzysztof Kieślowski

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In search of happiness and love, Woody Allen's Annie Hall

Annie Hall

Woody Allen’s screaming wit runs through Annie Hall – a tale about searching for happiness, finding happiness, losing happiness and desperately trying to get happiness back again

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Gus van Sant's Elephant 'makes you think about just how disenfranchised us teenagers are'

Gus van Sant's Elephant

Declan Cochran takes a look at Gus van Sant’s Elephant, which ‘makes you think about just how disenfranchised us teenagers are’, he says

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Fast, quotable and with a refreshing portrayal of teens, Almost Famous is an ageless winner

Almost Famous

Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous could be the perfect film for any age, says Declan Cochran, which a deep honesty running through its core

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Run Lola Run set the pace, and keeps on running

Tom Tykwer's Run Lola Run

Mesmerising, fast moving and comprehensible, Run Loal Run still leaves you breathless. Declan Cochran reviews

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