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Need for Speed
It's difficult to understand how a movie about fast cars, tough guys and feisty women could be so little fun to watch. But the filmmakers, working from a popular videogame, have managed to make something...
Movie Review posted on 14th March 2014
Veronica Mars
Funded by fans, this follow-up to the cult TV show feels a lot like an extended reunion episode. But even those unfamiliar with the series will enjoy the twisty plot and smart dialog, plus the...
Movie Review posted on 14th March 2014
Under the Skin
Scarlett Johansson goes off the radar in this low-budget Scottish thriller, which is far more offbeat than anything she's ever done before. Her fans are likely to be perplexed by the film's lack of any...
Movie Review posted on 14th March 2014
The Stag
From Ireland, this looks like yet another Hangover-style stag-night comedy, but the script has surprising depth to it, and even the sillier characters find some resonance as the events spiral into the requisite chaos. So...
Movie Review posted on 13th March 2014
The Rocket
Despite some dark edges, this crowd-pleasing Laotian drama is far too heartwarming for its own good. It recounts an engaging story through the eyes of colourful, likeable characters, but it's so relentlessly cheerful that it...
Movie Review posted on 13th March 2014
Awful Nice
While this sibling comedy makes some sharp observations about the push and pull of family relationships, it's also one of those deliberately wacky movies that wears us out with nonstop gags that are utterly unconvincing....
Movie Review posted on 13th March 2014
The Zero Theorem: Is Terry Gilliam Back to 'Twelve Monkeys' Form?
With his latest film The Zero Theorem, Terry Gilliam returns to the ramshackle future he first visited in his now-classic 1985 film Brazil and then again in 1995's Twelve Monkeys.Ben Whishaw in 'The Zero Theorem'Known...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th March 2014
!['The Grand Budapest Hotel': Perfect Mix of Comedy and Adventure [Trailer]](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/pics/mn/20140206/060214_biff_grand_budapest_photocall/wes-anderson-biff-the-grand-budapest_4054575.jpg "'The Grand Budapest Hotel': Perfect Mix of Comedy and Adventure [Trailer]")
'The Grand Budapest Hotel': Perfect Mix of Comedy and Adventure [Trailer]
You can never mistake a Wes Anderson movie: his colourful visual style and quirky wit infuse every frame of his movies, whether they're set underwater (The Life Aquatic), on an Indian railway (The Darjeeling Limited),...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th March 2014
A Week In Movies: Oscars Are A Hit, Stars Turn Out For Grand Budapest, Trailers Arrive For Transformers 4 And Paddington, Julianne Moore Works The Streets
The Academy Awards drew its biggest TV audience in more than a decade on Sunday night, as the Oscars were shared by a variety of hit films and performances. Ellen Degeneres hosted the ceremony, giving...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 7th March 2014
The Outsider
Blunt and simplistic, there's not a moment in this thriller that feels inspired by anything other than criminal TV shows. This means that everything on-screen feels comfortably familiar, so we happily go along with the...
Movie Review posted on 6th March 2014
Odd Thomas
After Van Helsing, the first G.I. Joe and the Mummy movies, filmmaker Stephen Sommers just about keeps his excessive action instincts in check for this offbeat supernatural comedy. There are still aspects of a thriller...
Movie Review posted on 6th March 2014
Paranoia
With a strong cast and striking production values, this thriller is sleek enough to hold our interest even if corporate espionage isn't a very exciting topic for the movies. As the title suggests, the film...
Movie Review posted on 6th March 2014
300: Rise of an Empire
Fans of the 2007 Spartan war romp 300 probably won't care that this spin-off is even more chaotic and much murkier to look at. It still features armies of scantily clad muscle men grunting idiotic...
Movie Review posted on 6th March 2014
The Zero Theorem
Lively and imaginative, this raucous adventure-drama recaptures the ramshackle futurism of director Terry Gilliam's 1985 masterpiece Brazil, throwing a lonely guy into a series of events that get increasingly surreal. And while we never lose...
Movie Review posted on 6th March 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson's entertaining filmmaking style clicks beautifully into focus for this comical adventure. Films like The Darjeeling Limited and Moonrise Kingdom are packed with amazing detail and terrific characters, but this movie is on another...
Movie Review posted on 6th March 2014
'We Are What We Are' Is No Straight Hollywood Remake
American remakes of foreign gems are fairly common, and most only slightly veer from the original. Matt Reeves' Let Me In (2010) is an almost shot-for-shot remake of the 2008 Swedish hit Let the Right...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th February 2014
A Week In Movies: Oscars Too Close To Call, Lupita Rules The Red Carpet, Godzilla Crushes San Francisco, And Veronica Mars Is Back
All eyes are on Hollywood this weekend as the Academy Awards take place this Sunday night. The least predictable Oscars in years, there are multiple possible winners in most of the major categories, as Gravity,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th February 2014
'Non Stop' Is A Harmless Thriller, But Where's The Liam Neeson of Old?
Liam Neeson is obviously enjoying his second career as an action star. After the surprise success of the boneheaded thriller Taken in 2008, he went on to kick butt in The A-Team movie, Unknown, The...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28th February 2014
Southern Baptist Sissies
A filmed staging of Del Shores' provocative stage play, this movie is an engaging exploration of the point where religion and sexuality collide in the American South. It catches the same irreverent but honest tone...
Movie Review posted on 27th February 2014
We Are What We Are
Even though this is an extremely well-made film, it's difficult to know who will enjoy it, as it's far too arty for horror genre fans and much too grisly for arthouse moviegoers. But those who...
Movie Review posted on 27th February 2014
Hair Brained
Gentle and very smart, this low-key comedy gets under the skin as it follows a smart young kid into the adult world. Without quite becoming either a frat-house comedy or coming-of-age odyssey, the film knowingly...
Movie Review posted on 27th February 2014
Ride Along
There's a decent premise to this action-comedy, but the filmmakers can't be bothered to put in the effort to actually make it funny or exciting. Instead, they sit back and hope that the fast-talking Kevin...
Movie Review posted on 27th February 2014
Non-stop
With a premise not much more believable than Snakes on a Plane, this slickly made thriller entertains us from start to finish by never flinching once. It may be utterly ridiculous, but it's played with...
Movie Review posted on 27th February 2014
The Book Thief
While there's a strong story in here about the power of literature and the fragility of life, this movie takes a far too wistful approach, so it feels like a cheesy bedtime yarn rather than...
Movie Review posted on 27th February 2014
A Week In Movies: Stars Hit London, Guardians Show Their Faces, British Thrillers Tease, Nic Returns To Acting And Angelina Directs
The stars turned out once again in London on Sunday for the British Academy Film Awards, better known as the Baftas, and winners were spread between 12 Years a Slave, Gravity, Blue Jasmine, American Hustle,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 24th February 2014
![Stranger by the Lake [L'Inconnu du Lac]](http://www.contactmusic.com/images/reviews2/stranger-by-the-lake-fr.jpg "Stranger by the Lake [L'Inconnu du Lac]")
Stranger by the Lake [L'Inconnu du Lac]
Even though this dramatic thriller is set in a place most viewers will be unable to identify with, filmmaker Alain Guiraudie and his cast draw us in completely. So when things begin to twist and...
Movie Review posted on 20th February 2014
Gore Vital: The United States of Amnesia
Not only is this documentary a superbly well-assembled biography of the notorious author-commentator, but it's also a bracingly clear-eyed look at the America most people don't want to admit exists. The late Gore Vidal was...
Movie Review posted on 20th February 2014
Stalingrad
The massive scale of this film kind of distracts us from the more subtle plotting, obliterating any emotional connection with the thinly written characters. But it looks terrific, and offers an unusual perspective on the...
Movie Review posted on 20th February 2014
Nymphomaniac
At four hours long, this drama is as confrontational as anything we've seen by Lars von Trier (Melancholia), but it's also perhaps his most humane and hopeful film yet. This is a challenging, complex exploration...
Movie Review posted on 20th February 2014
Winter's Tale
The fact that this magical romance has been retitled A New York Winter's Tale in the UK tells you what the filmmakers think of the audience: we can't be trusted to get anything on our...
Movie Review posted on 20th February 2014
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