Assassin’s Creed, 2016.Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Brendan Gleeson and Charlotte Rampling.SYNOPSIS:Spared a death sentence, the troubled and violent Callum Lynch (Michael Fassbender) arrives at a medical facility where he’s used to try out technology to unlock genetic memories. He’s taken back to his Spanish ancestor, Aguilar, in the […]
Movie Review – Operation Chromite (2016)
Operation Chromite, 2016.Directed by John H. Lee. Starring Jun-jae Lee, Bum-soo Lee and Liam Neeson.SYNOPSIS:In 1950, the North Koreans have all but overrun the South. The United Nations puts American General, Douglas MacArthur, in charge of an invasion force stop them in their tracks. He chooses Incheon, the most difficult place possible, for his fleet […]
Exclusive Interview: Director Benjamin Ree on Magnus, his documentary about the World Chess Champion
Norway’s Magnus Carlsen celebrated his 26th birthday this year by retaining his World Chess Champion title for the second successive time. Freda Cooper talked to Benjamin Ree, who directed the recent documentary about the man known as “the Mozart of chess.”…Magnus Carlsen recently retained his World Chess Champion title for the second time running. Have you spoken […]
Movie Review – I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)
I Am Not a Serial Killer, 2016.Directed by Billy O’Brien Starring Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Karl GearySYNOPSIS:A quiet American town is plagued by a series of gruesome murders. A troubled local teenager decides to investigate, only to discover that the killer lives among them and is the person least likely to commit such horrors. […]
Movie Review – The Pass (2016)
The Pass, 2016.Directed by Ben A. Williams. Starring Russell Tovey, Arinze Kene, Lisa McGrillis and Nico Mirallegro.SYNOPSIS:The night before their debut match for the first team, two teenage footballers can’t sleep for excitement. They tease each other, fight, prepare their kit – and then something unexpected happens. Something that, ten years on, neither of them can […]
Movie Review – Snowden (2016)
Snowden, 2016.Directed by Oliver Stone. Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Rhys Ifans, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Olyphant, Joely Richardson, Ben Schnetzer, Scott Eastwood and Nicolas Cage.SYNOPSIS:The story of Edward Snowden, former soldier and CIA operative, who went on to work for the NSA and make public the agency’s illegal surveillance techniques by leaking […]
Second Opinion – Chi-Raq (2015)
Chi-Raq, 2015.Directed by Spike Lee Starring Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack.SYNOPSIS:When an 11 year old girl is caught in the crossfire of gang warfare on Chicago’s South Side and dies as a result, the women decide it’s time to put a stop to gun culture. Their weapon? […]
Movie Review – The Incident (2015)
The Incident, 2015.Directed by Jane Linfoot. Starring Ruta Gedmintas, Tom Hughes and Tasha Connor.SYNOPSIS:A successful young couple have their lives shattered when they each encounter the same teenage prostitute. The husband meets her when buying pizzas on the way home from work and money changes hands. The wife wakes up one night to find the […]
Movie Review – Mum’s List (2016)
Mum’s List, 2016.Directed by Niall Johnson. Starring Rafe Spall, Emilia Fox, Elaine Cassidy, Ross McCormack, Sophie Simnett.SYNOPSIS:Based on the book of the same name, the film tells the true story of a mother leaving a legacy for her husband and sons when she dies of cancer.Tissues at the ready for Mum’s List, the British weepie of the […]
Movie Review – Bleed for This (2016)
Bleed for This, 2016.Directed by Ben Younger. Starring Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Ciaran Hinds and Katey Sagal.SYNOPSIS:At the peak of his career in the 80s, boxer Vinny ‘Paz’ Pazienza had won the lightweight world championship, followed by the junior middleweight title. But shortly afterwards, a near fatal car crash landed him in hospital with a […]
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