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The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Layers of real life and movie history combine cleverly in this postmodern horror film, which just might be too knowing for its own good. But at least it's an unusual approach to the genre, offering...
Movie Review posted on 15th April 2015
Glassland
Even the lighter moments in this dark Irish drama are tinged with sadness, including a scene in which a tormented mother and son escape through dancing together ... to the strains of Soft Cell's Tainted...
Movie Review posted on 15th April 2015
The Last Five Years
An intimate exploration of a five-year romance through the conflicting points of view of the man and woman involved, this musical is packed with honest, thoughtful observations even if the fragmented structure prevents us from...
Movie Review posted on 15th April 2015
A Week In Movies: The Longest Ride premieres in L.A., Lost River hits London, and Pee-Wee films in California. New trailers arrive for D Train, Survivor, Masterminds and Amy
Rising-star hunk Scott Eastwood hit the red carpet in Los Angeles this week for the premiere of his new movie The Longest Ride, a romantic drama based on the Nicholas Sparks novel. Sparks was on-hand...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th April 2015
'Woman In Gold' Tells An Important True Story
Currently in cinemas in American and Britain, 'Woman in Gold' recounts the astonishing true story of one woman's tenacious process to correct an injustice: to restore a stolen painting to its rightful owner. The problem...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th April 2015
'John Wick' Relaunches Keanu, Again
With every hit movie, pundits triumph the "rebirth" of Keanu Reeves, but the actor has been reinventing himself steadily over his 57 movies. Now at age 50, 'John Wick' proves that there's still a lot...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th April 2015
'Furious 7' Vrooms Into Cinemas
In less than a week, the seventh film in the 'Fast & Furious' franchise has passed $500 million at the global box office, and doesn't look likely to slow down until the end of the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th April 2015
The Duff
Astute and genuinely funny teen comedies don't come along very often; this one starts with a smart script and lets the spirited cast run with it. Director Ari Sandel and writer Josh A. Cagan also...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2015
John Wick
There have been so many awful revenge thrillers lately that we've almost forgotten that it's possible to make a good one, and this is a rare example of striking the right balance of exhilarating action...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2015
Lost River
With his writing-directing debut, Ryan Gosling shows audacious skill as a visual artist but never quite manages to recount a story that grabs hold of the audience. It's a stunningly gorgeous film packed with strong,...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2015
Woman in Gold
This fascinating true story is strong enough to hold up against the formulaic Hollywood treatment, boosted by another riveting performance from Helen Mirren. She adds some badly needed prickly humour to the film, which continually...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2015
Bypass
After Pride, young British actor George MacKay returns to a much smaller scale of filmmaking for this dark, moody English drama. It may be somewhat gloomy and intense, but it gets under the skin because...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2015
Force Majeure
With unnerving subtlety, this acclaimed Swedish drama takes a startlingly honest look at the underlying fragility of family connections. Pivoting around a split-second of panic, the film mixes earthy honesty and wrenching emotions to explore...
Movie Review posted on 9th April 2015
A Week In Movies: Russell Crowe Hits Madrid, Julie Andrews Graces Los Angeles And M:I-5 Disrupts Streets In London, While New Trailers Arrive For Spectre, Southpaw And Mad Max
As his new film The Water Diviner begins to roll out across Europe this weekend, actor and first-time director Russell Crowe was on-hand in Madrid this week for a red carpet premiere with glamorous costar...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 6th April 2015
'While We're Young' Tackles Youth Culture
With his new film 'While We're Young', Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha) takes a complex look at the impact of youth culture on the previous, older generation. This is done by depicting the often comical interaction...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd April 2015
'Furious 7' Gives Paul Walker A Proper Send-Off
When actor Paul Walker was killed in a car accident halfway through shooting the seventh 'Fast & Furious' movie, director James Wan made the difficult decision to finish the film, completing Walker's performance using both...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd April 2015
While We're Young
Writer-director Noah Baumbach once again taps into a specific point in life with astute observational skill, even if the plot feels oddly forced. The vividly defined characters continually surprise with their awkward honesty, although this...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2015
Furious 7
For their seventh adventure, the Fast & Furious cast and crew continue to outdo themselves with mind-boggling stunt driving and outrageous action mayhem, this time infusing everything with emotion as a way of honouring late...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2015
The Water Diviner
For his directing debut, Russell Crowe tells a story so compelling that it almost obscures the rather clunky filmmaking. Based on the hint of a true story, the events are fascinating, moving and often thrilling,...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2015
Kidnapping Freddy Heineken
Bizarrely, this Dutch film tries desperately to wedge true events into the shape of an American thriller, but the action sequences are so lacklustre that a fascinating story ends up feeling dull and pointless. It's...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2015
Altman
This isn't a tell-all doc about the iconic filmmaker: it's a love letter from his friends and family. With a terrific range of film clips, home movies, behind-the-scenes footage and never-seen stills, this movie explores...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2015
The Dark Horse
A relentlessly downbeat tone makes this Kiwi drama sometimes hard to watch, but the true story is genuinely involving, with an inspirational kick that never feels pushy. It also offers terrific actor Cliff Curtis the...
Movie Review posted on 2nd April 2015
A Week In Movies: Starry Premieres In Los Angeles And London, Plus A Glamorous Bbc Event And New Trailers For Mission: Impossible 5, Entourage And Maggie.
Home premieres in L.A. while in London Helena Bonham Carter and Kenneth Branagh attend both the Cinderella premiere and a BBC anniversary. New trailers appear for films starring Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lake Bell and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th March 2015
Lily James' Dream Came True With 'Cinderella' Casting
After their postmodern live-action remakes of 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Sleeping Beauty' (as 'Maleficent'), Disney has taken a much more traditional approach to the diamond in the crown, 'Cinderella'. This includes hiring an actress who...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th March 2015
'Home' Stars, Jim Parsons And Rihanna, Are An Unlikely Lead Duo
Already a global hit, the DreamWorks animated adventure 'Home' opens in America this weekend, featuring a leading couple that would be hard to imagine starring together in a live-action movie: 'The Big Bang Theory' star,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th March 2015
'Get Hard' Is Another Bromance Movie For Kevin Hart
For an actor who has said he will never play a gay character, Kevin Hart has certainly embraced the bromance, movies that use a romantic-comedy structure to explore an emotional friendship between two men.Kevin Hart...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27th March 2015
Cinderella
The thing that makes this Disney live-action remake so wonderful is the same thing that might put off some audience members: it's a pure fairy tale. This time, the studio has resisted the snarky, post-modern...
Movie Review posted on 26th March 2015
Get Hard
Audiences may be divided over whether this comedy crosses the line as it looks for laughs in racism and homophobia, but the cast and crew just manage to keep the movie's heart in the right...
Movie Review posted on 26th March 2015
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
SpongeBob SquarePants has always been aimed much more at childish adults than actual children, and this deranged comical adventure is no exception. Youngsters may giggle at the relentless silliness, but it's the grown-ups who will...
Movie Review posted on 26th March 2015
The Face of an Angel
By taking a fictionalised approach to the Meredith Kercher murder case in Italy, filmmaker Michael Winterbottom sets out to show how tricky it is to find the truth in any case, but he actually ends...
Movie Review posted on 25th March 2015
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