Hampstead, 2017. Directed by Joel Hopkins. Starring Diane Keaton, Brendan Gleeson, James Norton, Lesley Manville, Jason Watkins and Phil Davis. SYNOPSIS: Widow Alice (Diane Keaton) lives in a mansion flat opposite Hampstead Heath when property developers announce their intention to build new apartments. She discovers that, smack bang in the middle of the land they […]
Movie Review – Norman (2016)
Norman, 2016. Directed by Joseph Cedar. Starring Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Michael Sheen, Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi, and Charlotte Gainsbourg. SYNOPSIS: From the outside, Norman Oppenheim (Richard Gere) looks like an eccentric businessman. But the truth is that he dreams up schemes that come to nothing, so he tries to be everybody’s friend, and doesn’t […]
Movie Review – Sleepless (2017)
Sleepless, 2017. Directed by Baran bo Odar. Starring Jamie Foxx, Michelle Monaghan, Scoot McNairy, Dermot Mulroney and David Harbour. SYNOPSIS: When a Las Vegas cop is involved in a drugs heist that goes spectacularly wrong, his teenage son is kidnapped by the mobster who owns the merchandise. Rescuing the boy is a tough call because […]
Movie Review – The Hatton Garden Job (2017)
The Hatton Garden Job, 2017. Directed by Ronnie Thompson Starring Matthew Goode, Larry Lamb, Phil Daniels, David Calder, Joely Richardson, and Stephen Moyer. SYNOPSIS: Over the Easter weekend in 2015, a small team of experienced burglars broke into the basement vaults at The Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company and stole millions of pounds in gold, […]
Movie Review – Certain Women (2016)
Certain Women, 2016. Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Michelle Williams, Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Jared Harris and James Le Gros. SYNOPSIS: Three intersecting stories against the windswept landscape of Montana. Lawyer Laura (Laura Dern) has to intervene when a disgruntled client of hers takes a hostage. The marriage of Gina and Ryan (Michelle […]
Second Opinion – The Light Between Oceans (2016)
The Light Between Oceans, 2016. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz and Bryan Brown. SYNOPSIS: After the end of World War I, former soldier Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) takes the solitary job of lighthouse keeper off the coast of Western Australia. On the mainland, he meets the vivacious Isobel Graymark […]
Second Opinion – Sing (2016)
Sing, 2016. Directed by Garth Jennings. Featuring the voice talents of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Seth MacFarlane, Taron Egerton, Peter Serafinowicz, Tori Kelly, Garth Jennings, Rhea Perlman, Nick Kroll, John C. Reilly, Jennifer Saunders, Nick Offerman, Leslie Jones, and Adam Buxton. SYNOPSIS: Koala bear Buster Moon (the voice of Matthew McConaughey) is easily […]
60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Queen Of Katwe (2016)
Queen Of Katwe, 2016. Directed by Mira Nair. Starring David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, Taryn Kyaze and Ethan Nazario Lubega. SYNOPSIS: Phiona (Madina Nalwanga) lives with her mother, brothers and sister in the impoverished township of Katwe in Uganda, selling vegetables to earn money instead of going to school. But she’s intrigued by a chess […]
Movie Review – The Girl on the Train (2016)
The Girl on the Train, 2016. Directed by Tate Taylor Starring Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Luke Evans, Justin Theroux and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: Still reeling in the aftermath of her divorce, Rachel (Emily Blunt) takes the train in and out of the city every day, even though she’s no longer working. Her route […]
Movie Review – The Childhood of a Leader (2015)
The Childhood of a Leader,2015. Directed by Brady Corbet. Starring Berenice Bejo, Liam Cunningham, Tom Sweet, Robert Pattinson and Stacy Martin. SYNOPSIS: Against the backdrop of the end of World War I, a young boy is growing up in a shabby mansion in the French countryside. His American father is heavily involved in peace treaty […]
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