Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Daniel Radcliffe, Lizzy Caplan, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine Director: John M Chu You can't be blamed, perhaps for turning your nose up at a sequel directed by the guy who did the Justin Bieber movie and Step Up 2. But I guess it's useful as a… Continue reading Now You See Me 2 (2016)
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105 Must See Films: Captain Blood (1935)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland Director: Michael Curtiz A swashbuckling romance in which a good English doctor (Flynn) is mistaken for a traitor and sold into white slavery in Jamaica. When he is bought by the beautiful daughter of a local colonel (De Havilland), his skills as a physician come to light, but as soon… Continue reading 105 Must See Films: Captain Blood (1935)
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)
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)
The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)
Starring: Louis CK, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart Director: Yarrow Cheney, Chris Renaud It has been pointed out that the basic plot of this film is a lot like the premise for the original Toy Story film. Max is a little dog who is his owners best friend and soul mate, living with her in a… Continue reading The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)
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)
Preview: Blood Father (2016)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, William H Macy Director: Jean-Francois Richet Link (Gibson) is an ex-con and recovering alcoholic who is trying to go straight and run his tattooing business out of his crumbling trailer, when his missing 17 year old daughter Lydia (Moriarty) resurfaces. At first he is just happy to have… Continue reading Preview: Blood Father (2016)
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)
