Director: Adam McKay Starring: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt The Overview Four seemingly insignificant people predict the credit and and housing bubble collapse of the mid-2000s, and decide to try and take down the big banks whose greed and lack of foresight is setting them on the path to certain disaster. The... Continue Reading →
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter The Overview A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. (Source: IMDB) The Good Where do I start? Expectations were... Continue Reading →
Director: Quentin Tarantino Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth The Overview Trapped in a harsh Wyoming blizzard, a bounty hunter, a prisoner, a hangman, and a whole host of other nefarious characters find shelter in a cabin; but as John Ruth (Russell) says, “One of them fellas is... Continue Reading →
Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen Please note, this review contains minor spoilers - but no more than is already spoilt in the trailer! The Overview Based on the best-selling novel by Emma Donoghue, Room is the story of five-year-old Jack (Tremblay), his “Ma” (Brie Larson), and their unbelievable... Continue Reading →
Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Ben Whishaw, Mathias Schoenaerts The Overview Loosely inspired by the lives of Danish painters Einar and Gerda Wegener, The Danish Girl tells the extraordinary story of Einar’s transformation into Lili, as he undergoes one of the first sex-change operations. The film focuses on the relationship... Continue Reading →
Director: JJ Abrams Starring: Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver Please note, this review contains spoilers. Do not read unless you have seen the film! You have been warned... We’re finally here! The most anticipated film of the year. Star Wars fans have been waiting 10 years... Continue Reading →
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson The Overview Set in New York in the 1950s, young shop clerk Therese (Mara) meets and subsequently falls in love with the enigmatic Carol (Blanchett), an older, married woman, who puts her whole family at risk to be with Therese. The Good There... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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