Kickboxer (1989) Director: Mark DiSalle, David Worth Screenwriters: Mark DisSalle, Glenn A. Bruce, Jean-Claude Van Damme Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana Plot: Amateur fighter Kurt Sloane must avenge his crippled brother by defeating his attacker and Muay Thai champion, Tong Po. There are a few […]
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Tomb Raider (2018) Director: Roar Uthaug Screenwriters: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Alastair Siddons. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Maisy De Freitas, Emily Carey, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott Thomas, Derek Jacobi, Nick Frost, Jaime Winstone, Hannah John-Kamen, Antonio Aakeel, Duncan Airlie James. Plot: When the young Lara Croft finds her missing father’s research on Himiko, an
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The Post (2018) Director: Steven Spielberg Screenwriters: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer Starring: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, Bruce Greenwood, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Matthew Rhys, Bradley Whitford In an era of press embargoes and Fake News, legendary director Steven Spielberg has assembled one of the most Spielbergian cast of all
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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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This review was written by Stephen Porzio and originally posted at Cold Coffee Press. The Snowman (2017) Director: Tomas Alfredson Screenwriter: Hossein Amini, Peter Straughan, Søren Sveistrup Starring: Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson, J.K. Simmons, Val Kilmer, Toby Jones What the hell happened? That is the major question I asked myself after I left
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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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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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The Great Gatsby (2013) Director: Baz Luhrmann Cast: Leonardo di Caprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Emily Foreman, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher Plot: In the Roaring Twenties, the golden life of the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and the hope of a promising future as a writer attract the young and naive Nick Carraway, who
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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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