Pawn Sacrifice
Tobey Maguire plays chess legend Bobby Fischer, the working class New Yorker who took on the USSR at the height of the Cold War, back when chess was cool before Deep […]
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Spotlight
Spotlight is essentially All the President’s Men transposed for the Catholic child abuse scandal at the turn of the millennium. Featuring an all-star cast including Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Liev […]
The Scream Quadrilogy
Having attended an all-night marathon of the Scream quadrilogy at Leicester Square’s wonderful Prince Charles Cinema, please indulge me as I deliriously gush about three great slasher movies and Scream […]
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The “X-Men Origins” prefix looks a little silly now it’s not been followed up with any other characters’ backstories, which is ironically the fault of this film and its dismal […]
Fading Gigolo
John Turturro’s directorial début sees him star as a flower merchant who’s co-opted into sex work by his ageing friend Murray (Woody Allen). Turturro, the man best known for his roles with Spike Lee […]
Defiance
In Nazi occupied Poland a group of Jews who have escaped oppression take refuge in the woods. They are led by brothers Tuvia (Daniel Craig) and Zus (Liev Schreiber) who […]
Sphere
A group of scientists are trapped on an underwater rig by bad weather. On the sea bed, they’re sent to investigate nearby wreckage, and possible alien life. Yeah, it’s basically […]
