Tag: New Release
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”
Legend
2015/ UK Director: Brian Helgeland Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Paul Bettany, Christopher Eccleston, Chazz Palminteri Words: S. Nix Part love story, part family drama and part gangster flick, Legend sees Tom Hardy take on the rolls of both of London’s most… Continue Reading “Legend”
Sicario
Director: Denis Villeneuve Starring: Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, Benicio Del Toro Words: J. Wood ‘In Mexico, Sicario means Hitman’ The above quote has been plastered all across the marketing for Denis Villeneuve’s follow up to Prisoners/ Enemy (depending upon which territory you are in), and even appears… Continue Reading “Sicario”
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”
Solace
2015/ USA Director: Afonso Poyart Starring: Colin Farrell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish Words: R. Topham Written as the follow up (of sorts) to 1995 classic Seven, Solace had a lot to live up to. A helluva lot. Although at a slight disadvantage because David Fincher wasn’t… Continue Reading “Solace”
Everest
2015/ UK, USA, Iceland Director: Balthasar Kormakur Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal Words: J Wood “…The human body was not built to function, at the cruising altitude of a 747” As soon as one of the characters of Everest utters these words, fairly early into… Continue Reading “Everest”
Friday High-5: Take Me To Hollywood!
Words: J. Wood The release of Life this week sees Anton Corbijn, whose best film is still his Joy Division/Ian Curtis biopic Control, take a look at James Dean, and his relationship with Life Magazine photographer Dennis Stock. This got me thinking, Hollywood often takes… Continue Reading “Friday High-5: Take Me To Hollywood!”
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