mother! (2017) – Review

Director: Darren Aronofsky Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer There are two things to expect before going into mother!. One is that you will have never seen anything like this before, and two is that you will probably never want to see anything like this again! By the end of the movie, how... Continue Reading →

Black Panther (2018) – Review

Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Andy Serkis The Overview T'Challa (Boseman), after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take... Continue Reading →

Phantom Thread (2018) – Review

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, Vicky Krieps The Overview Set in 1950's London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover. (Source: IMDb) The Review Paul Thomas Anderson films are unmistakably an event, and one which... Continue Reading →

The Post (2018) – Review

Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson, Bob Odenkirk, Tracy Letts, Bradley Whitford, Bruce Greenwood, Matthew Rhys, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Jesse Plemons The Overview A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between the press and... Continue Reading →

Darkest Hour (2018) – Review

Director: Joe Wright Starring: Gary Oldman, Lily James, Kristin Scott Thomas, Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup, Stephen Dillane The Overview During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible odds.​... Continue Reading →

Coco (2018) – Review

Director: Lee Unkrich Starring: Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Alanna Ubach The Overview Aspiring musician Miguel, confronted with his family's ancestral ban on music, enters the Land of the Dead to find his great-great-grandfather, a legendary singer. (Source: IMDb) The Review After their last original story, Inside Out, was met with such acclaim,... Continue Reading →

Black Mirror: Black Museum (Review)

Director: Colm McCarthy Starring: Douglas Hodge, Letitia Wright, Daniel Lapaine, Aldis Hodge, Alexandra Roach, Babs Olusanmokun The Overview A woman enters the Black Museum, where the proprietor tells his stories relating to the artefacts. (Source: IMDb) The Review After maintaining for years now that it doesn't matter what order you watch Black Mirror episodes in because... Continue Reading →

Black Mirror: Metalhead (Review)

Director: David Slade Starring: Maxine Peake, Jake Davies, Clint Dyer The Overview In the post-apocalyptic landscape of the Scottish Moors, a woman attempts the survive the land full of "dogs". The Review Inevitably, in every season of Black Mirror there is the risk of a dud episode; season 3 had Men Against Fire, and now season 4 has Metalhead. Of... Continue Reading →

Black Mirror: Hang the DJ (Review)

Director: Timothy van Patten Starring: Georgina Campbell, Joe Cole The Overview A dating app offers users the opportunity to find out the "expiry date" on their relationship, before eventually leading them to find their ultimate match. The Review Before watching this episode, I maintained that there would never be a Black Mirror episode that would make me cry... Continue Reading →

Black Mirror: Crocodile (Review)

Director: John Hillcoat Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Andrew Gower, Anthony Welsh The Overview A woman interviews various people using a device that allows her to access their memories. (Source: IMDb) The Review This is one of those Black Mirror episodes that is best to go into knowing as little as possible; such are the dark turns... Continue Reading →

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