Creed
Nothing to do with the Christian rock band of the same name, Creed is the latest Rocky movie, in which the franchise comes Full Circle. Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) is […]
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The Danish Girl
Inspired by the life of transgender artist Lili Elbe, The Danish Girl stars Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander as married painters in 1920s Copenhagen, a place apparently populated by posh Brits. Initially, I […]
How to Marry a Millionaire
If you want to know how to marry a millionaire you could ask Jerry Hall, or you could watch this film, in which three young women (Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable […]
In the Heart of the Sea
In the Heart of the Sea has the unenviable twin tasks of a) going up against the new Star Wars film and b) trying to make a whale movie half […]
Grandma
Grandma is a new comedy/drama from the director of Little Fockers. Wait, come back…! Lily Tomlin gives a note-perfect performance as an acerbic academic, whose granddaughter (Julia Garner, also terrific) shows […]
Spirited Away
I regret to say that I’ve never seen an anime film. Given the number of fans the genre has even in the West, and the critical acclaim it receives, this […]
The Peanuts Movie
Everyone’s favourite blockhead is back, just in time for Christmas! But enough about Chris Evans’ new memoir – here’s The Peanuts Movie. Here in the UK, it’s called Snoopy and Charlie Brown: […]
Carol
“Oh Carol,” Chuck Berry once sang, “don’t let him steal your heart away.” Or her, in the case of this romance based on Patricia Highsmith’s The Price of Salt. Carol tells […]
Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension 3D
I think this yoghurt is haunted. That’s the last time I buy Paranormal Activia. I’ve wasted enough time complaining about found footage films, so I’ll spare you another rant about watching […]
Steve Jobs
From the writer of The Social Network comes the story of a socially inept inventor who founded a giant tech company. Who says Hollywood has no new ideas? Steve Jobs […]
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