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Priscilla (2023) Review
Priscilla (2023)Director: Sofia CoppolaScreenwriter: Sofia CoppolaStarring: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk It ought to be an impossible task to follow up Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis Presley extravaganza. Like the man himself, Luhrmann’s Elvis was a pageant of spectacle, leaving no stone unturned as it followed the infamous King of Rock and Roll from…
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‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ at 30 – Review
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)Director: Henry SelickScreenwriter: Caroline ThompsonStarring: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Glenn Shadix, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Edward Ivory If a single word can be used to describe “Tim Burton’s” The Nightmare Before Christmas, it would be “alternative”. Released two years before Pixar’s Toy Story, it was Disney’s first…
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Ratatouille (2007) Review
Ratatouille (2007)Directors: Brad Bird, Jan PinkavaScreenwriter: Brad BirdStarring: Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter O’Toole, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Brad Bird Who could have predicted the sheer brilliance and originality that bursts out of a movie which stars a rodent with dreams of becoming a chef? If you’re yet to…
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Review
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)Director: Martin ScorseseScreenwriters: Eric Roth, Martin ScorseseStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow, Brendan Fraser, Cara Jade Myers, Janae Collins, Jillian Dion Is there any greater betrayal than the betrayal of someone who loves you? This is the central question at the heart…
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The Bikeriders (2023) Review
The Bikeriders (2023)Director: Jeff NicholsScreenwriter: Jeff NicholsStarring: Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Michael Shannon, Mike Faist Jeff Nichols has never been shy of doing what he wants as a filmmaker. His filmography has everything from an acclaimed independent darling (Shotgun Stories) to a high-concept existential drama (Take Shelter) and a number of shades in…
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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) Review
The Exorcist: Believer (2023)Director: David Gordon GreenScreenwriters: Peter Satler, David Gordon GreenStarring: Leslie Odom Jr, Ann Dowd, Jennifer Nettles, Norbert Leo Butz, Lidya Jewett, Olivia Marcum, Ellen Burstyn “If the child gives the effect another turn of the screw, what do you say to two children?” So is spoken in the prologue to Henry James’…
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Haunted Mansion (2023): Review
Haunted Mansion (2023)Director: Justin SimienScreenwriter: Katie DippoldStarring: LaKeith Stanfield, Rosario Dawson, Chase Dillon, Owen Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, Danny DeVito, Jared Leto Ben (LaKieth Stanfield) is grieving, angry, lonely, and a cynic. A once-upon-a-time astrophysicist, who now runs lacklustre ghost tours in honour of his dead wife. So far, so haunted. Gabbie (Rosario Dawson) and her…
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The Old Oak (2023) Review
The Old Oak (2023)Director: Ken LoachScreenwriter: Paul LavertyStarring: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Col Tait, Jordan Louis, Chrissie Robinson, Chris Gotts, Jen Patterson, Arthur Oxley, Joe Armstrong, Andy Dawson, Maxie Peters “There’s no shame in love.” More people ought to remember that. Renowned social realist Ken Loach has returned to…
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The Creator (2023) Review
The Creator (2023)Director: Gareth EdwardsScreenwriters: Gareth Edwards, Chris WeitzStarring: John David Washington, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Gemma Chan, Allison Janney, Ken Watanabe, Ralph Ineson The greatest critics will say that when viewing a film and critiquing its contents, one must treat that film as its own thing rather than as a part of something wider, that…
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Saw X (2023) Review
Saw X (2023)Director: Kevin GreutertScreenwriters: Peter Goldfinger, Josh StolbergStarring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand, Renata Vaca, Michael Beach, Joshua Okamoto, Octavio Hinojosa, Paulette Hernandez, Jorge Briseño 19 years ago, James Wan and Leigh Whannell burst onto the horror movie scene with Saw and introduced one of the most iconic antagonists in…