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Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Review
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) Director: Denis Villeneuve Screenwriters: Hampton Fancher, Michael Green Starring: Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Jared Leto, Sylvia Hoeks, Ana De Armas, Dave Bautista, Robin Wright, Mackenzie Davis “A beautiful, rich and immersive sequel that bucks the typical Hollywood trends” It has been generally agreed upon by casual fans to the most acclaimed…
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Ford v Ferrari / Le Mans ’66 (2019) Review
Ford v Ferrari / Le Mans ’66 (2019) Director: James Mangold Screenwriters: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, John Bernthal, Catriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, John Lucas, Noah Jupe, Remo Girone, Ray McKinnon An emotional rollercoaster of anger, sadness, competition and thrills, Le Mans ’66 (from Logan director James Mangold) will take…
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A Separation (2011) Review
A Separation (2011) Director: Asghar Farhadi Screenwriter: Asghar Farhadi Starring: Leila Hatami, Peyman Moaadi, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Sareh Bayat, Sarina Farhadi When reflecting upon this decade in film, one thing becomes very apparent: it has been a stellar ten years for International cinema. Just this year, South Korea’s Parasite demonstrated a masterclass in storytelling,…
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A Hidden Life (2019) Review
A Hidden Life (2019) Director: Terrence Malick Screenwriter: Terrence Malick Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Michael Nyqvist, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jürgen Prochnow, Bruno Ganz Terrence Malick, the divisive Palme d’Or winning filmmaker known for his nearly 50 years of deeply philosophical poetic undertakings and other-worldly visual journeys, returns to the more formal form of film narrative…
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Last Christmas (2019) Review
Last Christmas (2019) Director: Paul Feig Screenwriters: Emma Thompson, Greg Wise, Bryony Kimmings Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh For the first chunk of Last Christmas, self-proclaimed hot mess Kate (Emilia Clarke) is constantly dragging a big, battered suitcase along behind her. Flitting from the bed of a one night stand to a…
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Ema (2019) Review
Ema (2019) Director: Pablo Larraín Screenwriters: Guillermo Calderón, Alejandro Moreno Starring: Mariana Di Girolamo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Santiago Cabrera, Paola Giannini, Cristián Suárez, Mariana Loyola One of the most alive, bustling and energetic movies of 2019, Pablo Larraín’s intense and morally atypical character study combines the trademark features of some of Europe’s most provocative filmmakers…
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Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Review
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) Director: Tim Miller Screenwriters: James Cameron (Story), David S Goyer, Justin Rhodes, Billy Ray Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Gabriel Luna It has been rough being a Terminator fan since T2. Every instalment following the first sequel has missed the mark in usually more than one way,…
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Parasite (2019) Snapshot Review
Parasite (2019) Director: Bong Joon-ho Screenwriter: Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won Starring: Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik, Park So-dam In The Guardian’s live Cannes coverage, Gwilym Mumford wondered “whether [Parasite]’s genre elements might hold it back” in the competition for the Palme d’Or. It went on to win the award unanimously, as 2019 judge Alejandro…
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Jojo Rabbit (2019) Review
Jojo Rabbit (2019) Director: Taika Waititi Screenwriter: Taika Waititi Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomas McKenzie, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Archie Yates Satire has always been one of cinema’s more daring genres, from Stanley Kubrick’s sharp and bizarre 1964 film Dr. Strangelove to the modern works of Armando…
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Doctor Sleep (2019) Review
Doctor Sleep (2019) Director: Mike Flanagan Screenwriter: Mike Flanagan Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis, Zahn McClarnon, Emily Alyn Lind Stephen King famously disliked how Stanley Kubrick chose to adapt “The Shining”. Director Mike Flanagan famously loves Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. Thirty-nine years later, with his film adaptation of King’s “Shining”…