Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw Director: George Roy Hill In 1930's Chicago, a young grifter teams up with another con man to avenge the murder of a mutual friend by pulling of the biggest confidence trick of all time against a big time gangster. The film has a playful, stylised feel, with amusing… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: The Sting (1973)
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Take Shelter (2011)
Starring: Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain Director: Jeff Nichols More and more, I'm becoming a Jeff Nichols fan. Perhaps especially when he works with Michael Shannon. His films are personal, subtle and emotional without being melodramatic, and are often about the human condition, what it means when ordinary life intersects with something bigger. In this film,… Continue reading Take Shelter (2011)
The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)
Starring: Gemma Arterton, Glenn Close, Paddy Considine Director: Colm MacCarthy This film has a rating of 7.3 on IMDB and many of my friends who attended previews of this film loved it. But why? It's a terrible film. It follows the story of a girl who has grown up in a facility with other children like… Continue reading The Girl With All The Gifts (2016)
Free State Of Jones (2016)
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Kerry Russell, Mahershala Ali Director: Gary Ross An interesting film, which Empire really didn't rate this month, and that I really loved. This film tells the tale of a man and a place that held out against the unfairness of oppression. It's a little complicated to put it into a… Continue reading Free State Of Jones (2016)
105 Must Watch Films: Superfly (1972)
Starring: Ron O'Neal, Carl Lee, Sheila Frazier Director: Gordon Parks Jr Blaxploitation films were big in the 70's, and none more so than this classic example. Priest is a smooth, well dressed cocaine dealer who realises that there's no future for him in his current life and plans one last score to end them all, so… Continue reading 105 Must Watch Films: Superfly (1972)
105 Must See Films: Mulholland Drive (2001)
Starring: Naomi Watts, Laura Harring Director: David Lynch Following a car wreck, a woman wanders lost and amnesiac until she is taken in by a friendly, aspiring actress, and they try to piece together what happened. At least, I think that's what this film is about... It's strange, dreamlike and surreal, and the ending has… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Mulholland Drive (2001)
105 Must See Films: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey, Ed Harris, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin Director: James Foley A team of real estate sales people are told that only the top two sales people will keep their jobs, and they have about 24 hours to make a sale. But some of them feel that they can't make a sale without decent… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
105 Must See Films: Terms Of Endearment (1983)
Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniels Director: James L Brooks It's all about the mother-daughter relationship in this delightfully funny tear jerker. Aurora (MacLaine) is the most picky, difficult person. When her adult daughter Emma (Winger) gets married, she finds it hard to let go, but over time she finds herself starting… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Terms Of Endearment (1983)
Preview: Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell, Dylan O'Brien, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez Director: Peter Berg A True Story About Real Heroes... Or so runs the tagline. Peter Berg is the guy who brought you Lone Survivor (he produced there, directs here), a film that I rather liked. Perhaps he likes the theme of heroism… Continue reading Preview: Deepwater Horizon (2016)
105 Must See Films: Days Of Heaven (1978)
Starring: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepherd Director: Terrence Malick Terrence Malick doesn't make a lot of films, but this one, much like his previous film Badlands, feels so iconically 70's to me, with it's golden colours, imagery of America and it's young female voice over. More like a visual poem than a film, it… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Days Of Heaven (1978)
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