Danny Collins
Al Pacino plays the titular character, an ageing musician who has a mid-life crisis about 30 years too late when he realises he’s just singing the same songs over and […]
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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 […]
All About Eve
Bette Davis plays Margo Channing, the most successful stage actor in America and an egomaniac who surrounds herself with admirers. And no-one admires her more than Eve (Anne Baxter), a […]
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
On the seedy streets of Bad City (presumably twinned with Sin City), a predatory young woman (Sheila Vand) meets a handsome drug dealer (Arash Marandi). Let’s call it Under the […]
San Andreas
California is hit by a devastating series of earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault, demolishing buildings, destroying bridges, crushing roads and killing people. But there’s one rock that won’t budge […]
The Mad Max Quadrilogy
As Mad Max: Fury Road roars into cinemas, let’s take a look at George Miller’s dystopian franchise, set in a post-apocalyptic Australia where all that survived armageddon is leather. Mad […]
Girlhood
This is a French drama about a teenage girl named Marieme (Karidja Touré), who lives in a deprived Parisian neighbourhood. With a difficult home life and no real opportunities, she […]
Big Game
A 13 year old Finnish boy, Oskari (Onni Tommila), is sent into the forest to prove his hunting prowess as a test of his manhood. However, he finds a bigger prize […]
Downfall
Today marks 70 years since Nazi Germany admitted defeat in World War Two and surrendered unconditionally to the allies. Downfall documents the final days of the Third Reich inside Hitler’s […]
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