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
Belfast, 2019. Set to the backdrop of a legal campaign to have the Irish language recognised in Northern Ireland an Irish singing hip hop group find themselves helping and hindering the movement. Kneecap is a raucous and hilarious film that blends reality and fiction as the members of Kneecap play themselves in a fictional story … Continue reading Kneecap
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
A down on his luck coach travels to American Samoa to train the worst football team in the world in this comedic story based on real life. The Dutch-American Thomas Rongen, (Michael Fassbender) having lost his current job after a poor run is given the choice of no job or coaching the worst team in … Continue reading Next Goal Wins (2023)
The Killer (Michael Fassbender) is in Paris for his latest job when an unforeseen error results in him needing to manage the consequences of his mistake. Set across six chapters we follow him through Paris, The Dominican Republic, New Orleans, Florida, Chicago and New York as he fastidiously ensures that what has gone wrong is … Continue reading The Killer (2023)
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
An action film based on a computer game does not necessarily bring high hopes but this one is satisfactory as far as entertainment value goes. The plot is fairly labyrinthine but ultimately boils down to good (assassins) versus bad (the Knights Templar) and a computer simulation that allows you to relive memories of your direct … Continue reading Assassins Creed
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