Tag Archives: Drama

Review: Foxcatcher (2014)

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Sam S-P

Director Bennett Miller’s movies tend to take a sideways view on real life. Everything about his filmmaking style is restrained, but the stories he chooses to tell (or re-tell) are so odd and remarkable you really couldn’t make them up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Bennett Miller, Biopic, Channing Tatum, Dave Schultz, Drama, Film, Foxcatcher, John du Pont, Mark Ruffalo, Mark Schultz, Movies, Sport, Steve Carell, The Silence of the Lambs, Vanessa Redgrave | 1 Comment

Review: Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Posted on January 18, 2015 by Sam S-P

Often the films that are not entirely successful end up being the most interesting, especially when they are attempting something new. BIRDMAN is one such creature, an ambitious and sometimes jarring exploration of the id and the ego filmed as … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Alexander Dinelaris, Amy Ryan, Andrea Riseborough, Armando Bo, Batman, Birdman, Comedy, Darren Aronofsky, Drama, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Emmanuel Lubezki, Film, Gravity, Michael Keaton, Movies, Naomi Watts, Nicolás Giacobone, Robert Downey Jr, Spike Jonze, Zach Galifianakis | 2 Comments

Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Sam S-P

How do you sum up the life of such an extraordinary human being? Director James Marsh, writer Anthony McCarten and principle actors Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones prove that you have to start from a place of emotion, and THE … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Anthony McCarten, Biopic, Charlie Cox, David Thewlis, Drama, Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Film, Harry Lloyd, James Marsh, Jane Hawking, Maxine Peake, Movies, Stephen Hawking, The Theory of Everything | 1 Comment

Downbeat Marion Cotillard Double Bill: Rust and Bone & Two Days, One Night

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Sam S-P

Marion Cotillard is rapidly becoming notorius for her drastic transformations of body and presence on film. She excels playing strong women worn down or broken by trauma, from the increasingly frail Edith Piaf in LA VIE EN ROSE to Mal’s steady … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged A Prophet, Dardenne Brothers, Drama, Edith Piaf, Fabrizio Rongione, Film, Inception, Jacques Audiard, La Vie En Rose, Marion Cotillard, Matthias Schoenaerts, Movies, Rust and Bone, Timur Magomedgadzhiev, Two Days One Night, World Cinema | Leave a comment

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Sam S-P

Much like its subject, THE IMITATION GAME has spent many years in obscurity, an unloved script waiting for someone to take a chance on a story about the secretly gay genius who was instrumental in helping bring World War II … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alex Lawther, Benedict Cumberbatch, Charles Dance, Drama, Film, Game of Thrones, Graham Moore, Guardians of the Galaxy, Headhunters, Keira Knightley, Mark Strong, Matthew Goode, Morten Tydlum, Movies, Period Drama, Rory Kinnear, Saving Private Ryan, Sherlock, The Imitation Game, Thriller, Tuppence Middleton, War Movie | Leave a comment

Review: The Selfish Giant (2013)

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Sam S-P

THE SELFISH GIANT feels like a wonderful amalgamation of OLIVER TWIST and STAND BY ME transposed to the rougher end of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It’s a social realist fable that deals with real-world hardship in a punchy manner, but always … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Clio Barnard, Conner Chapman, Drama, Film, Ken Loach, Movies, Oliver Twist, Sean Gilder, Sean Thomas, Shane Meadows, Siobhan Finneran, Stand By Me, Steve Evets, The Selfish Giant | 3 Comments

Review: Begin Again (2013)

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sam S-P

There’s a scene early on in BEGIN AGAIN where Mark Ruffalo’s ramshackle record producer Dan shows obvious physical pain at listening to the bilge that are the demo tapes he is sent as he is stuck in busy city traffic … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review, Music | Tagged Adam Levine, Begin Again, Catherine Keener, Comedy, Drama, Film, Folk Music, Glen Hansard, Hailee Steinfeld, John Carney, Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Markéta Irglová, Maroon 5, Movies, Musical, Once, Pop Music, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Review: Fury (2014)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Sam S-P

I won’t lie and say I’m not tired by Hollywood’s obsession with being gritty. If it’s not a new serious take on a superhero or a or a downbeat sequel or remake, then it’s seemingly not worth investing in. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alicia von Rittber, Anamaria Marinca, Brad Pitt, David Ayer, Drama, Film, Fury, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jon Bernthal, Logan Lerman, Michael Peña, Movies, Shia LaBeouf, Star Wars, The Lego Movie, The Walking Dead, The Wolf of Wall Street, War Movie | 1 Comment

Review: Pompeii (2014)

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Sam S-P

Well, that was disappointing. When it was announced an all-out modern blockbuster was being made based on the devastating eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, I thought, what could go wrong? You’ve got inbuilt human pathos, the chance to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Blockbuster, Carrie-Anne Moss, Drama, Dylan Schombing, Event Horizon, Film, Game of Thrones, Gladiator, Historical Epic, Jared Harris, Kiefer Sutherland, Kit Harington, Movies, Paul W S Anderson, Pompeii, Resident Evil, Romance, Sasha Roiz, Star Wars, The Terminator, Thor: The Dark World, Titanic | 1 Comment

Review: Philomena (2013)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Sam S-P

Some stories don’t need much embellishment when adapting them for drama. Martin Sixsmith’s human interest article which forms the basis for PHILOMENA is one such story, remarkable and moving, and Steve Coogan who writes and stars does a fine job … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Film Review | Tagged Alan Partridge, Barbara Jefford, Biopic, Chronicles of Riddick, Drama, Film, Judi Dench, Martin Sixsmith, Movies, Philomena, Philomena Lee, Rob Brydon, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Stephen Frears, Steve Coogan, The Trip | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Drama

Review: Foxcatcher (2014)

Review: Birdman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014)

Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)

Downbeat Marion Cotillard Double Bill: Rust and Bone & Two Days, One Night

Review: The Imitation Game (2014)

Review: The Selfish Giant (2013)

Review: Begin Again (2013)

Review: Fury (2014)

Review: Pompeii (2014)

Review: Philomena (2013)

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