The Bad Guys have turned over a new leaf, but everyone else is struggling to believe their intentions are pure, which means they are rather struggling with the idea of gainful employment. The answer is of course to help track down the criminal scourge currently causing a fuss in the city, but this will bring … Continue reading The Bad Guys 2
It is 1984 and aspiring filmmaker Julie (Honor Swinton Byrne) lives in a Knightsbridge flat with another student as she navigates film school. When she meets Anthony (Tom Burke) at a party, an older man who works for the foreign office, she is taken by his mysterious nature and begins a relationship with him. The … Continue reading The Souvenir & The Souvenir: Part II
Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio Del Toro) is about to complete the most impossible business scheme ever conceived: The Phoenician Scheme. But he has to survive the many assassination attempts against him, the governments trying to cripple his business empire and the moral lessons of his daughter Liesl (Mia Threapleton). The Phoenician Scheme is another Wes Anderson … Continue reading The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson applies his idiosyncratic style to four of Roald Dahl’s short stories meshing his wonderful presentation with Dahl’s absurd creations. The jewel in the crown is the 37 minute story of Henry Sugar. Whilst The Rat Catcher, The Swan and Poison all run at a more economical 17 minutes each. All the stories are … Continue reading The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar & Other Tales
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