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Bao (2018) Oscar Nominated Animated Short Film Review
Bao (2018) Director: Domee Shi Screenwriter: Domee Shi Starring: Tim Zhang Pixar Animation Studios short film Bao, originally released as a pre-screening tie in to Incredibles 2, is a beautiful montage piece filled to the brim with Pixar’s signature effervescence and life; a film tied to the very nature of our being told from the not-so-far-away land of…
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Deja View: You Saw Escape Room (2019) Already
Escape Room (2019) Director: Adam Robitel Screenplay: Bragi F. Schut and Maria Melnik Starring: Taylor Russell, Logan Miller, Deborah Ann Woll, Tyler Labine, Jay Ellis, Nik Dodani SPOILERS AHEAD! I really like Saw II. The first is great, the third is fine, and everything beyond that are contrived, formulaic attempts at creating continuity. What could one gain by…
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When Harry Met Sally (1989) Retrospective Review
When Harry Met Sally (1989) Director: Rob Reiner Screenwriter: Nora Ephron Starring: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher, Bruno Kirby Despite it approaching the big 3-0, Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally still seems to fiercely hold its own against contenders, proudly wearing the crown of Greatest Romantic Comedy Ever Made with smug pride… allegedly. Now, I am…
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Ghostbusters (1984) Snapshot Review
Ghostbusters (1984) Director: Ivan Reitman Screenwriters: Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd, Peter Torokvei Starring: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis When paranormal pests overrun New York, Ghostbusters prove that deadpan humour is the best defence against the dead. Peter Venkman (Murray), Ray Stantz (Aykroyd) and Egon Spengler (Ramis) are down on their luck…
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Mary Queen Of Scots (2019) Review
Mary Queen Of Scots (2019) Director: Josie Rourke Screenwriter: Beau Willimon Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce. Plot: In the turmoil of 16th century Britain, two Queens are caught in an inevitable struggle to keep their throne and their lives. The story of Josie Rourke’s Mary Queen of…
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Glass (2019) Review
Glass (2019) Director: M. Night Shyamalan Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard M. Night Shyamalan has finally brought us the concluding story for what is now known as the ‘Eastrail 177 Trilogy’. This superhero-thriller has been highly anticipated by many…
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Colette (2019) Review
Colette (2019) Director: Wash Westmoreland Screenwriters: Richard Glatzer, Rebecca D. Lenkiewicz, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Kiera Knightley, Dominic West, Fiona Shaw, Robert Pugh, Sloan Thompson, Arabella Weir, Mate Haumann, Ray Panthaki, Al Weaver, Dickie Beau Still Alice director Wash Westmoreland has taken to the genre of period drama with the release of 2018/19’s Colette, a portrait of the…
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Stan & Ollie (2019) Review
Stan & Ollie (2019) Director: Jon S. Baird Screenwriter: Jeff Pope Starring: John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Danny Huston, Rufus Jones From the director of Filth and the writer of Philomena comes a picture about the legends of cinema we all know and love to be Laurel & Hardy, Stan & Ollie, a film that has all…
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Bird Box (2018) Review
Bird Box (2018) Director: Susanne Bier Screenwriter: Eric Heisserer Starring: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes, John Malkovich, Sarah Paulson, Jacki Weaver, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, Lil Rel Howery, Tom Hollander, Machine Gun Kelly, BD Wong What are the monsters in Bird Box? Is it possible that the apocalyptic threat is a metaphor for our demons? Susanne…
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Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Review
Mary Poppins Returns (2018) Director: Rob Marshall Screenwriter: David Magee Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies, Nathanael Saleh, Joel Dawson, Julie Walters, Meryl Streep, Colin Firth Rob Marshall’s Disney-made, 54 years in the making Mary Poppins sequel promised to reignite the spark of magic and mischief first put to screen by Robert Stevenson…