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The Favourite (2019) Review
The Favourite (2019) Director: Yorgos Lanthimos Screenwriters: Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara Starring: Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, Joe Alwyn An early reading of the C word by Nicholas Hoult set the tone for Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest dark comedy, the delectable dialogue of this subversive period drama being as much of a high…
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Aquaman (2018) Review
Aquaman (2018) Director: James Wan Screenwriters: Will Beall, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick Starring: Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Patrick Wilson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, Ludi Lin, Michael Beach, Randall Park Despite the seemingly continuous reign of success atop of the worldwide box office in recent years for the Marvel Cinematic…
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Review
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) Directors: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman Screenwriter: Phil Lord Starring: Shameik Moore, Chris Pine, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, Zoe Kravitz, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, Kathryn Hahn, Liev Schreiber Sony Pictures Animation’s hotly anticipated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse promised to take the idea of…
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Mowgli (2018) Review
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018) Director: Andy Serkis Screenwriter: Callie Kloves Starring: Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Benedict Cumberbatch, Naomie Harris, Andy Serkis, Peter Mullan, Jack Reynor, Eddie Marsan, Tom Hollander, Matthew Rhys, Freida Pinto Andy Serkis’ darker take on the story of “The Jungle Book” by Rudyard Kipling was sold by Warner Bros.…
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Bleach (2018) Review
Bleach (2018) Director: Shinsuke Sato Screenwriters: Shinsuka Sato, Daisuka Habara, Ardwright Chamberlain Starring: Sôta Fukushi, Hana Sugisaki, Ryô Yoshizawa, Miyavi, Taichi Saotome, Erina Mano, Yû Koyanagi, Seiichi Tanabe So Netflix seems to have twigged that live-action anime adaptions bring in a lot of popularity from people like me who love to hate watch them, and…
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Blue (2017) Short Film Review
Blue (2017) Director: Maryam Farahzadi Screenwriter: Maryam Farahzadi Maryam Farahzadi’s thought provoking 2D animated short film Blue is a wordless journey of finding acceptance from others and within yourself, the title of the film being the colour of the 4-minute short’s protagonist in her isolated black and white paper-style world. Seen through the universe of a minimalist…
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Meteorlight (2018) Short Film Review
Meteorlight (2018) Director: Jonny Eveson Screenwriter: Jonny Eveson Often in the role of entertainment reporter, film comes and goes as a daily occurrence, with some releases being pleasing to the eye and others not so much, but when you watch over 200 films a year, it’s rare that one truly gets under your skin. Jonny Eveson’s Meteorlight was…
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Outlaw King (2018) Review
Outlaw King (2018) Director: David Mackenzie Screenwriters: Bathsheba Doran, David Mackenzie, James MacInnes Starring: Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stephen Dillane, Billy Howle Critically acclaimed Starred Up and Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie has made the transition to Netflix for his latest picture Outlaw King, the tale of Scottish King Robert the Bruce’s exploits in war against…
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Review
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Director: Bryan Singer Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee, Ben Hardy, Joe Mazzello, Aidan Gillen, Tom Hollander, Allen Leech, Mike Myers The story of Queen – or more specifically the story of Freddie Mercury – has had a very long history of production problems dating back over a…
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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Review
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) Director: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Matthew Macfadyen, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Misty Copeland Plot: After receiving a mysterious egg-shaped box as a gift from her deceased mother, young Clara Stahlbaum finds herself in the magical world of the Four Realms and has to…