Sean Penn

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  • You Ain't Seen Me, Right? - State Of Grace (1990)

    Movie Feature | Daniel | 22nd October 2010

    Do you like films? Like, ones without robots in them? Yeah, they have them, believe it or not. If you're looking to expand your horizons and become a full-time cine-nerd, look no further.

  • I'm Still Here

    Movie Review | Ali | 19th September 2010

    Reviewing I'm Still Here isn't easy. Neither is watching it. A few weeks ago, I was convinced it was all a set-up, because the situations within are far too contrived to be caught on camera, despite the on and off-screen protestations that, yes, you really are seeing Joaquin Phoenix having a meltdown. The Oscar-nominated actor had apparently ballooned in weight, grown a hobo-chic beard, ditched acting for rapping and had become a full-time, drugged-up asshole. OMG etc.

  • The Assassination Of Richard Nixon

    Movie Review | Ali | 15th April 2005

    I can't lay claim to being Sean Penn's biggest fan - anyone humourless enough to defend Jude Law deserves to be taken down a few notches in my book - but I can grudgingly accept that he's pretty good at this acting lark. While I wouldn't necessarily label him as 'our generation's De Niro' as some people have, he's rather adept ...

  • 21 Grams

    Movie Review | Ali | 2nd January 2005

    Following the mighty Amores Perros must have been a Herculean task for director Alejandro Gonzales Inarritu; luckily, he hasn't strayed too far from a winning formula, as 21 Grams shares its predecessor's themes of life, love, revenge and death, as well as its central plot device of a car crash spread over three intertwined stor...