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Black Bear (2020) Review
Black Bear (2020) Director: Lawrence Michael Levine Screenwriter: Lawrence Michael Levine Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott Some films are specifically designed to create tension and suspense, which is, of course, why we call them suspense films, or thrillers. Usually this would be the realm of Alfred Hitchcock or John Carpenter, building up tension…
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Across the Universe (2007) Review
Across the Universe (2007) Director: Julie Taymor Screenwriter: Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson, Dana Fuchs, T.V. Carpio, Martin Luther McCoy ‘The Beatles are comin’, they’re gonna hold your hand’ – Bob Dylan, “Murder Most Foul” (2020) 2020 marked fifty years since the release of The Beatles’ final…
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Breach (2020) Review
Breach (2020) Director: John Suits Screenwriters: Edward Drake, Corey Large Starring: Bruce Willis, Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, Kassandra Clementi, Johnny Messner It’s a common misconception that actors and actresses, when they reach a certain level of professionalism and clout, have the ability to only be in films that are in some way good. Be it…
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Soul (2020) Review
Soul (2020)Directors: Pete Doctor, Kemp PowersScreenwriters: Pete Doctor, Kemp Powers, Mike JonesStarring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Phylicia Rashad, Donnell Rawlings, Questlove, Angela Bassett This is not how any of us wanted to experience the latest dazzling release from Pixar Animation Studios for the first time, but whether…
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The Midnight Sky (2020) Review
The Midnight Sky (2020) Director: George Clooney Screenwriter: Mark L. Smith Starring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, Tiffany Boone, Sophie Rundle, Ethan Peck George Clooney is no stranger to space-based fare, his starring turns in Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Solaris in 2002 and Alfonso Cuarón’s all-time great Oscar-winner Gravity…
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Pieces Of A Woman (2020) Review
Pieces of a Woman (2020) Director: Kornél Mundruczó Screenwriter: Kata Wéber Starring: Vanessa Kirby, Ellen Burstyn, Shia LaBeouf, Iliza Shlesinger, Benny Safdie, Sarah Snook, Molly Parker Grief is one of the few human experiences that manages to be both paradoxically singular and entirely universal. Anatomically speaking, loss compares to being wholly composed of your former…
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Review
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) Director: Patty Jenkins Screenwriters: Patty Jenkins, Geoff Johns, Dave Callaham Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig, Pedro Pascal Equally exhilarating as it was historic, Wonder Woman’s arrival onto the big screen in 2017 marked a significant change for the future of the male-dominated superhero universe. As a female-led project, with…
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Breathless (1960) Review
Breathless (1960) Director: Jean-Luc Godard Screenwriters: Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Jean-Pierre Melville Jean-Luc Godard’s legend is hard to ignore. Within the canon of great filmmakers of the 1960s and 70s, he is still far and away one of the most recognisable and iconic names, and is known for revolutionising the…
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Review
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriters: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson Starring: Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, Danny Glover Following the critical lauding of Rushmore, Wes Anderson’s next feature The Royal Tenenbaums would prove to be one of his most creative and best-loved films. It appeared…
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The Prom (2020) Review
The Prom (2020) Director: Ryan Murphy Screenwriters: Bob Martin, Chad Beguelin Starring: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Andrew Rannells, Jo Ellen Pellman, Ariana DeBose With the popularity of productions such as La La Land and The Greatest Showman, as well as smaller films like Anna and the Apocalypse and Sing Street, the movie musical…