Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Benedict Cumberbatch Director: Steve McQueen Chilling true story of Solomon Northrup, a black man kidnapped from the North and sold into slavery in the South, and the 12 years it took to free himself. Beautifully shot, and well paced, two key performances stand out.… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
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105 Must Watch Films: Strange Days (1995)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis, Tom Sizemore, Michael Wincott Director: Kathryn Bigelow A film about 1999, made in 1995. Everyone thought Y2K was going to be a big thing. The world was coming to an end. But neither of those things happened. I wish that that was the main problem with this film.… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Films: Strange Days (1995)
105 Must Watch Film: Raising Arizona (1987)
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, John Goodman, Frances McDormand Director: Joel and Ethan Coen Mad-cap caper in which an ex-con (Cage) and an officer of the law (Hunter) couple kidnap a child when they find themselves unable to conceive. But things get complicated when two escaped prisoners turn up and a leather clad bounty hunter… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Film: Raising Arizona (1987)
105 Must Watch Films: House Of Wax (1953)
Starring: Vincent Price, Phyllis Kirk, Carolyn Jones, Charles Bronson Director: Andre De Toth Classic horror about a wax model artist called Jarrod (Price), whose business partner burns him alive with his creations in order to collect insurance money. But Jarrod will not stay dead, and reappears to exact his revenge on those who crossed him,… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Films: House Of Wax (1953)
105 Must See Movies: Duck Soup (1933)
In the fictional country of Freedonia, a political coup takes places when a new, incompetent ruler is elected. Hilarity ensues. Starring: The Marx brothers (Groucho, Harpo, Chico, Zeppo) Director: Leo McCarey Quite a short film, really, at only just over an hour, this film attempts to lampoon the politics of the day with it's satire… Continue reading 105 Must See Movies: Duck Soup (1933)
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