Starring: Michael Shannon, Jaeden Leiberher, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst Director: Jeff Nichols Jeff Nichols has made a name for himself as a very emotive and intelligent director, with films like Mud and Take Shelter. Here he earns more stripes as a man to watch, teaming up again with Michael Shannon to bring you a subtle sci… Continue reading Midnight Special (2016)
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Bengazi (2016)
Starring: John Krasinski, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale Director: Michael Bay If you've seen a Michael Bay movie you'll know that they're a lot like watching a cartoon and this is no exception. Purporting to tell the true story of one night in Libya where 6 members of a security team must save everyone in… Continue reading 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Bengazi (2016)
Preview: Ben Hur (2016)
Starring: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman Director: Timur Bekmambetov Not entirely sure why this particular story needed a remake, but with the burgeoning success of biblical and Christian films in America, there is perhaps a market for it. And if you don't mind the kinds of historical inaccuracies that tend to make dumb action… Continue reading Preview: Ben Hur (2016)
Before I Wake (2016)
Starring: Kate Bosworth, Jacob Tremblay, Thomas Jane Director: Mike Flanagan A young couple adopt a boy. Their own young son has died in an accident, and they cannot have more children. But the child they bring home has strange abilities. When he dreams, his dreams come to life. Whilst initially he has beautiful dreams of… Continue reading Before I Wake (2016)
105 Must See Films: Secrets & Lies (1996)
Starring: Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall Director: Mike Leigh A movie about class and race relations in Britain, this film is from acclaimed director Mike Leigh. It follows the story of two women, a successful black woman who is in search of her biological mother, and the woman who gave birth to her, a lower class… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Secrets & Lies (1996)
105 Must See Films: Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
Starring: Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi Director: Isao Takahata Although I loved this film, after it finished I needed a drink! It's very sweet and very sad. The film is about a boy Setsuko and his little sister Seita, at the end of WW2 in Japan. During an air raid their mother is badly injured and… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Grave Of The Fireflies (1988)
105 Must See Films: The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Bill Pullman Director: Lawrence Kasdan Macon (Hurt) is a travel writer. He writes books about where to go and how to travel seamlessly. But one day he comes home to find that his wife (Turner) wants a divorce, because she is not coping with the death of their… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Triple 9 (2016)
Starring: Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Norman Reedus, Aaron Paul, Woody Harrelson, Kate Winslet Director: John Hillcoat An entertaining action flick, where right and wrong feel like murky concepts, Triple 9 follows a group of robbers, some of whom are corrupt police. When they complete a job foisted on them by a gang who… Continue reading Triple 9 (2016)
105 Must See Films: She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
Starring: Tracy Camila Johns, Redmond Hicks, John Canada Terrell, Spike Lee, Raye Dowell Director: Spike Lee No one makes films like Spike Lee anymore. Which is a real shame. Here he takes on female sexuality in a film that was rated R at the time. Nola Darling (Johns) is a beautiful woman, who knows who… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: She’s Gotta Have It (1986)
105 Must See Films: Five Easy Peices (1970)
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Karen Black Director: Bob Rafelson Robert (Nicholson) works on doing odd jobs, roving from bars, his home with his girlfriend Rayette (Black) and the beds of other women, never settling anywhere, til his sister lets him know that his father is dying. With his girlfriend tagging along, he heads back to his… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Five Easy Peices (1970)
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