Fences
Denzel Washington stars and directs in this story of a man in his fifties who feels that he’s missed out on life by working as a refuse collector to support […]
Author Archives: Alex Chafey
Hacksaw Ridge
Based on the true story of Desmond Doss, Hacksaw Ridge is about the pacifist who enlisted in the US military as a medic in World War Two but refused to […]
Dune
In the same way the Star Trek TV show facilitated the aggrandisement of space adventures which allowed Star Wars to be made, which in turn proved the genre could be […]
The Stranger by the Lake
Franck (Pierre Deladonchamps), a regular at a gay cruising site in France, falls for a dangerous and mysterious man (Christophe Paou) he encounters by the lakeside. Set entirely on a […]
Loving
Loving is based on the true story of Mildred and Richard Loving (Ruth Negga and Joel Edgerton), a mixed-race couple whose marriage was overturned by Virginia state leading them to […]
The Victim
Michael Biehn (Kyle Reese in The Terminator) writes, directs and stars in this ultra low-budget thriller. Annie (Jennife Blanc-Biehn, also producing) has just witnessed a murder, and while fleeing she […]
Caligula
Malcolm McDowell plays the permanently titillated titular character in this quasi-historical depiction of ancient pornocracy. It was quite hard (no pun intended) to find an appropriate image for this film, since […]
Unthinkable
A terrorist releases a video claiming to have planted three nuclear bombs in cities across America. After he is apprehended it’s up to an FBI director (Carrie-Ann Moss) and a […]
The Conqueror
On a list of films it’s impossible to resist watching once you’ve heard about them, John Wayne playing Genghis Khan is surely somewhere near the top. Set in ancient Mongolia, […]
Lion
It’s been a good fortnight for people involved with The Last Airbender. First M Night Shymalan releases Split, astounding those who assumed he would never direct again, then Dev Patel […]
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