2018 in Cinema: I, Tonya, 2018 Directed by: Craig Gillespie Starring: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale In Suicide Squad she was poor. In Goodbye Christopher Robin she was okay. In I, Tonya Margot Robbie was simply sublime. A biographical black comedy about the life of figure skater Tonya HardingContinue reading “Film Review: I, Tonya (2018)”
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Film Review: The 15:17 to Paris (2018)
‘Dorothy Blyskal’s script has to be one of the worst scripts I’ve ever heard in my life’ 2018 in Cinema: The 15:17 to Paris, 2018 Directed by: Clint Eastwood Starring: Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos, Spencer Stone, Judy Greer, Jenna Fischer, Ray Corasani Based on the real-life incident on a train in Paris, where aContinue reading “Film Review: The 15:17 to Paris (2018)”
Film Review: The Mercy (2018)
2018 in Cinema: The Mercy, 2018 Directed by: James Marsh Starring: Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Ken Scott In 1968 Donald Crowhurst (Colin First, Kingsman: The Golden Circle), an untrained sea sailor, decides to compete in The Sunday Times’ competition in a solo race around the world. Shortly after setting sail, though, DonaldContinue reading “Film Review: The Mercy (2018)”
Classic Film Review: Chariots of Fire (1981)
And the Oscar Goes to: Chariots of Fire, 1981 Directed by: Hugh Hudson Starring: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Nigel Havers, Cheryl Campbell, Alice Krige, Lindsay Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Nigel Davenport, Brad Davis, Peter Egan, John Gielgud, Ian Holm, Patrick Magee Chariots of Fire is a British sports drama about two Olympic runners during theContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Chariots of Fire (1981)”
Classic Film Review: Gandhi (1982)
And the Oscar Goes to: Gandhi, 1982 Directed by: Richard Attenborough Starring: Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Martin Sheen, Ben Kingsley The third Best-Picture winner of the 1980’s to be focused on the real life of one man (after Mozart in Amadeus (although told through the eyes of another)Continue reading “Classic Film Review: Gandhi (1982)”
Classic Film Review: Amadeus (1984)
And the Oscar Goes to: Amadeus, 1984 Directed by: Milos Forman Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, Charles Kay Amadeus looks at the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce) and a fellow composer, who is incredibly envious of him and his work, AntonioContinue reading “Classic Film Review: Amadeus (1984)”
Film Review: Dunkirk (2017)
2017 in Cinema: Dunkirk, 2017 Directed by: Christopher Nolan Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D’Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy Dunkirk is Christopher Nolan’s war epic, retelling the events of the evacuation of Dunkirk during the Second World War. The film focusesContinue reading “Film Review: Dunkirk (2017)”
Film Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)
’12 Years a Slave makes no effort to be cautious; instead choosing to portray the white slavers as they would have been back then: incredibly racist and cruel’ And the Oscar Goes to: 12 Years a Slave Directed by: Steve McQueen Written by: John Ridley Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Brad Pitt, LupitaContinue reading “Film Review: 12 Years a Slave (2013)”
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