MERCS (2017) Director: Michael Morris Screenwriter: Michael Morris Starring: Alicia Ancel, Micky Baker, Angus Brown, Kate Marie Davies, Tessa McGinn, Mike Morris, MERCS is a short film that, despite an obviously passionate and hard-working cast and crew, suffers from the oh-so typical problem of being an idea too large and grandiose for its budget and its […]
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Fate (2016) Director: Chris Hallas Screenwriter: Chris Hallas Starring: Tom Loone, Claire Marlein Fate (2016), directed by Chris Hallas, is an interesting take on modern society’s affliction with technology and our culture of sharing, which aims to blend the potentially romantic aspects of our modernity with the ultimately dangerous aspects, creating a well constructed cautionary tale
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Director: Michael Radford Screenwriter: Michael Radford Starring: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Gregor Fisher, Cyril Cusack Plot: An adaption of George Orwell’s terrifying vision of a totalitarian future, in which even falling in love is illegal. After Donald Trump’s Inauguration in January, George Orwell’s novel found itself at the top of Amazon’s US bestseller
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Beauty and the Beast (2017) Director: Bill Condon Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gadd, Kevin Kline, Hattie Morahan, Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Nathan Mack, Audra McDonald, Stanley Tucci, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Plot: A reimagining of the classic Disney animation. A Prince and his castle is cursed by an enchantress. He must find
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Les Misérables (2012) Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Eddie Redmayne, Russell Crowe, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Daniel Huttlestone, Amanda Seyfried & Anne Hathaway. Plot: A motion picture based on both the book, as well as the classic stage production, that centres around a variety of individuals residing in
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Budo – Art of Killing (1979) Director: Masayoshi Nemoto Plot: A visually and audibly fascinating insight into the history of Japanese martial arts presented in the style of a captivating, cultural documentary. ‘Budo – The Art of Killing’ is a title that evokes ambiguity, as referring to ‘killing’ as an art form is perplexing to
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Freeheld (2016) Director : Peter Sollett Starring : Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Michael Shannon. Plot : The true story of Laurel Hester and her partner Stacey who decided to fight the freeholders to gain the same rights as heterosexual couples when it comes to public administration pension inheritance. Two weeks ago, I had
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