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The Railway Children (1970) Review
The Railway Children (1970) Director: Lionel Jeffries Screenwriter: Lionel Jeffries Starring: Jenny Agutter, Gary Warren, Sally Thomsett, Dinah Sheridan, Bernard Cribbins, William Mervyn, Ann Lancaster The Railway Children is one of those stories that you think is unique to you, your family or at least your region, and in growing up only 30 miles from…
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The Invisible Man (2020) Review
The Invisible Man (2020) Director: Leigh Whannell Screenwriter: Leigh Whannell Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Michael Dorman Please be warned that if you’ve ever been trapped in an abusive relationship you may find watching and discussing the new Invisible Man hits far too close to home. The Universal Monsters…
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Misbehaviour (2020) Review
Misbehaviour (2020)Director: Philippa LowthorpeScreenwriters: Gaby Chiappe, Rebecca Frayn Starring: Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Keeley Hawes, Phyllis Logan, Rhys Ifans, Greg Kinnear Misbehaviour, the latest film from ‘Call the Midwife’ and ‘The Crown’ director Philippa Lowthorpe, is on the surface a story about the Women’s Liberation movement’s protests of the 1970 Miss World competition, but…
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The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) Review
The Last Thing He Wanted (2020) Director: Dee Rees Screenwriters: Marc Villalobos, Dee Rees Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ben Affleck, Rosie Perez, Willem Dafoe, Edi Gathegi, Toby Jones Despite its popularity, Joan Didion’s work has been largely left alone by the movie industry, aside from an adaptation of “Play It as It Lays” (the screenplay of…
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Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Review
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) Director: Hayao Miyazaki Screenwriter: Hayao Miyazaki Starring: Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Kappei Yamaguchi, Keiko Toda, Minami Takayama, Mieko Nobusawa Kiki’s Delivery Service is a lovely big hug in movie form. Studio Ghibli maestro Hayao Miyazaki seems to have two primary storytelling modes: wondrous adventures to ponder and make you think (Princess…
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Greed (2020) Review
Greed (2020) Director: Michael Winterbottom Screenwriter: Michael Winterbottom Starring: Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Isla Fisher, Shirley Cookson, Pearl Mackie, Asa Butterfield, Ollie Locke During a press interview for Greed (2020) – via Kermode and Mayo – producer and lead star Steve Coogan stated that screenwriter-director Michael Winterbottom’s films are ‘deep waters lightly skipped over’. Greed…
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The Rhythm Section (2020) Review
The Rhythm Section (2020) Director: Reed Morano Screenwriter: Mark Burnell Starring: Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Mays, Raza Jaffrey From the upper-east side gossip merchant she played in ‘Gossip Girl’ (2007-2012) to a new hard-hitting and ruthless personality in The Rhythm Section (2020), Blake Lively is showing the world her diversity as…
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Kes (1969) Review
Kes (1969) Director: Ken Loach Screenwriters: Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett Starring: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover, Bob Bowes Over 50 years have passed since director Ken Loach announced himself as the would-be voice of the underpriviliged Briton, his second feature Kes being a timeless account of downtrodden and forgotten…
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Bedelia (1946) Review
Bedelia (1946) Director: Lance Comfort Screenwriters: Vera Caspery, Isadore Goldsmith, Herbert Victor Starring: Margaret Lockwood, Ian Hunter, Barry K. Barnes, Anne Crawford, Beatrice Valley, Louise Hampton Sharp as a tack and as classy as 1930s Monaco, the (mostly) Yorkshire-set Film Noir Bedelia, based on the book by co-screenwriter Vera Caspery, is an engaging 90 minutes…
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Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Review
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Director: Jeff Fowler Screenwriters: Patrick Casey, Josh Miller Starring: Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden, Tika Sumpter, Lee Majdoub, Adam Pally In 2019, the evolution of video game to cinema adaptations took a monumental step in quality when Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros produced the world’s first live-action entry into the Pokemon…