Where To Invade Next, 2015. Directed by Michael Moore. SYNOPSIS: Documentary maker Michael Moore “invades” a number of countries to steal their best ideas and claim them for the USA. With his favourite target, George W. Bush, long gone from The White House, the past few years can’t have been much fun for Michael Moore. He’s […]
Movie Review – Embrace of the Serpent (2015)
Embrace of the Serpent, 2015. Directed by Ciro Guerra. Starring Jan Bijyoet, Brionne Davis, Nilbio Torres and Antonio Bolivar. SYNOPSIS: Separated by 40 years, two explorers travel down the Amazon in search of the rare Yakruna plant, famed for its medicinal and psychedelic properties. Both are escorted by the same shamen, the last of his tribe, […]
Sundance London 2016 Review – Indignation (2016)
Indignation, 2016. Directed by James Schamus. Starring Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts and Linda Emond. SYNOPSIS: Teenager Marcus Messer (Logan Lerman) comes from a working class Jewish family and enrolls at college to avoid the draft. Studious and solitary, he’s inexperienced in the ways of the world until he meets the beautiful Olivia (Sarah Gadon). […]
Sundance London 2016 Review – Wiener-Dog (2016)
Wiener-Dog,2016. Directed by Todd Solondz. Starring Greta Gerwig, Brie Larson, Julie Delpy, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, and Tracy Letts. SYNOPSIS: Four stories linked by a single dog. The affluent family who takes in the dog but can’t look after it. The veterinary nurse who takes it on a road trip. The […]
Second Opinion – The Nice Guys (2016)
The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger and Margaret Qualley. SYNOPSIS: When a debt collector catches up with his latest target, a hard-up private detective, they discover they’ve both been hired to find the same woman. As their paths keep crossing, they decide to […]
Movie Review – The Daughter (2015)
The Daughter 2015 Directed by Simon Stone Starring Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Odessa Young, Ewen Leslie, Paul Schneider, Miranda Otto SYNOPSIS: Christian (Paul Schneider) arrives home after a long absence for his father Henry’s (Geoffrey Rush) wedding. Theirs is a difficult relationship, but he’s made to feel more at home by bumping into his one-time […]
Movie Review – Money Monster (2016)
Money Monster 2016 Directed by Jodie Foster Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe, Giancarlo Esposito SYNOPSIS: Flamboyant TV host Lee Gates (George Clooney) is fronting his daily show about the financial markets when he’s taken hostage by a distraught investor (Jack O’Connell), who bursts into the studio armed to the […]
Movie Review – A Hologram For The King (2016)
A Hologram For The King, 2016. Directed by Tom Tykwer. Starring Tom Hanks, Alexander Black, Sarita Choudhury, Tom Skerritt and Ben Whishaw. SYNOPSIS: Top flight businessman Alan Clay (Tom Hanks) has fallen on hard times and takes a job with an IT company to recoup his losses. He’s put in charge of the team bidding […]
Movie Review – Green Room (2015)
Green Room, 2015. Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Anton Yelchin, Imogen Poots, Macon Blair and Alia Shawkat. SYNOPSIS: A down-on-their-luck punk band is travelling round the mid-West on a zero budget when they land a gig at a roadhouse. What they’re not told is that it’s the meeting place for a gang of […]
Movie Review – Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, 2016. Directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa. Starring Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott and Josh Charles. SYNOPSIS: Bored, desk-bound TV journalist Kim Baker (Tina Fey) throws caution to the wind and takes up a three month assignment to cover the war in Afghanistan. Three […]
