Mank
Down-and-almost-out screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz is hired by an ambitious young film-maker called Orson Welles (Tom Burke) to work on his new film. Following a car crash he’s confined to […]
Tag Archives: Gary Oldman
Air Force One
Harrison Ford and the Force are reunited in this 1997 actioner where Air Force One gets hijacked. If only there was someone on board who could fly a plane. This […]
The Laundromat
When her husband (James Cromwell) dies in a boat crash, Ellen Martin (Meryl Streep) goes in search of the compensation she’s owned and discovers a global labyrinth of exotically-based companies […]
Darkest Hour
Not to be confused with 2011 Emile Hirsch vehicle The Darkest Hour 3D, this new Churchill biopic stars Gary Oldman as the Prime Minister in the early days of World War II. […]
JFK
Oliver Stone directs this story of the search for truth in the years following the assassination of John F Kennedy. It follows New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) […]
Nil by Mouth
Given the depressing state of affairs in the UK, Nil by Mouth is an appropriately harrowing British film. Nil by Mouth is a 1997 drama, written and directed by screen legend Gary […]
The Dark Knight
There was lots of gushing over this film when it first came up. But not enough, if you ask me, so I’m going to gush about it some more. I’m […]
Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy won acclaim from critics, made billions at the box office and made it ok for adults to like superheroes. Now, with the next incarnation of Batman […]
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
With Transformers: Age of Extinction dominating the box office it could be easy to despair for the modern blockbuster. A spate of big movies that also made you think – the […]
The Fifth Element
In the distant past, alien protectors came to earth to defend it in times of emergency, but have remained hidden for millennia. Now, in the future, humans are in need as they […]
