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The Lego Movie

The Lego Movie

Fast, fresh and absurdly enjoyable

Don Jon

Don Jon

Serious message delivered lightly

All is Lost

All is Lost

Minimalist movie making to the max

One Chance

One Chance

True-ish story of amateur opera sensation Paul Potts

Lone Survivor

Lone Survivor

No politics, just battlefield realism

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

Uneven, uninvolving bomb

Fruitvale Station

Fruitvale Station

Michael B. Jordan leads a superb cast

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Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Conductor Hubert Soudant says Japan’s orchestras must battle to survive

Helen Morrison

Helen Morrison

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2010 American songstress Helen…

Tokyo Game Show

Tokyo Game Show

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on September 2010 The organizers of…

Deep Grooves

Deep Grooves

Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on August 2010 Long-running minimal techno…

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