Category: Reel Steel
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”
Maniac
2012/ France, USA Director: Franck Khalfoun Starring: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, America Olivo Words: O. Innocent Let’s get this out of the way first; Franck Khalfoun’s Maniac (2012) isn’t as good as William Lustig’s 1980 original. It isn’t that the remake’s a bad film, it just… Continue Reading “Maniac”
Bridge Of Spies
2015/ USA, India, Germany Director: Steven Spielberg Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Words: R. Topham Let’s be honest, the trailer for Steven Spielberg’s latest blockbuster drama didn’t sell Bridge of Spies to be any more than another archetypal high-budget production praising the American intelligence and… Continue Reading “Bridge Of Spies”
Steve Jobs
2015/ USA Director: Danny Boyle Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen Words: J. Wood “It’s as if five minutes before every launch everyone goes to a bar, gets drunk and tells me what they really think” The above quote, coming midway through the final act of… Continue Reading “Steve Jobs”
The Lobster
2015/ Ireland, UK, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, John C. Reilly Words: C. Abbott The Lobster is one of those rare films that upon research will only provide more questions surrounding it. Whenever you describe the basic plot to someone their reaction… Continue Reading “The Lobster”
The Final Girls
2015 Director: Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring: Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Nina Dobrev, Adam DeVine Words: O. Innocent Slasher films, by their very nature, have always been ripe for lampooning. Be it the bad acting and awful dialogue, the cheap low budget feel, or the excessive,… Continue Reading “The Final Girls”
Monday High-5: The Best of Steven Spielberg
Words: J. Wood Ever since I started writing this weekly column I have kept abreast of the upcoming releases to decide upon topics and of course, when I saw that Steven Spielberg was releasing a new film I had to make his filmography a topic… Continue Reading “Monday High-5: The Best of Steven Spielberg”
The Pick of Pixar
Words: J. Wood I sit here writing this article on the day that Toy Story reaches the 20th anniversary of its premiere, feeling very old, so I’ll just let that sink in. In the two decades since that momentous beginning Pixar has become synonymous… Continue Reading “The Pick of Pixar”
Spectre
2015/ UK, USA Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista Words: J. Senior THE DEAD ARE ALIVE This text ident at the start of Spectre the 24th entry in the James Bond franchise is actually a rather telling statement, and one… Continue Reading “Spectre”
A Month Of Alien: Prometheus
2012 Directed by: Ridley Scott Starring: Noomi Rapace, Logan Marshall-Green, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Rafe Spall, Sean Harris, Guy Pearce Words: N. Scatcherd Prometheus is a film which, from its inception, seemed like it was being made up on the spot. It… Continue Reading “A Month Of Alien: Prometheus”
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