Director: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Penã, Tessa Thompson, Malcolm Barrett, Theo James The Overview Two corrupt cops in New Mexico set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Things take a sinister turn, however, when they try to intimidate someone who is more dangerous than they... Continue Reading →
Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, JK Simmons The Overview A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. (Source: IMDb) The Good After the roaring reception of Chazelle's debut film Whiplash at London Film Festival 2014, followed by its award success and general critical acclaim, it is no surprise... Continue Reading →
Director: Tate Taylor Starring: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Edgar Ramírez, Laura Prepon The Overview A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life. (Source: IMDb) The Good With the novel topping bestseller lists worldwide, it seemed inevitable that a film adaptation... Continue Reading →
Director(s): Dan Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Starring: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead The Overview A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home. (Source: IMDb) The Good God bless IMDb in their attempts to make this movie sound like... Continue Reading →
Director: Peter Berg Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, Gina Rodriguez, John Malkovich, Dylan O'Brien, Kate Hudson The Overview A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history. (Source: IMDb) The Good Disaster movies can be a little hit or miss,... Continue Reading →
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Judi Dench, Chris O'Dowd. The Overview When Jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time, he finds Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. But the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers. (Source: IMDb) ... Continue Reading →
With the imminent arrival of Burton's latest movie, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, I thought it as good a time as any to look back on the previous movies directed by Mr Burton! Please note carefully, this is just the movies directed by Tim Burton, and will be focusing on his feature length movies only. This... Continue Reading →
Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard The Overview When a small town is seized by greedy gold-miner Bartholomew Bogue (Sarsgaard), desperate widow, Emma Cullen (Bennett) turns to a Bounty Hunter (Washington) to assemble a team of gun-slingers to save... Continue Reading →
Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Sam Neill, Julian Dennison, Rima Te Wiata, Rachel House, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne The Overview A national manhunt is ordered for a rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go missing in the wild New Zealand bush. (Source: IMDb) The Good The thriving indie film scene of 2016 has come up with yet... Continue Reading →
Director(s): Joel & Ethan Coen Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, Kelly Macdonald Number 165 on the IMDb top 250. If you read last month's Movie 50/50, you'll know already that I was very excited about watching No Country for Old Men. I have seen this movie many times before, and have evangelised... Continue Reading →
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