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The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Adopting a deliciously groovy vibe, Guy Ritchie turns the iconic 1960s TV spy series into a flashy action-comedy. There's absolutely nothing to this frothy romp, but it's packed with hilarious characters and lively action scenes...
Movie Review posted on 13th August 2015
Absolutely Anything
Simon Pegg continues his rollercoaster career, alternating between superior blockbuster franchises (Mission: Impossible and Star Trek) and awkward British romantic-comedies (Hector and the Search for Happiness). And this might just be his most disastrous move...
Movie Review posted on 13th August 2015
Meryl Streep Learns A New Skill For Ricki And The Flash
At age 66, Meryl Streep continues to add to her bag of acting tricks. For her role as an ageing rocker in Ricki and the Flash, she took a crash course in guitar playing from...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th August 2015
The Gift Lets Joel Edgerton Play With The Thriller Genre
Australian actor Joel Edgerton has been starring in movies for 20 years, from homegrown hits like Erskineville Kings (1999) to playing Luke Skywalker's uncle in the Star Wars prequel trilogy to acclaimed films like Animal...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th August 2015
Fantastic Four Develops Miles Teller's Thick Skin
Just as Fantastic Four hits cinemas, its leading man Miles Teller has found himself engulfed in a social media scandal due to his habit of answering interview questions with an uncanny frankness.Miles Teller plays Reed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th August 2015
Fantastic Four
Until the special effects take over in the final act, this is an unusually gritty, grounded superhero thriller, with characters who are so believable that the wacky science almost seems to make sense. This is...
Movie Review posted on 6th August 2015
The Gift
Marketed as a horror-thriller, this sharply well-made film is actually a bleak drama with a strong message about bullying. Actor turned writer-director Joel Edgerton creates a vividly creepy atmosphere as he digs into the perceptions...
Movie Review posted on 6th August 2015
War Book
With an ingenious concept, this fairly simple film becomes one of the most gripping thrillers of the year even though it rarely leaves a wood-panelled conference room. Since the 1960s, British officials have met to...
Movie Review posted on 6th August 2015
Vacation Puts Ed Helms Face-To-Face With His Heroes
Ed Helms admits he was terrified to read the script for the new Vacation movie. "I just thought, 'No way, this is sacred!' This is one of my favourite movies," he says. "I think it...
News posted in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31st July 2015
Mission: Impossible 5 Pushes Tom Cruise To New Heights
At age 53, Tom Cruise shows no signs of slowing down, still doing his own stunts in the latest instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise, which he has also been producing since the first film...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31st July 2015
Michael Douglas Shifts From Ant-Man To Beyond The Reach
Michael Douglas' two movies this year couldn't be much more different, moving from the snappy thrills of Ant-Man to the dark tension of Beyond the Reach. The two-time Oscar-winner admits that he likes to try...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 31st July 2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Writer-director Christopher McQuarrie brings a dark and gritty tone to this larger-than-life franchise. Along with a constant stream of barbed humour, the film has an enjoyably knotted mystery plot and action set-pieces that feel like...
Movie Review posted on 30th July 2015
Beyond the Reach
With a spectacular setting and two solid actors on-screen, this thriller builds enough solid suspense to distract the audience from the implausible premise. Frankly, the screenwriter might have got away with it if he had...
Movie Review posted on 30th July 2015
Inside Out
Those bright sparks at Pixar have done it again, taking a fiercely original approach to animated filmmaking that connects with both adults and children. Intriguingly, this movie will be a very different movie depending on...
Movie Review posted on 24th July 2015
Southpaw Gives Jake Gyllenhaal Some New Skills
At 34, Jake Gyllenhaal is enjoying the chance to take risks in his career. After earning critical raves in last year's freak-out Nightcrawler, he has transformed himself physically into a lean, mean boxing machine for...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th July 2015
Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No Gives Ian Ziering A Franchise
No one expected the original Sharknado to be much more than a laugh, but its sequel Sharknado 2: The Second One was an even bigger hit. Now Syfy has released Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th July 2015
Southpaw
Slick direction and meaty performances may be enough for some viewers, but this boxing drama's complete lack of originality keeps it from being something memorable. Centring on a committed performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, it's always...
Movie Review posted on 24th July 2015
Paper Towns Boosts Cara Delevingne To Leading Lady Status
When supermodel Cara Delevingne said she was moving into acting, cynics sighed. But the 22-year-old has taken to her new career with a vengeance, appearing in seven films this year alone, from Michael Winterbottom's gritty...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th July 2015
Eden
Loose and impressionistic, this beautifully shot film traces the career of a DJ who pioneered garage music in France. It's not an easy film to engage with, since the characters and situations remain stubbornly undefined...
Movie Review posted on 24th July 2015
Trainwreck Lets Amy Schumer Get Serious About Comedy
The third series of her anarchic sketch show has just finished its run, and now Amy Schumer is ready for the big screen. Her first movie is Trainwreck, in which she plays a woman whose...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2015
Ant-Man Gives Paul Rudd A New Genre To Play With
At 46, Paul Rudd has a terrific career in comedy, including raucous silliness (Anchorman 2), clever satire (They Came Together), rom-coms (Admission) and indie comedy-dramas (Prince Avalance) in the last two years alone. Now he's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2015
Self/Less And Deadpool Make Ryan Reynolds Ponder Immortality
As a new father, Ryan Reynolds has been re-evaluating his career even as he continues to make movies at a rather brisk pace. He has three films out this year and two more in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 17th July 2015
The Gallows
Without a single moment of originality, this found-footage horror movie really deserves to be the last one ever made. Combining elements of Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity with the cliches of 1980s teen slasher movies,...
Movie Review posted on 17th July 2015
Self/Less
An intriguing premise keeps the audience gripped for about 20 minutes before the movie runs out of steam. Which is far too early. Despite the always-engaging presence of Ryan Reynolds, this fantastical thriller is slick...
Movie Review posted on 17th July 2015
Ant-Man
The increasingly stale Marvel formula gets a blast of fresh air in this rollocking adventure movie, which combines a steady stream of character-based comedy with action sequences that are integrated seamlessly into the plot. Like...
Movie Review posted on 17th July 2015
Love & Mercy
An unusually inventive approach brings this story to life, as the filmmakers get into the mind of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson to reveal how he created those unforgettable songs. Even more impressive is the...
Movie Review posted on 10th July 2015
Seth Macfarlane Didn't Make 'Ted 2' To Shock Anyone
Unsurprisingly, the release of Ted 2 has sparked a range of complaints about Seth MacFarlane's over-the-edge style of humour. Well, the film does contain a gag about Charlie Hebdo. But MacFarlane insists that he's not...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th July 2015
Elizabeth Banks Scores Three 2015 Hits, And 'Love & Mercy' Is Her Best Yet
At age 41, Elizabeth Banks is having a great year. Not only did she make her directing debut with Pitch Perfect 2 and steal all her scenes in Magic Mike XXL, but she's getting the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th July 2015
'Minions' Offers Freedom To Jon Hamm And Allison Janney
For the Despicable Me prequel Minions, filmmaker Pierre Coffin had no trouble finding A-list actors to voice characters because so many are fans of the earlier films. And most are looking for the freedom offered...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th July 2015
Ted 2
Fans of the surprise 2012 hit Ted will find plenty to love in this sequel, in which Seth MacFarlane takes the same approach: throwing every kind of gag at the screen in the hopes that...
Movie Review posted on 10th July 2015
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