Category: Reel Steel
Room
2015 Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers Words: B. Halford For all of his life, Jack (Tremblay) has lived with his mother (Larson) in “Room”, a shed where they are held by a kidnapper named “Old Nick” (Sean Bridgers). With Jack’s entire worldview… Continue Reading “Room”
2016 BAFTA and Oscars in review
We’ve rounded-up our look at films from the past year that have made the shortlist to pick up awards this season – click on the film title to see our review. Spotlight Oscar Winner: Best Picture Original Screenplay BAFTA Film Award Winner: Original Screenplay… Continue Reading “2016 BAFTA and Oscars in review”
The Hateful Eight
2015/ USA Director: Quention Tarantino Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, Demian Bichir, Channing Tatum Words: J. Senior The Hateful Eight, which if you ignore the fact that Quentin Tarantino has actually directed nine separate… Continue Reading “The Hateful Eight”
Joy
2015/ USA Director: David O. Russell Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper Words: J. Wood The partnership of David O. Russell and Jennifer Lawrence continues to bear fruit but of the three films they, alongside Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper, have made together, this… Continue Reading “Joy”
Creed
2015/ USA Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson Words: J. Wood Every genre has a series of clichéd story points that a film follows, and the boxing movie is no different, in fact boxing movies if anything have the most clichés… Continue Reading “Creed”
Best of 2015
A great year for cinema, this is our selection of the best films released in the UK in the year that was 2015 Sicario Slow West 45 Years Song Of The Sea Housebound It Follows The Look Of Silence The Walk Whiplash you can… Continue Reading “Best of 2015”
The Danish Girl
2015/ UK, Germany, USA Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard Words: R. Topham A much anticipated biopic about the life of Lili Elbe, an early twentieth century transgender woman and one of the first to attempt gender reassignment surgery, The Danish Girl… Continue Reading “The Danish Girl”
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 – USA Director: J.J Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Andy Serkis, Mark Hammill Words: J. Senior If you are a human being living on Planet Earth, and unless you have been living in… Continue Reading “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”
Top Star Wars Moments
Words: J. Wood & J. Senior You may not have heard, but there’s a new Star Wars movie out this week. To commemorate the release of The Force Awakens, we at Reel Steel thought we needed to take a look at the very best… Continue Reading “Top Star Wars Moments”
Carol
2015/ USA Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara Words: R. Topham I saw ‘starring Cate Blanchett’ and was sold immediately. But labelling Carol Aird the ‘role of her career’ seemed somewhat of a grand statement following her unbelievable performance as the lead… Continue Reading “Carol”
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