With a cast that includes John Hurt, Ray Winstone, Ian McShane, Tom Wilkinson, Steven Berkoff and Joanne Whalley, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there must be something very special indeed about the script of 44 Inch Chest. Just how do you round up so much English talent in one East-end crime flick? The answer’s […]
A moody lament on the predatory nature of genius, this is one to sit back and let the volatile music, gorgeous production design and distinctly art-house feel of the film wash over you. Based on a novel (and screenplay) by British writer Chris Greenhalgh – and rumours that there was indeed an affair between Chanel […]
War movies tend to be expensive, difficult to make and subject to intense scrutiny – especially the ones based on “true” stories that are linked to the myths and legends of national identity. Although Bruce Beresford’s Breaker Morant made in 1980, and Peter Weir’s Gallipoli made the following year, are amongst two of the best-known […]
Charlize Theron and Kim Bassinger star in an intriguing drama where past and present are brought together to reveal how you can be redeemed through love. Separated by time and space, Theron plays Sylvia, an emotionally strangled woman confronted by her past, whilst Bassinger plays Gina, dealing with a new affair that is dividing her […]
As an intrepid young film reviewer, I once had to swallow my pride, don a pair of 3D glasses, and sit through the Hannah Montana concert movie Best of Both Worlds. Having now seen the latest Miley Cyrus venture, The Last Song, I am at risk of heavily plagiarising myself in this review, for I […]
With the clock ticking on the Harry Potter series, the hunt is apparently on for the next potential franchise to open the hearts and wallets of hundreds of millions of young cinemagoers worldwide. We recently had the pleasure of meeting Percy Jackson from the Rick Riordan novels, a fun modern take on the legends of […]
If it’s relief from 3D action or children’s holiday fantasy that you need, then this French drama is welcome indeed. Nominated for nine Cesar Awards, (it was no sin at all to have been beaten in just about every category by the standout thriller A Prophet) Welcome is a humane and touching story of a […]
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