George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) has one week to establish a traitor from a list of five British Intelligence Operatives. The added complexity being that his wife Kathryn St. Jean (Cate Blanchett), is one of the names on the list. Opening with a controlled tracking shot that follows our protagonist into and back out of a … Continue reading Black Bag
A series of intertwining love triangles play out to the backdrop of the music scene in Austin, Texas. Young musicians Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling) are in love. BV has found some success with his producer Cook (Michael Fassbender), so Faye begins an affair with him hoping he can open similar doors for … Continue reading Song To Song
This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
Lilith (Cate Blanchett) and a ragtag crew of miscreants are searching the planet of Pandora for the infamous Vault left there by an advanced alien race. Lilith is initially sent on a rescue mission to save Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt) from her kidnapper Roland (Kevin Hart) before she realises she has been duped. Joining forces … Continue reading Borderlands
Welcome to my review of film in 2023. If you want to see my top 30 films of the year and skip my other musings feel free to scroll down. As ever though I will share some stats about my year and some other thoughts. The Stats Personally I had a rollercoaster of a year … Continue reading 2023 – Year In Review – Film
Last year I went on record with what films I was most looking forward to seeing this year. It turned out to be a very popular article and I did quite well at predicting my preferences in my end of year lists. You can see quite how well on New Year's Eve when I post … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2024
Lydia Tar (Cate Blanchett) is a world renowned conductor and composer. A protege of Leonard Bernstein, a rare holder of the famous EGOT (an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award winner) and the first female chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Her latest book is shortly to be released, this time … Continue reading Tar
The classic story of Pinocchio brought to you from the mind of Guillermo del Toro via gorgeous stop motion animation. Opening with a moving prologue where we see Geppetto (David Bradley) and his son Carlo (Gregory Mann) going about their daily life we see the tragedy of Carlo’s death as a result of a WW1 … Continue reading Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Ridley Scott released his debut film The Duellists at the age of 40 in 1977. Since then he has worked at quite a fast pace, averaging more than 1 film every 2 years in his 40 year career. Interestingly only making 1 sequel (to a film he did not make) and 2 prequels, something worth … Continue reading Ridley Scott Retrospective
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