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Bridge of Spies
Steven Spielberg takes on the Cold War with a stately, sentimental thriller that gurgles along with quiet intensity, only occasionally finding a real spark of energy. Most intriguing, and important, is the way the film...
Movie Review posted on 27th November 2015
Black Mass
For a biopic of a real-life person, this feels like an oddly standard mob thriller. It's the true story of Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger, and it's told with gritty filmmaking and robust performances. But...
Movie Review posted on 27th November 2015
Carol Was A Passion Project For Cate Blanchett
As Variety said, it's no surprise that the film took so long to get made, because it's "a double whammy by industry standards: it's headlined by two women, who fall in love with each other."Attached...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th November 2015
Playing The Mockingjay Changed Jennifer Lawrence
Although it isn't like that with most of her roles. "It's funny, we develop these characters and a few months later we never see them again," she says. "I guess I'm used to that. But...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th November 2015
Secret In Their Eyes Reveals Common Ground For Kidman And Roberts
Secret in Their Eyes is the American remake of the Oscar-winning 2009 Argentine film. Oscar winners themselves, the two actresses both had break-out roles in 1989: Kidman in Dead Calm and Roberts in Steel Magnolias....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th November 2015
Shelter
Paul Bettany makes a strong impression with his first film as a writer-director, exploring the big issue of homelessness from a variety of pointed angles. He also casts his wife Jennifer Connelly and his Avengers...
Movie Review posted on 19th November 2015
Momentum
With a plot so thin that it's barely there, this sleek South African action thriller is surprisingly entertaining simply because the cast is allowed to chomp merrily on the scenery as they try to torment...
Movie Review posted on 19th November 2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Suzanne Collins' saga comes to a suitably epic conclusion in a climactic series of battles that are packed with emotional kicks to the gut. Director Francis Lawrence continues to show remarkable reverence for the source...
Movie Review posted on 19th November 2015
Paul Bettany Pushed Jennifer Connelly Into Dark Places With Shelter
For Shelter, his first film as a writer-director, Paul Bettany cast his wife Jennifer Connelly in the demanding leading role of a homeless junkie. And he let her get on with it. "Mostly I think...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2015
Steve Jobs Biopic Changed Kate Winslet Plan
After a series of demanding roles, Kate Winslet was looking forward to taking a holiday when she heard about the new Steve Jobs movie. "I was filming The Dressmaker in Australia in the middle of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2015
The Lady In The Van Lets Maggie Smith Revisit An Old Role
Maggie Smith returns to her stage roots in her new movie The Lady in the Van, reprising the role she played in Alan Bennett's play, based on his real-life experience with Mary Shepherd, a homeless...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th November 2015
Tangerine
The fact that this film was shot entirely on an iPhone is forgotten before it reaches the end of the snappy opening conversation. These are some of the best movie characters in recent memory, and...
Movie Review posted on 12th November 2015
Steve Jobs
Sidestepping arguments about accuracy, writer Aaron Sorkin and director Danny Boyle take an artistic, impressionistic approach to this biopic about the iconic Apple founder. Using a structure that would work perfectly on stage, the film...
Movie Review posted on 12th November 2015
The Lady In The Van
Maggie Smith couldn't be more perfect for the title role in this film if it were written for her. But the most astounding thing about this story is that it's true, an event from playwright-screenwriter...
Movie Review posted on 12th November 2015
Bryan Cranston Sees Relevant Themes In Trumbo
After becoming a household name in Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston can do pretty much anything he likes. Which he admits is a bit of a problem. "I don't want to appear smug, but I don't...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th November 2015
Brooklyn Draws Parallels To Saoirse Ronan's Life
Like her character in the film, Saoirse's parents moved from Ireland to New York in the 1980s, and she was born in the Bronx in 1994. "I was 3 and a half when we moved...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th November 2015
Kill Your Friends Was A Challenge For Nicholas Hoult
At 25, English actor, Nicholas Hoult is having one of his best years yet, seeing Mad Max: Fury Road become a major hit while he was filming his role in next year's X-Men: Apocalypse. But...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th November 2015
He Named Me Malala
Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth) creates a riveting portrait of the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousafzai. And it's her amazing story and magnetic personality that holds the attention, rather than...
Movie Review posted on 5th November 2015
Kill Your Friends
First-time director Owen Harris boldly attempts a comedy even blacker than American Psycho or Filth with this 1990s Britpop satire, but he never quite gets the tone right. Based on the bestselling novel by John...
Movie Review posted on 5th November 2015
Burnt
Strong characters help hold the attention as this overcooked drama develops, but in the end it feels so concocted that it's difficult to believe. While there's plenty of potential in the premise, the film becomes...
Movie Review posted on 5th November 2015
Ridley Scott's The Martian Demolishes All Challengers
Last weekend, Ridley Scott's The Martian actually climbed up the box office charts in both the US and UK, becoming the most durable hit of the autumn. In America, the film reclaimed the top spot...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th October 2015
Our Brand Is Crisis Takes Sandra Bullock To The Dark Side
The lead role in the political comedy Our Brand Is Crisis was originally going to be played by one of the film's producers, George Clooney. When he dropped out, another producer stepped in: Sandra Bullock....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th October 2015
Spectre Wore Daniel Craig Out
As the release of the 24th James Bond movie Spectre approached, Daniel Craig was quoted as saying he'd happily do several more 007 films, then saying he'd rather cut himself with broken glass, then finally...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 30th October 2015
Brooklyn
Director John Crowley and writer Nick Hornby never even try to temper the flood of emotions that this story elicits, instead wading straight in. Thankfully, they manage to resist sentimentality at every step, although perhaps...
Movie Review posted on 29th October 2015
The Vatican Tapes
With its above-average cast and a gritty, realistic tone, this exorcism thriller is a lot more involving than most. Not only is it packed with demonic mayhem, but the complex characters make the drama much...
Movie Review posted on 29th October 2015
James Bond - Spectre
For his latest adventure, James Bond mixes the personal drama of Skyfall with the vintage globe-hopping action of the previous 23 movies. The result is an epic thriller packed with exhilarating set-pieces and dark surprises....
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2015
Rock The Kasbah Gets Bill Murray Talking
This week, the notoriously reclusive Bill Murray spoke out in an "ask me anything" session for his new movie Rock the Kasbah, in which he plays a has-been music manager who discovers a talented teenaged...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2015
Burnt Offered Bradley Cooper A Tasty Role
After beefing up for his role in American Sniper, Bradley Cooper and his costar Sienna Miller both headed straight into the kitchen for Burnt, in which Cooper plays a disgraced chef trying to recapture his...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2015
The Last Witch Hunter Is Personal For Vin Diesel
At the peak of his powers with the Fast & Furious and Guardians of the Galaxy franchises, Vin Diesel is not only still working to revive both Riddick and xXx, but he has just launched...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd October 2015
The Last Witch Hunter
Vin Diesel makes a bid for yet another franchise with a supernatural action romp that's both deeply ridiculous and enjoyably entertaining. The premise is basically Underworld with witches, and Diesel uses his meathead charm to...
Movie Review posted on 22nd October 2015
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