James Ager

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Having studied Modern Languages at Durham University, James now lives and works in London, where he loves to discover new places and interesting experiences. He is a cinephile at heart, with a particular fondness for science-fiction, and in his spare time maintains his own film review blog.

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PUBLISHED ARTICLES
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    Movie review
    Suburra
    ★★★★★

    If there’s one thing to be said for Suburra, it’s that it’s not afraid to...

    James Ager 20th June 2016
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    Movie review
    The Call Up
    ★★★★★

    The inherent flaw in any high-concept science fiction story is that the great idea at...

    James Ager 6th May 2016
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    Movie review
    Son of Saul
    ★★★★★

    Most people can recall the horror, the anger and the utter disgust that they felt...

    James Ager 26th April 2016
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    Movie review
    Captain America: Civil War
    ★★★★★

    In an industry that’s increasingly keen to play it safe, there’s a lot to...

    James Ager 19th April 2016
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    Movie review
    Court
    ★★★★★

    The premise of Court is an extremely simple one: it’s a dramatised exploration of India’s...

    James Ager 7th April 2016
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    Movie review
    Couple in a Hole
    ★★★★★

    The premise of Couple in a Hole is a simple if unusual one: the film...

    James Ager 4th April 2016
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    Movie review
    Midnight Special
    ★★★★★

    Midnight Special sings from the Amblin hymnbook with such fervour that it could almost be...

    James Ager 1st April 2016
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    Theatre
    FANY (First Aid Nursing Yeomanry) at the Arts Theatre
    ★★★★★

    It need not be said that theatre is an audiovisual...

    James Ager 18th March 2016
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    Movie review
    Sing Street
    ★★★★★

    The premise of Sing Street is not a complicated one: a kid at a new...

    James Ager 16th March 2016
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    Berlinale
    Fei Cui Zhi Cheng (City of Jade)
    ★★★★★

    If there’s one thing to be said for Midi Z’s...

    James Ager 3rd March 2016