Category: Reel Steel
Grimsby
Grimsby – 2016 Director: Louis Leterrier Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Gabourey Sidibe Words: C. Abbott This is a film that manages to achieve something few do – to declare itself utterly redundant from the opening scene.… Continue Reading “Grimsby”
Spotlight
2015/ USA Director: Tom McCarthy Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams, Michael Keaton, Brian d’arcy James, Stanley Tucci, Liev Schreiber, John Slattery Words: J. Senior So with one fell swoop, and another night of scandalous amounts of glitz and glam, this years awards season has… Continue Reading “Spotlight”
Deadpool
2016/ USA, Canada Director: Tim Miller Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Karan Soni Words: R. Topham Deadpool breaks so many rules it’s basically rewritten the book, creating a whole new genre of comedy/action/superhero/spoof movie in the process. Taking over and improving on the craic… Continue Reading “Deadpool”
Triple 9
2015/ USA Director: John Hillcoat Starring: Casey Affleck, Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Anthony Mackie, Aaron Paul Words: J. Wood Triple 9 sees director John Hillcoat trying so hard to be Michael Mann that it is actually quite embarrassing to watch on screen. Hillcoat has made… Continue Reading “Triple 9”
Bone Tomahawk
2015/ USA, UK Director: S. Craig Zahler Starring: Kurt Russell, Richard Jenkins, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox, Lili Simmons, David Arquette, Evan Jonigkeit Words: N. Scatcherd Bone Tomahawk is a strange film; a ‘cannibal horror Western’ (and as genre mash-ups go, that combination certainly grabs… Continue Reading “Bone Tomahawk”
The Assassin
2015/ Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, France Director: Hsiao-Hsien Hou Starring: Qi Shu, Chen Chang, Satoshi Tsumabuki Words: B. Halford In the 9th century, the states of what would become China are in a state of conflict, with violence being commonplace. In the province of Hubei, Nie… Continue Reading “The Assassin”
Youth
2015/ Italy, UK, France, Switzerland Director: Paolo Sorrentino Starring: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz Words: R. Topham Imagine if Wes Anderson made an As Good As It Gets style drama, and you’ll picture something similar to Youth. It is up there with the most emotionally… Continue Reading “Youth”
Our Brand Is Crisis
2015 – USA Director – David Gordon Green Starring – Sandra Bullock , Billy Bob Thornton, Joaquim de Almeida Words: J. Wood David Gordon Green’s political satire sees Sandra Bullock star as ‘Calamity’ Jane Bodine, a formerly great political strategist haunted by her past… Continue Reading “Our Brand Is Crisis”
The Big Short
2015 – USA Director – Adam McKay Adapted from the book – ‘The Big Short’ by Michael Lewis Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt Words: J. Wood The financial crash of 2008 has provided material for a number of interesting films… Continue Reading “The Big Short”
The Revenant
2015 – USA Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter Words: C. Abbott Now it is important to preface, and impossible to talk about this film, without mentioning the supposed drama during its production. During the uncharacteristically long shoot of nine months, there… Continue Reading “The Revenant”
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