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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Edith (2016) Director: Christian Cooke Screenwriter: Ray Robinson Starring: Peter Mullan, Michelle Fairley Christian Cooke’s sombre short film about an ageing man’s confrontation with great personal loss is a terrifically well orchestrated collection of talented people hitting the ball out of the park with their contributions across the board, and is an emotionally stirring 15
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The Fate of the Furious (2017) Director: F. Gary Gray Screenwriter: Chris Morgan Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Scott Eastwood, Nathalie Emmanuel, Luke Evans, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Helen Mirren, Michelle Rodriguez, Kurt Russell, Jason Statham. Warning: Minor Spoilers The family is back, and with 7 movies under their belt and nearly $4billion in
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INDOOR AIR (2014) Director: Ron Purtee Screenwriter: Ron Purtee Starring: Deann Baker, Brandon Nichols As is the case with any thriller worth its salt, INDOOR AIR opens with a question. In this case: why does this young woman have a gun? The answer is slowly unveiled across 4 minutes and 36 seconds through a combination
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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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Logan (2017) Director: James Mangold Screenwriters: Scott Frank, Michael Green, James Mangold Starring: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Dafne Keen, Richard E. Grant, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant Plot: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X somewhere on the Mexican border. However, Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy
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La La Land (2016/17) Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend Outlandishly enjoyable and quietly devastating, Damien Chazelle’s ode to the legendary musicals of classic Hollywood is a visual spectacular and fantastic musical journey that is both funny and moving, and will undoubtedly have you questioning the very nature of fate, the
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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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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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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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