Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring John C Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Nina Arianda and Rufus Jones. SYNOPSIS: In the mid-1950s, and with their glittering Hollywood career behind them, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy embark on a farewell tour of the UK. Everybody thinks they’ve retired, so the […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Stan & Ollie
Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Rufus Jones, Danny Huston, Susy Kane and Stephanie Hyam. SYNOPSIS: Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song – a […]
Movie Review – The Foreigner (2017)
The Foreigner, 2017. Directed by Martin Campbell. Starring Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Rufus Jones, Charlie Murphy, and Orla Brady. SYNOPSIS: The story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge fuelled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – is taken from him […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016. Directed by Gareth Tunley. Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey McGivern, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Niamh Cusack, and Dan Renton Skinner. SYNOPSIS: A cop goes undercover as a patient in order to investigate a psychotherapist involved in a strange murder case. With Ben Wheatley (A Field in England/Kill List) credited as executive […]
Movie Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016 Directed by Gareth Tunley Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Rufus Jones, Niamh Cusack, Geoffrey McGivern SYNOPSIS: A detective investigating an unusual double murder, goes undercover as a mental patient in order to get closer to a psychotherapist, but soon finds his very perceptions of reality crumbling away. Another bracing new talent, rising […]
