Director: Nima Nourizadeh Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Connie Britton, Topher Grace The Overview Small-town stoner Mike Howell (Eisenberg) lives a quiet existence, working in a convenience store, getting high with his girlfriend Phoebe (Stewart) and creating stories about a superhero monkey. His quiet life is soon turned upside down when a mysterious woman (Britton)... Continue Reading →
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview High school student Greg (Mann) is coerced by his mother to take a break from making terrible films with his co-worker (and sort of friend) Earl (Cyler) and befriend a girl from his school who has... Continue Reading →
Director: Stanley Kubrick Starring: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester Number 94 on the IMDB Top 250 As I kick off this new feature (which I introduced here), I am grateful for two things: firstly that I got to watch a good film, and secondly that it was a movie I had never seen before.... Continue Reading →
Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: O’Shea Jackson Jr, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Paul Giamatti The music biopic is a difficult one to get right, as it needs to be accessible to both fans of the artist it is about and complete newcomers. There is also a fine line between having too much music and being... Continue Reading →
What’s not to love about Podcasts? They’re free, and easily downloadable to your smartphone, plus there is probably a podcast for every single topic you could possibly think of! Here is my pick of my favourite movie themed podcasts; make sure you check them out and also let me know your favourite podcasts and why... Continue Reading →
Hi everyone! I wanted to tell you about an exciting new feature which is coming to 'I Saw a Movie' on the 7th September 2015. The idea is simple: I flip a coin, and the outcome determines whether I'll watch a good film (based on the IMDB Top 250), or a terrible film (based on... Continue Reading →
Director: Jake Schreier Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Austin Abrams, Justice Smith After the overwhelming success of The Fault in Our Stars, it was only a matter of time before another film adaptation of John Green’s popular ‘young adult’ books appeared on the big screen. Just over a year after The Fault in Our Stars... Continue Reading →
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Hugh Grant Please note, this review contains minor spoilers. The Overview Set against the backdrop of the Cold War, CIA agent Napoleon Solo (Cavill) and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin (Hammer) must work together in order to stop a mysterious criminal organisation from using nuclear weapons... Continue Reading →
Director: Judd Apatow Starring: Amy Schumer, Bill Hader, Brie Larson, LeBron James, Colin Quinn Take the King of Comedy, Director Judd Apatow, add in Saturday Night Live alumni Bill Hader, and cast breakout US comedienne Amy Schumer as the leading lady, and you have got some pretty good ingredients for a great romantic comedy. Trainwreck... Continue Reading →
Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad Please note, this review contains spoilers. The Overview After video footage of a 1982 arcade video game competition ends up in space, aliens misinterpret it as a declaration of war, and attack earth in the form of classic arcade games such... Continue Reading →
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