Director: Aaron Sorkin Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd The Overview The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target. (Source: IMDb) The Review After much speculation, including the always hilarious blind-optimism that it might be... Continue Reading →
Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Henry Cavill, Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, Ezra Miller, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Ciaran Hinds, J.K. Simmons Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. (Source: IMDb)... Continue Reading →
The trailer for the first Paddington (2014), looked like everything wrong with modern family films. Taking a beloved literary character and turning him into nothing more than a bumbling buffoon in an unnecessarily slapstick comedy, entirely played for laughs, whilst losing all the charm and warmth of the character. Oh how wrong this initial assessment was! Paddington turned out... Continue Reading →
Director: Taika Waititi Starring: James Rolleston, Taika Waititi, Moerangi Tihore, Te Aho Eketone-Whitu, Rachel House With Thor: Ragnarok being quite rightly an overwhelming success, and refreshingly different from a lot of the other superhero films, attention is turning to New Zealand indie director Taika Waititi, whose previous film, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, was also an unexpected success and one... Continue Reading →
Director(s): Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman The Overview The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. (Source: IMDb) The Verdict Fresh off her Oscar success, Emma Stone continues to be a... Continue Reading →
Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry Jones The Overview In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder, when they fail to catch the culprit. (Source: IMDb) The Verdict More so than ever, a film about protest,... Continue Reading →
Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, Grace Van Patten, Elizabeth Marvel Overview An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father. (Source: IMDb) The words Adam Sandler and Netflix, are enough to instil fear in even the most hardened of... Continue Reading →
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Julianne Moore, Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, Michelle Williams, Jaden Michael The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection. (Source: IMDb) After the success of his... Continue Reading →
Director: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Graham Greene, Gil Birmingham, Althea Sam, Kelsey Asbille The Overview A veteran tracker with the Fish and Wildlife Service helps to investigate the murder of a young Native American woman, and uses the case as a means of seeking redemption for an earlier act of irresponsibility which... Continue Reading →
The Overview When a drifter (Greg Sestero) is taken in by a peculiar mortician (Tommy Wiseau), the two hatch an underground enterprise off the back of the mortician's old habits. But greed, hatred, and jealousy soon come in turn, and their efforts unravel, causing the drifter to run off with the spoils and leaving the... Continue Reading →
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