Black Mass Review: Beantown Beat Down

Director: Scott Cooper Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Black Mass is based on the true story of James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp), one of the most infamous, violent criminals in U.S. history. The story focuses on the relationship Whitey had with the FBI (becoming... Continue Reading →

The Hunger Games – Mockingjay Part 2 Review: Blaze of Glory

Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland Please note, this review contains more spoilers than my reviews normally do. If you haven’t read the books, or don’t want to know anything about the story line, then you might want to read after you have watched. Don’t say I didn’t warn... Continue Reading →

Steve Jobs Review: Well Orchestrated Madness

Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels, Seth Rogen Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Set backstage before the launch of three different products, Steve Jobs shows the slightly darker side of the man at the epicenter of the technological revolution. Adopting a dramatically theatrical three act structure, this... Continue Reading →

Brooklyn Review: A Tale of Two Countries

Director: John Crowley Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Irish girl, Éilis (Ronan), leaves the comfort of her small town in Ireland to start a new life in New York. She meets charming Italian-American, Tony (Cohen), and quickly falls in love. When a... Continue Reading →

Product Placement in the Movies!

Today's blog comes courtesy of the wonderful Jake Potter!   Jake is a Marketing Manager and loves the 3 M's; marketing, musicals and Meryl Streep. You can find Jake on twitter; for amusing gifs and random ramblings follow his personal account @shakey_jakey4, and for all things marketing follow @marketingguy_UK. He also writes his own awesome marketing blog which... Continue Reading →

Suffragette Review: It Gets My Vote

Director: Sarah Gavron Starring: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter, Meryl Streep Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Suffragette is the dramatised true story of the women who took drastic, militant actions to try and get Votes for Women in the early 20th Century. The focus is on the hard-working Maud... Continue Reading →

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