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: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Andy Serkis, David Bowie Are you watching closely? Ok good, I am now going to attempt to write a completely spoiler-free review for the Christopher Nolan classic The Prestige. This film has existed for 10 years and in these 10 years... 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: 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: Bob Koherr Starring: Tommy Davidson, Julie Brown, Paul Dinello Number 144 on the IMDB Bottom 250. After a strong start and two good films in Movie 50/50, we arrive at the inevitable terrible film from the depths of the IMDB bottom 250. Now your eyes are not deceiving you, and no that isn’t a... Continue Reading →
We’re now just 8 days away from The Force Awakens, and not sure if this was obvious already, but I am ridiculously excited! In preparation for this monumental occasion, I thought it would be a good idea to watch all 6 Star Wars films in one day. I decided to document the steady decline of my... Continue Reading →
As promised a month or so ago, here is the first blog for my new feature; "You haven't seen...?!". Each month, I will be watching a classic film that I have yet to watch. This month, it is The Matrix! Director: The Wachowski Brothers Starring: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving It’s been a... Continue Reading →
Director: Peter Sohn Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright The Overview The Good Dinosaur explores the possibility of what would happen in a world where dinosaurs still exist, after the meteor which wiped them out narrowly misses earth. It tells the epic story of an Apatosaurus named Arlo who goes on a... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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