47 Meters Down: Uncaged (2019) Director: Johannes Roberts Screenwriters: Johannes Roberts, Ernest Riera Starring: Sophie Nelisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Sistine Stallone 47 Meters Down: Uncaged is a film almost completely unrelated to its 2017 predecessor. The story in this follow up revolves around a group of teen girls going scuba diving in a sunken […]
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) Director: Andre Ovredal Screenwriters: Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Guillermo del Toro Starring: Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Dean Norris Horror movies released before September generally fall into three categories: the films from directors like Ari Aster, Jordan Peele and John Krasinski that are really popular
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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Director: Peter Greenaway Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard Had this film not been recommended by a horror director, I never would have thought to watch it. There’s something about a bunch of celebrated actors coming together that generally
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Another Cinderella Story (2008) Director: Damon Santostefano Screenwriter: Eric Patterson, Jessica Scott Starring: Selena Gomez, Drew Seeley, Jane Lynch It has got to be tough to have the weight of the Cinderella legacy on your shoulders as you make yet another modern retelling. How can one possibly innovate with such a defined and iconic story? What
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Gramps Goes to College (2014) Director: Chip Rossetti Screenwriter: Donald James Parker Starring: Donald James Parker, Rusty Martin Jr., Courtney Lee Simpson, Carol Anderson, Kaitlin Borst Gramps Goes to College opens on a profile shot of two men working out in a poorly lit gym. It cuts to another two-shot aimed towards the protagonist, Gramps, and
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Toy Story 4 (2019) Director: Josh Cooley Screenwriters: Stephany Folsom, Andrew Stanton Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale When I first heard that Pixar were making a fourth instalment in the Toy Story franchise I was both excited and nervous. I am a huge fan of Toy Story and I can distinctly
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The Sound of Silence (2019) Director: Michael Tyburski Screenwriter: Ben Nabors, Michael Tyburski Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori, Austin Pendleton, Bruce Altman Making his feature directorial debut with a sophisticated adaptation of his own short film of the same name, Michael Tyburski (in conjunction with co-writer Ben Nabors) offers a composed piece centring
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Ham on Rye (2019) Director: Tyler Taormina Screenwriters: Tyler Taormina, Eric Berger Starring: Haley Bodell, Cole Devine, Aaron Schwartz Ham on Rye is a truly unique film based in suburbia as summer is beginning. It’s divided into two halves, each contrasting in thematic focus and visual composition. There is no protagonist; instead the film follows
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) Director: Michael Dougherty Screenwriters: Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields Starring: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Zhang Ziyi, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a beautiful piece of cinematographic art that suffers from a banal script
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A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Director: Richard Lester Screenwriter: Alun Owen Starring: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Norman Rossington, John Junkin and Victor Spinetti Contemporary analyses on popular media often fixate on the influences of nostalgia and escapism as it is now a universal acknowledgement that the crowds that fill
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