Selma
The latest Best Picture nominee to inevitably lose to Boyhood is Selma, a historical drama about Martin Luther King’s (David Oyelowo) campaign for black voting rights in Selma, Alabama, 1965. […]
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The Secret in Their Eyes
Yet another entry into the sub-genre of films about writers trying to decide what to write, The Secret in Their Eyes is a fittingly forgettable title for a long-winded Argentine […]
Foxcatcher
A tiny snippet of St. Stephen by the Grateful Dead plays on the radio in the only enjoyable five seconds of Foxcatcher; the true story of John du Pont (Steve Carell), a billionaire […]
The Judge
Robert Downey Jr. plays Robert Duvall Jr. in this courtroom-cum-family drama about a hotshot lawyer (Downey Jr.) who ends up defending his estranged father (Duvall), a respected judge accused of […]
Monster’s Ball
Not to be confused with the Lady Gaga tour Monster Ball or the porn film Monster’s Balls, this is the 2001 drama Monster’s Ball. Starring Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton, this […]
Dallas Buyers Club
Dallas Buyers Club is based on the true story of Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey), a bigoted Texan who is diagnosed HIV-positive, and sets up a business selling medication to fellow patients. […]
Inside Llewyn Davis
Inside Llewyn Davis is the new movie from everyone’s favourite Hollywood siblings. The Coen brothers. Not the Olsen twins. This drama follows a week in the life of Llewyn Davis […]
The Constant Gardener
It seems that every review I write has to include a bit where I complain about the film’s title, and The Constant Gardener is no exception. It’s not even about gardening. It’s […]
Blog: The Oscar Grouch
As the statuettes line up like a golden terracotta army preparing to wage war on the soul of cinema it can only mean on thing: the Academy Awards; the annual […]
12 Years a Slave
Turner prize winning director Steve McQueen’s third picture deals with the harsh realities of slavery through the true story of Solomon Northup (Chiwetel Ejiofor) who is betrayed and sold into […]
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