Transcendence
In the not-too-distant future, a genius scientist called Will (Johnny Depp) is at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence. He runs a lab with his parter Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and […]
Tag Archives: 2010s
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Andrew Garfield steps into the famous spandex suit for a second time. Two years on and he’s still dating Gwen (Emma Stone), haunted by her dead father (not literally) whose […]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
After the events of The Avengers, Steve Rogers AKA Captain America (Chris Evans) is still struggling to adjust to life in the 21st Century. Luckily a flirtatious Black Widow (Scarlett Johannson) […]
Noah
Long-time portrayer of gruff, pseudo-historical leading men Russell Crowe takes centre stage again as the unfortunate soul selected to save humanity from God’s genocidal wrath. Joining Noah are his wife Naameh (Jennifer Connelly) […]
Some Guy Who Kills People
Kenny (Kevin Corrigan) is an aspiring artist who works in an ice cream parlour. A man of few words, his world is shaken when his estranged daughter shows up, and […]
Hobo With a Shotgun
Rutger Hauer, who you might remember from such films as Blade Runner and…er…Blade Runner, plays a hobo who arrives in a town that’s the lowest of the low. It’s so […]
Maniac
Alfred Hitchcock was an influential director, no doubt about it, but some films show his influence more than others. I reviewed Martin Scorsese’s homage to Hitchcock, Cape Fear, where we […]
Thor: The Dark World
Since the first film, Loki has formed an alliance with aliens and invaded earth. The Asgardians have fixed the thing that lets them fly through space, which Thor has used […]
The Master
Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Lancaster Dodd, who is to L Ron Hubbard as Charles Foster Kane is to William Randolph Hearst, as Hynkel is to Hitler, or as The Emperor […]
Her
In this romantic sci-fi, Jouaquin Phoenix plays Theadore, a man who writes other people’s heartfelt letters for a living. As he struggles to fill the void left by his divorce, […]
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