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Elvis (2022) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Austin Butler, Baz Luhrmann, Biopic, Elvis, Musical, Tom Hanks
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Mank (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Biopic, Citizen Kane, David Fincher, Gary Oldman, Mank
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Review in Brief: Dolemite is My Name (2019)
With DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, Eddie Murphy gets his mojo back. In this colourful biopic, we see that Rudy Ray Moore (Murphy) was born in the wrong era for his style of performance: “Vaudeville is dead. I don’t need an … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Biopic, Blaxploitation, Dolemite, Dolemite is My Name, Eddy Murphy, Netflix, Rudy Ray Moore
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Review in Brief: Fighting with my Family (2019)
I am not a wrestling fan. Childhood friends were and I suppose I must have unconsciously absorbed a few names and special moves, but I still know next-to-nothing about it. And yet I found FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY, this (mostly) … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Biopic, Comedy, Fighting With My Family, Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Nick Frost, Sports Movie, Vince Vaughn
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Review in Brief: Vice (2018)
Reminder: a compelling protagonist doesn’t have to likeable, or good, they just have to be interesting. Dick Chaney was, and remains, an evil bastard, but he and his rise to power behind the throne is fascinating nonetheless. Adam McKay approaches … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Adam McKay, Amy Adams, Biopic, Christian Bale, Dark Comedy, Steve Carrell, The Big Short, Vice
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Review: Rocketman (2019)
ROCKETMAN is the second musical I’ve really loved this year. Whereas the first, WILD ROSE kept its cowboy-booted feet firmly on the ground, the story of the man formally known as Reg Dwight’s formative years and breakthrough floats off into … Continue reading
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Tagged Amadeus, Biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bryce Dallas Howard, Dexter Fletcher, Elton John, Jamie Bell, Matthew Illesley, Musical, Rocketman, Taron Egerton, Wild Rose
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Review: The White Crow (2018/19)
I may have been taken along to the odd ballet by my parents over the years, but I can’t claim to know anything much about it as an art form. I certainly hadn’t heard of Rudolf Nureyev, who I’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged Adèle Exarchopoulos, Biopic, Drama, Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, The White Crow
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