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Movie Review – The Absent One (2014)

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The Absent One, 2014.Directed by Mikkel Norgaard. Starring Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Fares Fares, Danica Curcic, Pilou Asbaek and Johanne Louise Schmidt.SYNOPSIS:Since its first, spectacular success, the reputation of the cold case section of the Copenhagen police department has taken a nose dive – until its lead detective, Carl Morck, is approached by a former cop about the murder […]

Movie Review – Mojave (2015)

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Mojave, 2015.Directed by William Monahan. Starring Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Walton Goggins and Mark Wahlberg.SYNOPSIS:Movie writer and producer Thomas disappears off into the desert for some solitude and the contents of several vodka bottles.  As night falls, he’s approached by a drifter, Jack.  Their encounter ends with an argument and Thomas comes off better, leaving […]

Movie Review – Where to Invade Next (2015)

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Where To Invade Next, 2015.Directed by Michael Moore.SYNOPSIS:Documentary maker Michael Moore “invades” a number of countries to steal their best ideas and claim them for the USA.With his favourite target, George W. Bush, long gone from The White House, the past few years can’t have been much fun for Michael Moore.  He’s had to look elsewhere […]

Movie Review – Embrace of the Serpent (2015)

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Embrace of the Serpent, 2015.Directed by Ciro Guerra. Starring Jan Bijyoet, Brionne Davis, Nilbio Torres and Antonio Bolivar.SYNOPSIS:Separated by 40 years, two explorers travel down the Amazon in search of the rare Yakruna plant, famed for its medicinal and psychedelic properties.  Both are escorted by the same shamen, the last of his tribe, who takes them […]

Sundance London 2016 Review – Indignation (2016)

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Indignation, 2016.Directed by James Schamus. Starring Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts and Linda Emond. SYNOPSIS:Teenager Marcus Messer (Logan Lerman) comes from a working class Jewish family and enrolls at college to avoid the draft.  Studious and solitary, he’s inexperienced in the ways of the world until he meets the beautiful Olivia (Sarah Gadon).  Their one and only […]

Sundance London 2016 Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)

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Wiener-Dog,2016.Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts.SYNOPSIS:Four stories linked by a single dog.  The affluent family who takes in the dog but can’t look after it.  The veterinary nurse who takes it on a road trip. The university lecturer who […]

Second Opinion – The Nice Guys (2016)

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The Nice Guys, 2016.Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley.SYNOPSIS:When a debt collector catches up with his latest target, a hard-up private detective, they discover they’ve both been hired to find the same woman.  As their paths keep crossing, they decide to pursue her together […]

Movie Review – Money Monster (2016)

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Money Monster 2016Directed by Jodie FosterStarring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo EspositoSYNOPSIS:Flamboyant TV host Lee Gates (George Clooney) is fronting his daily show about the financial markets when he’s taken hostage by a distraught investor (Jack O’Connell), who bursts into the studio armed to the teeth.  He’s lost all […]

Movie Review – Green Room (2015)

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Green Room, 2015.Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Macon Blair and Alia Shawkat.SYNOPSIS:A down-on-their-luck punk band is travelling round the mid-West on a zero budget when they land a gig at a roadhouse.  What they’re not told is that it’s the meeting place for a gang of white supremacist skinheads.  […]

Movie Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016.Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott and Josh Charles.SYNOPSIS:Bored, desk-bound TV journalist Kim Baker (Tina Fey) throws caution to the wind and takes up a three month assignment to cover the war in Afghanistan.  Three months turn into […]