Darkest Hour (2018) Director: Joe Wright Screenwriter: Anthony McCarten Starring: Gary Oldman, Stephen Dillane, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup, Kristin Scott Thomas Joe Wright’s Darkest Hour, the tale of Winston Churchill’s fateful two weeks between becoming prime minister and overseeing the actions of Dunkirk, is a film plighted by obvious screenwriting techniques, distracting visual choices and […]
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The Shape of Water (2017/18) Director: Guillermo Del Toro Screenwriter: Guillermo Del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Starring: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones The latest picture from famed fantasy-horror director Guillermo Del Toro (The Devil’s Backbone – 2001; Hellboy – 2004; Pan’s Labyrinth – 2006) is a beautifully crafted whimsical fairy tale reminiscent of
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Toni Erdmann (2016/17) Director: Maren Ade Screenwriter: Maren Ade Starring: Sandra Hüller, Peter Simonischek Maren Ade’s Toni Erdmann is a multi-lingual character drama with comedic flair that has made so many of the right people laugh that it is officially Europe’s most beloved film having won a host of European Film Awards in late 2016 and
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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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