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Review in Brief: Eternal Beauty (2019/20)
I always love films that look unflinchingly at mental illness but are also brave enough not to perpetuate the fallacy that someone with a mental health problems automatically becomes a saint. In Craig Roberts’ second complex directorial feature, Jane (a … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Alice Lowe, Billy Piper, Craig Roberts, David Thewlis, Drama, Eternal Beauty, Penelope Wilton, Robert Pugh, Sally Hawkins
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Review: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
I’m not going to say the general critical consensus on GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS is grossly unfair – each to their own. I thought it was halfway decent, but only if I didn’t think about it too much. Come … Continue reading
Review: Paddington 2 (2017)
If there’s a film cure for what ails you, it’s surely PADDINGTON 2. The concept of Paddington being sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit sounds like a particularly twisted ROBOT CHICKEN sketch, but it’s actually the route … Continue reading
Review: Paddington (2014)
Many might groan in distress at the thought of yet another childhood icon given a lavish live-action film adaptation. Even more alarm bells ring once you hear of the involvement of the producer and a few of the cast of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aardman, Alice Lowe, Ben Whishaw, Bunny and the Bull, Colin Firth, Comedy, Family Film, Fantasy, Film, Harry Potter, How to Train Your Dragon 2, Hugh Bonneville, Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Madeleine Harris, Mary Poppins, Michael Bond, Monty Python, Movies, Nicole Kidman, Paddington, Paul King, Peter Capaldi, Sally Hawkins, Samuel Joslin, Simon Farnaby, The Mighty Boosh
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Review: Godzilla (2014)
60 years ago, film studio Toho burst onto the international stage with GODZILLA, an astonishing fantasy analogy for the Japanese nightmares of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In 2014, a new version of the tale has emerged from MONSTERS director Gareth Edwards. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Alexandre Desplat, Blockbuster, Bryan Cranston, Carson Bolde, Cloverfield, Elizabeth Olsen, Film, Gareth Edwards, Godzilla, Guillermo del Toro, Ishiro Honda, Juliette Binoche, Jurassic Park, Ken Watanabe, Monster Movie, Monsters, Movies, Pacific Rim, Roland Emmerich, Sally Hawkins, Starship Troopers, Steven Spielberg, Toho, Warner Brothers
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Fifteen Shades of Black: Part 2
This article was originally published on Subtitled Online May 2013 It’s time for the second part of my countdown of my absolute favourite black comedies from Britain and Ireland (Here’s part 1). You’ll definitely laugh at them, but you might sometimes feel … Continue reading
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Tagged A Fish Called Wanda, Alec Guinness, Black Comedy, Brendan Gleeson, Bruce Robinson, Charlie Creed-Miles, Colin Farrell, Danny Boyle, Dexter Fletcher, Ealing Comedy, Eddie Marsan, Ewan McGregor, Film, Happy-Go-Lucky, If..., In Bruges, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Lindsay Anderson, Malcom McDowell, Martin McDonagh, Michael Palin, Mike Leigh, Monty Python, Movies, Paul McGann, Richard E Grant, Richard Griffiths, Robert Carlyle, Sally Hawkins, Shallow Grave, Stanley Holloway, The Lavender Hill Mob, Trainspotting, Wild Bill, Will Poulter, Withnail & I
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