Daddy’s Home 2, 2017. Directed by Sean Anders Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow, Linda Cardellini, Alessandra Ambrosio and John Cena SYNOPSIS: Since we last saw them in Daddy’s Home, warring dads Dusty and Brad have learned to live with being co-parents and are unlikely – but best – buddies. When they […]
Movie Review – Wilson (2017)
Wilson 2017 Directed by Craig Johnson Starring Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Isabella Amara and Cheryl Hinds. SYNOPSIS: It’s not easy to like Wilson (Woody Harrelson). A lonely misanthrope who just wants to be loved and to connect with those around him, he gets it wrong every time. He says the first thing that comes into […]
Second Opinion – My Life as a Courgette (2016)
My Life as a Courgette, 2016. Directed by Claude Barras. Featuring the voice talents of Gaspard Schlatter, Sixtine Murat, Paulin Jaccoud and Michel Vuillermoz. SYNOPSIS: Courgette is the nick-name given to a nine year old boy by his alcoholic mother. When she dies in an accident, he’s sent to an orphanage, but struggles to find his […]
DVD Review – The Salesman (2016)
The Salesman, 2016. Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Taraneh Alidoost, Shahab Hosseini, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, and Babak Karimi. SYNOPSIS: In modern-day Iran, a teacher and his wife are preparing for the opening night of their amateur production of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. But work on an adjacent building makes their own apartment block […]
Movie Review – Detour (2016)
Detour, 2016. Directed by Christopher Smith. Starring Tye Sheridan, Bel Powley, Emory Cohen, John Lynch and Stephen Moyer. SYNOPSIS: Law student Harper’s mother is in hospital in a coma and he blames his stepfather, Vincent. He’s not coping well with the situation, seeking consolation in drink. After one especially heavy night, he awakes to find […]
Movie Review – Miss Sloane (2016)
Miss Sloane, 2016. Directed by John Madden. Starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Lithgow, Jake Lacy and Sam Waterston. SYNOPSIS: Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain) is the most in-demand political lobbyist in Washington DC. Famous for her ruthless cunning, she’s poached from a large agency by a smaller one, headed Rodolfo Schmidt (Mark Strong) to […]
Movie Review – The Boss Baby (2017)
The Boss Baby, 2017. Directed by Tom McGrath. Featuring the voice talents of Alec Baldwin, Miles Christopher Bakshi, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel, Lisa Kudrow, and Tobey Maguire. SYNOPSIS: Life is great for seven year old Tim. As an only child, he gets his parents’ undivided attention – until his baby brother arrives and monopolises Mum […]
Second Opinion – Colossal (2016)
Colossal, 2016. Directed by Nacho Vigalondo. Starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, Austin Stowell and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Gloria (Anne Hathaway) has a hit a crisis. She’s out of work and boyfriend Tim (Dan Stevens) has had enough of her party lifestyle and kicked her out of his flat. She returns to her […]
Exclusive Interview – Director Tom McGrath on The Boss Baby
A suited and nearly-booted baby throws a household into chaos in The Boss Baby, the latest animation from DreamWorks, which arrives in UK cinemas this Friday. Its director, Tom McGrath, talked to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper about why he wanted to make the film – and why the “micro manager” doesn’t intentionally look like the current […]
The BFG London Press Conference Report
The organisers of the London press conference for Spielberg’s The BFG must have had a Jaws moment early on, realising they were “gonna need a bigger room”. Not that it was any surprise the event was packed. When the line-up includes the legendary director himself, as well as Oscar winner Mark Rylance and recently appointed […]
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