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Second Opinion – Adrift (2018)

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Adrift, 2018.Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin.SYNOPSIS:A true story of survival, as a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history.Adrift opens with the aftermath of a storm that has […]

Movie Review – McQueen (2018)

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McQueen, 2018.Directed by Ian Bonhôte.SYNOPSIS:Documentary exploring the rags to riches and ultimate tragedy of designer Lee Alexander McQueenRoughly a third of the way through McQueen, Lee Alexander McQueen talks about how he wants his fashion shows to evoke a reaction albeit repulsion or exhilaration etc. With this intimate and moving documentary, director Ian Bonhôte (along […]

The Problem with Hereditary’s Marketing

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Helen Murdoch on the problem with Hereditary’s marketing…All of the recent 5 star reviews of Ari Aster’s horror Hereditary have got me thinking about what we expect going into a film versus what we actually see. Hereditary depicts the most horrific displays of grief that I’ve ever seen committed to screen, but based on its […]

Movie Review – Rampage (2018)

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Rampage, 2018.Directed by Brad Peyton. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jake Lacy, Joe Manganiello, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, P.J. Byrne, Marley Shelton, Breanne Hill, Jack Quaid, Matt Gerald, Jason Liles, Demetrius Grosse, and Will Yun Lee.SYNOPSIS:When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop […]

Second Opinion – Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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Thor: Ragnarok, 2017.Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Cate Blanchett, Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tessa Thompson, Jeff Goldblum, Taika Waititi, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Clancy Brown, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Rachel House, Tadanobu Asano, Luke Hemsworth, Taylor Hemsworth, Sam Neill, Charlotte Nicdao, and Matt Damon.SYNOPSIS:Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself […]

Movie Review – Blood Harvest (2016)

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Blood Harvest (2016)Directed by George ClarkeStarring Robert Render, Jean-Paul Van der Velde, Griffin Madill, Alan Crawford and Liam RowanSYNOPSIS:A rural village is terrorized by an evil force that drains the blood from its victims. A discredited police detective, who believes the killings are the work of vampires, must team up with his former partner to […]

Second Opinion – The Snowman (2017)

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The Snowman, 2017.Directed by Tomas Alfredson Starring Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonas Karlsson, Toby Jones, Val Kilmer and J.K. SimmonsSYNOPSIS:Detective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose pink scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.For the third time this year, Michael Fassbender has delivered a decent performance in a film […]

Movie Review – Darkest Hour (2017)

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Darkest Hour, 2017.Directed by Joe Wright. Starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Ronald Pickup and Stephen Dillane.SYNOPSIS:During the early days of World War II, the fate of Western Europe hangs on the newly-appointed British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Hitler, or fight on against incredible […]

Movie Review – Pecking Order (2017)

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Pecking Order, 2017.Directed by Slavko Martinov. SYNOPSIS:Fierce rivalries, club infighting, problematic birds and irregular judging are just some of the challenges faced by a group of zealous Kiwi chicken breeders hell-bent on victory at the 2015 National Poultry Show.A documentary about competitive chicken breeding doesn’t sound like it will be entertaining, but somehow Slavko Martinov’s lovingly […]

Movie Review – Beyond The Trek (2017)

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Beyond The Trek, 2017.Directed by Ian Truitner Starring Sunny Mabrey, Lance Broadway, T.J. Hoban, Christian Pitre, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Ursula Mills, Weetus Cren and Michael NouriSYNOPSIS:A deep space mining vessel has been adrift for two years. It is suspected the crew brutally killed each other, but the reason for the bloodbath is unknown. A rescue […]