Starring: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert Di Niro, Andy Garcia Director: Brian De Palma During the Prohibition Era in Chicago, Al Capone (Di Niro) was king, running the town through organised crime and bribery, supplying liquor from across the Canadian border. In order to clean up this corruption, a man called Eliot Ness (Costner) was… Continue reading 105 Must See Movies: The Untouchables (1987)
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105 Must See Films: LA Confidential (1997)
Starring: Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito Director: Curtis Hanson A twisting tale of lies, corruption and organised crime in 1950's Hollywood. The film has an ensemble cast, with a cop who wants to help people (Crowe) even if he has to break rules to do it, a cop who wants… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: LA Confidential (1997)
105 Must See Movies: Gaslight (1944)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotton, Angela Lansbury. Director: George Cukor Tense and well paced psychological thriller about the orphaned niece of a famous singer who marries a man after only knowing him for two weeks, and finds herself slowly going mad in the house that her aunt was murdered in. But is she… Continue reading 105 Must See Movies: Gaslight (1944)
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)
Her Story: Do Games and Movies Still Have Clear-cut Definitions?
You're logged into a database. You're given access to some short clips of police interviews with a woman. You start to piece together that someone has gone missing. But who is she and why is she being questioned? The game is called Her Story, a creation of Sam Barlow, a game designer who worked on… Continue reading Her Story: Do Games and Movies Still Have Clear-cut Definitions?
Black Mass (2015)
The true crime story of the South Boston gangster Whitey Bulger, who used the FBI to expand his turf by informing on the local Italian mafia. Starring: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Joel Edgerton, Kevin Bacon. Director: Scott Cooper A long overdue return to form for Johnny Depp, and possibly the best gangster film of the… Continue reading Black Mass (2015)
Horns (2013)
Following the murder of his longterm girlfriend, Iggy stands accused of her murder, and wakes up one morning with horns sprouting from his head. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Max Minghella, Juno Temple Director: Alexandre Aja A confused film, that feels as though it's all meant to be a college movie, but has a serious teen-drama Twilight tone… Continue reading Horns (2013)
Nightcrawler (2014)
Louis Bloom, a man of dubious morals, is inspired one night to find work as a "nightcrawler", filming accidents and crimes to sell footage to local news stations. But lines blur as Bloom learns how far he is willing to go to get the best story. Genre: Crime, Thriller Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Bill Paxton, Rene… Continue reading Nightcrawler (2014)
Sicario (2015)
"An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by an elected government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico." - IMDB Genre: Action/Crime Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro. Directed: Denis Villeneuve This film has a really strong opening, and maintains this level of… Continue reading Sicario (2015)
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