High-Rise
This is the second goat movie of the week, so I’ll spare the goat puns because you herd them all in my review of The Witch. High-Rise is the new J. […]
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On iPlayer: The Other Man
When his wife dies, Peter (Liam Neeson), a wealthy executive, discovers she was having an affair and decides to hunt down her lover. Liam Neeson is without a doubt an expert at […]
The Witch
In 1630s New England, witchcraft tears apart a family and seriously spooks their livestock. The result is probably the best goat movie since The Sound of Music – with children almost as […]
Way Out West
Very much the Blazing Saddles of its day, Way Out West sticks Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy (Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy) in a Wild West setting – like Of Mice and Men but with two […]
Anomalisa
This is the story of Michael Stone (voiced by David Thewlis), a middle aged business guru travelling to speak at a conference. But he feels disconnected from the world – […]
Hail, Caesar!
Joel and Ethan Coen’s latest movie stars Josh Brolin as a square-headed fixer for a Hollywood studio in the 1950s. Thin on plot but full of ideas, Hail, Caesar! is more a series […]
Zardoz
In the year 2293, lesser humans called Brutals farm the decrepit Earth to feed the Eternals, who live forever in the luxurious Vortex. Until one day, Sean Connery (in his […]
Top of the Flops 5: 47 Ronin
Following in the footsteps of Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves plays an inexplicable samurai in 47 Ronin. “Woah dude, I’m in Japan…” According to Wikipedia, this is the biggest box office […]
Top of the Flops 4: R.I.P.D.
The Rest in Peace Department is responsible for hunting down dead souls that refuse to leave the mortal realm. It’s staffed by dead cops from a range of times and […]
Top of the Flops 3: The Lone Ranger
In a big screen adaptation of the classic TV series, Armie Hammer plays the Lone Ranger and Johnny Depp plays his friend Tonto, a Native American stereotype. The stereotyping of Tonto […]
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