Tag: Rhiannon Topham
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”
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”
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”
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”
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl
2015/ USA Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke Words: R. Topham At the request of his pushy mother, high school hero Greg Gaines befriends fellow student Rachel, who’s recently been diagnosed with leukaemia. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is Greg’s… Continue Reading “Me And Earl And The Dying Girl”
The Wolfpack
2015/ USA Director: Crystal Moselle Words: R. Topham A coming of age story like no other, The Wolfpack is a new documentary about the sheltered life of the Angulo family from the lower east side of Manhattan. A group of remarkably sharp and talented “tribe” of… Continue Reading “The Wolfpack”
The Grand Budapest Hotel
2014/ USA, Germany, UK Director: Wes Anderson Starring: Ralph Fiennes, F. Murray Abraham, Mathieu Amalric Words: R. Topham “You see, there are still faint glimmers of civilisation left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.” – M. Gustave, the voice of pessimists everywhere. Possibly… Continue Reading “The Grand Budapest Hotel”
The Dark Knight
2008/ UK, USA Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart Words: R. Topham The Dark Knight is critically and publicly regarded as one of, if not the, best Batman films of all time. Not only is this because of Heath Ledger’s universally admired performance… Continue Reading “The Dark Knight”
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