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Nocturnal Animals (2016) Review
Nocturnal Animals (2016) Director: Tom Ford Screenwriter: Tom Ford Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Michael Sheen. Iconic fashion designer Tom Ford has returned to cinema with his second directorial feature, this time presenting the destruction of love and relationships in this drama-thriller starring Amy Adams and Jake…
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Director: Gareth Edwards Screenwriters: Chris Weitz, Tony Gilroy Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Wen Jiang, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Forest Whitaker, Ben Mandelsohn. Lucas Film and Disney have collaborated to bring us the first ever live-action standalone feature film from the Star Wars universe and,…
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The Illusionist (2006) Review
The Illusionist (2006) Director: Neil Burger Cast: Edward Norton, Paul Giamatti, Jessica Biel, Rufus Sewell Plot: At the end of the 19th century, well-known magician Eisenheim (Edward Norton) amazes the whole city of Vienna with his impressive magical abilities, but his life is about to change as he encounters his childhood friend Sophie, Duchess Von…
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The Killing of America (1981) Review
The Killing of America (1981) Directors: Leonard Schrader, Sheldon Renan Plot: A documentary of the decline of America. It features a lot a great footage (most exclusive to this film) from race riots to serial killers and much-much more. “America is the only industrialised nation with a higher murder rate than countries at civil war, like…
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I, Daniel Blake (2016) Review
I, Daniel Blake (2016) Director: Ken Loach Starring: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan Plot: A middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. This is more than a movie, it is our quiet rage. Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winning film about an…
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Swiss Army Man (2016) Review
Swiss Army Man (2016) Director: Dan Kwan; Daniel Scheinart. Starring: Paul Dano; Daniel Radcliffe; Mary Elizabeth Winstead. Plot: A hopeless man stranded on a deserted island befriends a dead body and together they go on a surreal journey to get home. Daniel Radcliffe’s latest foray into the relative obscurity of North America’s independent film circuit comes…
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Star Trek Beyond (2016) Review
Director: Justin Lin Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Idris Elba, Sofia Boutella, Zoe Saldana, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Simon Pegg. Plot: Three years into the Enterprise’s Five-year Mission, James T Kirk feels he has seen it all, and after accomplishing everything his father did before him, feels it’s time to hang up his…
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The Choice (2016) Review
The Choice (2016) Director: Ross Katz Cast: Teresa Palmer, Benjamin Walker & Alexandra Dedario Plot: Travis and Gabby first meet as neighbours in a small coastal town and wind up in a relationship that is tested by life’s most defining events. When a friend of mine decided to put on ‘The Choice’ one evening, we…
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Kon Tiki (2012) Review
Kon Tiki (2012) Director: Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg Starring: Pål Sverre Hagen, Anders Baasmo Christiansen, Gustaf Skarsgård Plot: Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdal’s epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Colombian times. A teamed effort from directors…
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Maggie’s Plan (2015) Review
Maggie’s Plan (2015) Director: Rebecca Miller Screenwriters: Rebecca Miller, Karen Rinaldi Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph Plot: Maggie ‘s plan to have a baby on her own is derailed when she falls in love with John, a married man, destroying his volatile marriage to the brilliant and impossible Georgette. But…