Director: Barry Jenkins Starring: Mahershala Ali, Alex R. Hibbert, Janelle Monáe, Naomie Harris, Ashton Sanders, Trevante Rhodes The Overview A timeless story of human self-discovery and connection, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough... Continue Reading →
The concept of Fences will not be a new one to many, and indeed the journey undertaken to get this film adaptation of August Wilson’s award-winning play up and running, has been an interesting and slightly tumultuous one. The idea of a big-screen version was touted around as early as 1987, around the play’s first... Continue Reading →
Director(s): Christophe Lourdelet, Garth Jennings Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Scarlett Johansson, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, John C. Reilly, Taron Egerton, Tori Kelly The Overview In a city of humanoid animals, a hustling theater impresario's attempt to save his theater with a singing competition becomes grander than he anticipates even as its finalists' find that their lives... Continue Reading →
Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Anjela Nedyalkova The Overview A continuation of the Trainspotting saga reuniting the original characters. (Source: IMDb) The Good I was wholly sceptical of this sequel to 1996's classic Trainspotting, that was until I saw the trailer and then it shot its way... Continue Reading →
Director: Mel Gibson Starring: Andrew Garfield, Hugo Weaving, Rachel Griffiths, Teresa Palmer, Vince Vaughn, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey The Overview WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss (Garfield), who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people, and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing... Continue Reading →
Director: Pablo Larraín Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Billy Crudup, John Hurt, Richard E. Grant The Overview Following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy fights through grief and trauma to regain her faith, console her children, and define her husband's historic legacy. (Source: IMDb) The Good Unlike a lot of... Continue Reading →
SPOILERS ahead for La La Land! Damien Chazelle's latest movie seems to be sweeping everybody off their feet, and for me, it has prompted more in-depth conversations than perhaps I had anticipated. On the surface level, La La Land is everything that people have been saying it is, a dazzling romance with amazing songs and... Continue Reading →
SPOILERS ahead if you haven't seen La La Land yet! Many, including myself, described La La Land in their reviews as a "love-letter to Old Hollywood", and indeed on the one hand it is. It is a glowing and heartfelt love-letter to Tinseltown; its stylised romantic whimsy, vibrant colour palette, and aesthetics deliberately reminiscent of... Continue Reading →
Train to Busan (2016) Director: Sang-ho Yeon Starring: Yoo Gong, Soo-an Kim, Yu-mi Jung Written by Thomas O'Connor Twitter | Facebook | Website After a brief resurgence a few years ago, zombie fiction in all its forms is starting to grow stale again, and some kind of new hook or angle is looking more and... Continue Reading →
Director: Kenneth Lonergan Starring: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, C.J. Wilson The Overview An uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies. (Source: IMDb) The Good This is in no way a bad thing, but the trailers for Manchester by the Sea might have suggested that... Continue Reading →
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