When seventeen-year-old Gretchen’s (Hunter Schafer) mother dies she is forced to live with her father (Marton Csokas) just as he is moving his new family to a resort in the Bavarian Alps. But neither the owner of the resort, Herr Konig (Dan Stevens) nor the resort itself are exactly what they seem. Cuckoo is a … Continue reading Cuckoo
A chronicle of Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band preparing for and embarking on their 2023-2024 World Tour. Road Diary is the first time that Bruce Springsteen has done a true concert tour movie. I have previously reviewed Western Stars which was a performance of the album of the same name behind closed doors and … Continue reading Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen And The E-Street Band
Alice (Jessica Chastain) and Celine (Anne Hathaway) are living the perfect suburban 1960’s life. Neighbours in a beautiful residential street, successful husbands providing for them and both with seven-year-old sons who are best friends. But when tragedy strikes and an accident takes Celine’s child from her, everything is upended. Is it hatred or suspicion that … Continue reading Mothers’ Instinct
Tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) invites waitress friends Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) to his private island when they hit it off at a cocktail event. On arrival they and the rest of the guests have to hand over their phones before they relax into a lifestyle of idyllic partying. But is … Continue reading Blink Twice
Gary Johnson (Glen Powell) is one of the most sought after hitmen in Houston. The problem is that there is no such thing as a hitman and if you are speaking to Gary Johnson you are likely to be going to prison as he records your request to murder someone for the police. Based very … Continue reading Hit Man
Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) works as a secretary at the local boy’s prison in Massachusetts. At the age of twenty-four she is trapped at home with her alcoholic father out of a sense of duty having returned to nurse her mother during a terminal illness. Brow beaten and sleep walking through life until a new psychiatrist … Continue reading Eileen
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