Movie: The World’s End Director: Edgar Wright Writer: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Studio: Big Talk Productions, Relativity Media, Working Title Films The World’s End is a drunken action and comedy masterpiece that has a surprising amount of heart hidden underneath its absurdity. Filmmakers using the same cast and techniques throughout their films is nothing new to […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: The World’s End
August 23rd, 2013 
Justin Proper 
Posted in Features, Movies, News, Reviews 
Tags: action, comedy, edgar wright, film, martin freeman, movie, nick frost, review, sci fi, simon pegg, the world's end 
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