Oldboy, 2013. Directed by Spike Lee.Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Michael Imperioli, and Pom Klementieff. SYNOPSIS: Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason. Oldboy is an incredibly difficult film to review. In a […]

Nebraska, 2013. Directed by Alexander Payne.Starring Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Mary Louise Wilson and Rance Howard.   SYNOPSIS: An aging, booze-addled father makes the trip from Montana to Nebraska with his estranged son in order to claim a million dollar Mega Sweepstakes Marketing prize. Nebraska is unmistakably an Alexander Payne […]

The Butler, 2013. Directed by Lee Daniels.Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Liev Schrieber, Minka Kelly, Robin Williams, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Clarence Williams III, and Isaac White. SYNOPSIS: Cecil Gaines struck out by himself after a […]

Oldboy, 2013. Directed by Spike Lee.Starring Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Michael Imperioli and Pom Klementieff. SYNOPSIS: Obsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for 20 years without reason. Forget comparisons with Park Chan-wook’s cult favourite of the same […]

The Class of 92, 2013. Directed by Ben Turner and Gabe Turner. SYNOPSIS: The players that inspired a generation: Class of 92 is a cinematic documentary detailing the rise to prominence and global sporting superstardom of six supremely talented young Manchester United footballers. To clarify, the writer of this review is an Arsenal fan. Nicky […]

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, 2013. Directed by Declan Lowney.Starring Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall, and Phil Cornwell. SYNOPSIS: When Alan’s radio station, North Norfolk Digital, is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having […]

Only God Forgives, 2013. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringam, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS:  Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother’s recent death.  A hell coloured […]

The Hangover Part III, 2013. Directed by Todd Phillips.Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS:When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam. In 2009, The Hangover […]

Grown Ups 2, 2013. Directed by Dennis Dugan.Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Salma Hayek, and Steve Austin. SYNOPSIS: After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on […]

Napoleon, 1927. Written and Directed by Abel Gance.Starring Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële and Suzanne Bianchetti. SYNOPSIS:  A film about the French Field Marshal’s youth and early military career. You cannot watch Abel Gance’s Napoléon. Awkward releases on DVD that are difficult to get hold of either cost a princely sum or are […]