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A Week In Movies Featuring: Star Wars, Midnight's Children, The Master, X-Men And Much More
The big news this week is that George Lucas has finally admitted that yes, he did indeed plot out Star Wars episodes VII, VIII and VIX more than 30 years ago. And now that he...
Review posted on 2nd November 2012
Keep the Lights On
Director-cowriter Sachs takes an unusually intimate look at a 10-year relationship in this beautifully shot and performed New York drama. The film has been compared to 2011's British break-out hit Weekend, but only partly because...
Movie Review posted on 2nd November 2012
For a Good Time, Call...
Colourful direction and sparky performances help make this friendship comedy watchable, although it never seems like a finished film. Instead, we feel like we're watching the first rehearsal for a much better movie. It manages...
Movie Review posted on 2nd November 2012
Fun Size
You know you're in trouble when a madcap comedy is unable to even raise a smile. And it's worse when it strains to include a sentimentally emotional subplot without grounding anything in believable characters or...
Movie Review posted on 2nd November 2012
Excision
There's an element of parody to this jet-black comedy, but the film is so creepy that it gets under our skin. And even if it feels a bit ridiculous, the story challenges us with an...
Movie Review posted on 2nd November 2012
The Master
This jagged, meandering exploration of a Scientology-style movement is hauntingly mesmerising and packed with meaty performances. As he did in There Will Be Blood, writer-director Anderson is exploring how people control and influence each other,...
Movie Review posted on 2nd November 2012
![Rust and Bone [De Rouille et d'Os]](https://www.contactmusic.com/images/reviews2/rust-and-bone-fr.jpg "Rust and Bone [De Rouille et d'Os]")
Rust and Bone [De Rouille et d'Os]
Marion Cotillard delivers another raw, devastating performance in this beautifully made drama about two badly damaged people who adapt to a new life together. After 2009's award-winning A Prophet, director-cowriter Audiard delivers an equally complex...
Movie Review posted on 2nd November 2012
A Week In Movies Feat: Skyfall, Jack Reacher, Django Unchained, Iron Man 3 and Much More!
The entire cast of the 23rd James Bond movie Skyfall hit the red carpet this week in London for the film's royal world premiere. Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Javier Bardem were on hand, plus...
Review posted on 26th October 2012
Chakravyuh
A muscular tone and non-stop action draw us into this Bollywood thriller, which then surprises us as it explores some complex themes about ethics and loyalty. That said, the film's intensity feels bombastic and melodramatic...
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2012
The Penguin King 3D
Sharp digital photography makes this Antarctic documentary worth a look for nature-movie fans, even though it's both childish and unoriginal. The problem is that we have seen so many movies about penguins - from March...
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2012
Room 237
It's great fun to explore geeky theories about Stanley Kubrick's iconic horror film The Shining, even if most of them are too spurious to take seriously. As it outlines each theory, this documentary takes us...
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2012
Sister
A bracingly honest approach to flawed characters makes this small-scale Swiss drama thoroughly involving. And moving too. Most intriguing is how the writers and director have transformed what's essentially a rather dark, bleak story into...
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2012
Skyfall
Things get very personal for 007 in this high-quality thriller, which keeps us gripped even if it never gets our pulses racing. This shouldn't be surprising, since the director is Sam Mendes, known for more...
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2012
Stitches
There are moments of inspired black comedy in this Irish slasher spoof, but the movie is undermined by its obviously miniscule budget. This means that the script is under-developed, with a nonsensical plot and some...
Movie Review posted on 26th October 2012
A Week In Movies Feat: Tim Burton, The Rolling Stones, Robert Pattinson, Carey Mulligan, Gangster Squad, Michael Douglas, Glenn Close and More!
Rolling Stones Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts turned out in Leicester Square last night for the world premiere of their new documentary Crossfire Hurricane, which traces the band's first 20 years...
Review posted on 19th October 2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Instead of developing the characters or situations for comedy gold, the filmmakers instead just crank up the chaos. So while some scenes are both funny and visually impressive, this second sequel is simply too inane...
Movie Review posted on 19th October 2012
Ginger and Rosa
An extraordinary cast lifts this grim British drama into something watchable, even if the script ultimately gives up trying to make any sense. The main problem is that the story is very badly fragmented, but...
Movie Review posted on 19th October 2012
Frankenweenie
With a snappy sense of childish curiosity and lavishly skilled animation, Tim Burton makes one of his most endearing and enjoyably offbeat movies in years. It's actually a remake of a half-hour short he shot...
Movie Review posted on 19th October 2012
Five Broken Cameras
It's impossible to understate the importance of this documentary in helping us see exactly what life is like in occupied Palestine. By sticking so closely to one perspective, the film opens itself to accusations of...
Movie Review posted on 19th October 2012
Crossfire Hurricane
Watching the Rolling Stones' home movies while they reminisce on the soundtrack is thoroughly entertaining, although this documentary is such an inside job that it doesn't really tell us anything we don't already know. Indeed,...
Movie Review posted on 19th October 2012
Beasts Of The Southern Wild
Lushly imaginative filmmaking and strong performances more than make up for newcomer Benh Zeitlin's indulgent fourishes as a new writer-director. This fable-style movie from the American South is moody and engulfing, taking us into a...
Movie Review posted on 19th October 2012
A Week In Movies - 12th October 2012
With the 56th BFI London Film Festival up and running, it's red carpet night every night in Leicester Square. And it all kicked off earlier this week with the European premiere of Frankenweenie, which was...
Review posted on 12th October 2012
Ruby Sparks
A romantic comedy with a dark twist, this film gets under the skin as it knowingly explores both the writing process and the nature of relationships. It also gives its cast a lot to play...
Movie Review posted on 12th October 2012
Pusher
This film may look sleek and urgent, but it never feels like anything more than a run-of-the-mill London drugs thriller. The cast is good, and the imagery is striking, but it never adds anything...
Movie Review posted on 12th October 2012
Private Peaceful
The filmmakers tell this World War I story beautifully, but they never quite bring it to life as a proper movie. By taking a gently simplistic approach, it never feels like anything new as it...
Movie Review posted on 12th October 2012
On the Road
Despite the skill behind and in front of the camera, a badly constructed script flattens this film version of Jack Kerouac's iconic 1957 novel. It's beautifully shot and sharply played by the starry ensemble cast,...
Movie Review posted on 12th October 2012
Hotel Transylvania
Eye-catching animation and non-stop jokes make this animated monster movie a lot more fun than we expect. It's packed with gross-out gags that will keep kids laughing, plus clever character-based humour for the grown-ups. And...
Movie Review posted on 12th October 2012
Hit & Run
Audiences out for a bit of mindless fun will probably enjoy this raucous road movie, but only if they can look past comedy that relies on jokes about racism, sexism and homophobia. And if the...
Movie Review posted on 12th October 2012
A Week In Movies featuring: Skyfall, Adele, Taken 2, Armie Hammer, Johnny Depp, Arnold Schwarzenegger and More
James Bond fever turned into a global epidemic this week, as the franchise celebrated its 50th birthday with the release of Adele's stunningly retro theme for the upcoming Skyfall, Daniel Craig's third outing as 007....
Review posted on 5th October 2012
Hope Springs
The trailers for this film are misleading, promising raucous comedy from the director of The Devil Wears Prada. But this is actually a resonant emotional drama seasoned with earthy humour. Yes, there are funny moments,...
Movie Review posted on 5th October 2012
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Leisure Festival - Dreamland in Margate
On the same day that Glastonbury welcomed back Margate's adopted sons, The Libertines, Margate itself put on it's very own Leisure Festival as it...
Pretty Fierce talk to us about collaborating with Doja Cat, emetophobia, arena tours and staying "true to yourself" [EXCLUSIVE]
Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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