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Exclusive Interview: Director Benjamin Ree on Magnus, his documentary about the World Chess Champion

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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 […]

Movie Review – I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016)

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I Am Not a Serial Killer, 2016. Directed by Billy O’Brien Starring Max Records, Christopher Lloyd, Laura Fraser, Karl Geary SYNOPSIS: 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 […]

Movie Review – The Pass (2016)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Snowden (2016)

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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 […]

Second Opinion – Chi-Raq (2015)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Mum’s List (2016)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Bleed for This (2016)

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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 […]

Movie Review – Nocturnal Animals (2016)

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Nocturnal Animals, 2016. Directed by Tom Ford. Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer and Laura Linney. SYNOPSIS: Rich, glamorous and successful gallery owner Susan (Amy Adams) seems to have it all.  But her life is starting to crumble and when her ex-husband sends her the manuscript for his […]

60th BFI London Film Festival Review – Their Finest (2016)

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Their Finest, 2016. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Richard E Grant, Eddie Marsan, Jake Lacy and Helen McCrory. SYNOPSIS: In the days after The Blitz in World War II, The Ministry Of Information recruits copywriter Catrin (Gemma Arterton) to work on scripts and give their propaganda films […]