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) 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) 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) 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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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) 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) 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) 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
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Jason Bourne (2016) Director: Paul Greengrass Starring: Matt Damon, Riz Ahmed, Vincent Cassell, Tommy Lee Jones, Julia Stiles, Alicia Vikander. Plot: The most dangerous former operative of the CIA is drawn out of hiding to uncover hidden truths about his past. The genre defining ‘Bourne’ spy-thriller-action movie franchise is back with a fifth installment and, following
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The Nice Guys (2016) Director: Shane Black Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice. Plot: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a porn star in 1970s Los Angeles. Some 29 years after the release of the Shane Black penned buddy cop movie Lethal Weapon comes a Shane Black penned buddy cop
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