Category: Reel Steel
Midnight Special
2016/ USA Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Jaden Lieberher, Kirsten Dunst, Adam Driver, Joel Edgerton Words: J. Wood There will come a time I feel in the not too distant future in which Jeff Nichols could well be considered the most important filmmaker… Continue Reading “Midnight Special”
Victoria
2015/ Germany Director: Sebastian Schipper Starring: Laia Costa, Frederik Lau, Franz Rogowski Words: J. Wood Victoria is the most unexpected of success stories and, at less than a third of the way through the year stands as a very strong contender for Best Film… Continue Reading “Victoria”
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016 Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Gal Gadot, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne Words: J. Harris Batman v Superman was always going to have a tricky birth, having comic book stories of various incarnations in decades gone by… Continue Reading “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
View From The Night – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016/USA Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Gal Godot Words: R. Topham For some time, Marvel films have been ruling the roost, so when the first trailer for the live action showdown of the world’s greatest heroes (who… Continue Reading “View From The Night – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”
Anomalisa
Anomalisa – 2016 (UK) Starring: David Thewlis, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tom Noonan Director: Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson Words: J. Wood Michael Stone is a middle aged man depressed with the emptiness of his life. Arriving in Cincinnati to give a speech about Customer… Continue Reading “Anomalisa”
10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane – 2016 Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher Jr. Director: Dan Trachtenberg Words: R. Topham First thing’s first – do not go to see this movie expecting it to be a sequel to Cloverfield. It’s not. The only comparable… Continue Reading “10 Cloverfield Lane”
The Witch
The Witch – 2016 Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson Director: Robert Eggers Words: N. Scatcherd The title card for The Witch actually reads as The ‘VVitch – A New England Folktale’. This should give you some… Continue Reading “The Witch”
London Has Fallen
London Has Fallen – 2016 Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett Director: Babak Najafi Words: C. Abbott Following the increasingly bizarre Hollywood trend of featuring London at the forefront at any opportunity possible, this is one occasion that choice will… Continue Reading “London Has Fallen”
Trumbo
Trumbo – 2015 Director: Jay Roach Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Louis C.K, Helen Mirren Words: B. Halford With the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union in full swing, the House of Un-American Activities Committee turns to Hollywood looking to expose… Continue Reading “Trumbo”
Dad’s Army
Dad’s Army – 2016 Director: Oliver Parker Starring: Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Catherine Zeta Jones Words: B. Halford It’s 1944 and in the final months of World War II, German forces initiate Operation Cobra, sending a spy over to the United Kingdom… Continue Reading “Dad’s Army”
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