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47 Meters Down (2017) Review
47 Meters Down (2017) Director: Johannes Roberts Screenwriters: Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera Cast: Mandy Moore, Claire Holt, Matthew Modine So there I was, sitting down minding my own business when I stumble across yet another trailer for another killer shark movie. “Another one?” I think to myself, “really?” How many times can they do shark…
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Hurricane (2016) Short Film Review
Hurricane (2016) Director: Christiano Dias Screenwriter: Christiano Dias Starring: Lisa Roumain, Corey Page, David Jay Tonally interesting, very well acted and equally as impressively written, Christiano Dias’ short film Hurricane (2016) perfectly accentuates the screenwriter-director’s sophisticated filmmaking techniques in a stirring 13 minute period-mystery/thriller that is highlighted by some golden touches of comedy. Hurricane begins…
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The Circle (2017) Review
The Circle (2017) Director: James Ponsoldt Screenwriters: Dave Eggers, James Ponsoldt Starring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Ellar Coltrane, Karen Gillan, Glenne Headly, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton The latest film to star Emma Watson (Harry Potter; Beauty and the Beast) comes via Netflix and James Ponsoldt’s adaptation of Dave Eggers’ novel “The Circle”. With…
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The Beguiled (2017) Review
The Beguiled (2017) Director: Sofia Coppola Screenwriter: Sofia Coppola Starring: Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Colin Farrell, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence, Angourie Rice Sofia Coppola, the woman behind The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette, returns to the director’s chair for the latest of her female-centred pieces, this time boldly retelling the 1971 Clint…
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Baby Driver (2017) Review
Baby Driver (2017) Director: Edgar Wright Screenwriter: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Foxx, Eiza González, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Kevin Spacey Baby Driver is the latest movie from Edgar Wright, the creative mind behind the camera for each movie in the Three Flavours Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The…
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Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Review
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Director: Jon Watts Screenwriters: John Francis Daley, Christopher Ford, Jonathan Goldstein, Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Jon Watts Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey, Jr., Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Hannibal Buress, Tony Revolori, Laura Harrier, Martin Starr, Jacob Batalon Spider-Man is back (again… for the third reboot of the…
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The Mummy (2017) Review
The Mummy (2017) Director: Alex Kurtzman Screenwriter: David Koepp, Dylan Kussman, Christopher McQuarrie Starring: Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Russell Crowe, Jake Johnson, Annabelle Wallis Kicking off Universal’s monster-filled ‘Dark Universe’, a Marvel-like collection of classic Universal monsters including Dracula, Frankenstein and the Invisible Man, is Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy, a Tom Cruise star vehicle that…
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Wonder Woman (2017) Review
Wonder Woman (2017) Director: Patty Jenkins Screenwriter: Allan Heinberg Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Ewen Bremner, Danny Huston, Connie Nielsen, Eugene Brave Rock, Saïd Taghmaoui, David Thewlis, Robin Wright Wonder Woman is the first superhero film to ever be directed by a woman. It is also the most expensive movie ever made by a woman. It…
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Dirty Books (2016) Short Film Review
Dirty Books (2016) Director: Zachary Lapierre Screeenwriters: Ian Everhart, Zachary Lapierre Starring: Noah Bailey, Ansley Berg, Isiah Lapierre, Timothy J. Cox I can’t deny that I adore movies made by fellow film nerds (rather than “artistes“, sacre bleu,) because the resulting films end up with an infectious enthusiasm which radiates out of every frame. In its short 15 minute…
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What Jack Built (2015) Short Film Review
What Jack Built (2015) Director: Matthew Mahler Screenwriters: Ross Mahler, Matthew Mahler Starring: Timothy J. Cox What Jack Built is a low budget experimental film that unfortunately fails to capture a great deal of investment in its central character or intrigue in its concept, leaving the 11 minute run-time feeling long and lacking in substance. Matthew Mahler’s film…