Tag: Christian Abbott
Under The Shadow
2016 – UK / Iran Director – Babak Anvari Starring – Narges Rashidi, Avin Manshandi, Bobby Naderi Words – C. Abbott Let’s get this out of the way with right now, if there’s a screening of this film near you – see it. It’s… Continue Reading “Under The Shadow”
The Girl On The Train
2016 – USA Director: Tate Taylor Starring: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux Words: C. Abbott Upon entering the theatre to see this one the expectations were mixed to say the least. Hearing the murmurs of lacklustre changes from the… Continue Reading “The Girl On The Train”
Blair Witch
2016 – USA Director: Adam Wingard Starring: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry Words: C. Abbott Upon the release of The Blair Witch Project back in 1999, audiences were taken aback by the films unique film-making style… Continue Reading “Blair Witch”
Jason Bourne
2016 – USA Director: Paul Greengrass Starring: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones, Vincent Cassell Words: C. Abbott Let’s get something out of the way right now; this film has no reason to exist. Bourne’s story is over; he knows his true identity,… Continue Reading “Jason Bourne”
Star Trek Beyond
2016 – USA Director: Justin Lin Starring: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg Words: C. Abbott Since the reboot of the franchise was announced with J.J. Abrams at the helm, Star Trek has been… Continue Reading “Star Trek Beyond”
Doc/Fest Diary 2016
Words: C. Abbott It was with great excitement, curiosity and pleasure at the knowledge that I would be a part of the festival this year. This marked the 22nd year running and it was bigger than ever, respected globally as one of the most… Continue Reading “Doc/Fest Diary 2016”
High-Rise
2015/ UK, Ireland, Belgium Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Jeremeny Irons, Sienna Miller Words: C. Abbott The latest work from director Ben Wheatley is one of his most obtuse and intriguing films thus far. It doesn’t quite fit into any pre-established narrative boxes… Continue Reading “High-Rise”
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”
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 Martian
2015 – USA Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor Words: C. Abbott Even the most avid follower of Ridley Scott’s recent work would be hard pressed to defend the sliding quality of his filmography. Yet it is true that in nearly all of his… Continue Reading “The Martian”
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