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Movie Review – Anon (2018)

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Anon, 2018. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Clive Owen, Amanda Seyfried, Colm Ferore, Mark O’Brien, Sonya Walger and Iddo Goldberg. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, cop Sal (Clive Owen) is working on a series of unsolved murders – a rarity because this is a world where there’s no privacy or anonymity and crime is almost […]

Exclusive Interview – Clive Owen and Andrew Niccol on Anon

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Andrew Niccol admits he’s been considering a story about privacy and secrecy for some time. It’s a theme that lends itself to a futuristic setting – familiar territory for the creator of Gattaca and The Truman Show – and his latest, Anon, is placed fairly and squarely in the near future. Released this Friday, 11th […]

Second Opinion – Tully (2018)

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Tully, 2018. Directed by Jason Reitman. Starring Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Ron Livingston, Mark Duplass, and Gameela Wright. SYNOPSIS: Thirty something Marlo is happily married to Drew.  To the outside world, they have the lot – a nice home, two children – and now there’s baby number three.  The new arrival turns Marlo’s life into […]

Movie Review – Lean On Pete (2017)

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Lean On Pete, 2017. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Charlie Plummer, Steve Buscemi, Travis Fimmel, Chloe Sevigny and Steve Zahn. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen year old Charley (Charlie Plummer) has never lived in one place for long.  He and his dad now have a squalid house in Portland and the teenager discovers a local racetrack nearby.  He […]

Exclusive Interview – Andrew Haigh, director of Lean On Pete

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For Andrew Haigh, 45 Years (2015) was the film that announced his arrival.  He’d already directed Greek Pete (2009) and Weekend (2011), but it was the Tom Courtenay/Charlotte Rampling starrer which garnered the award nominations and wins and meant his next offering would be highly anticipated. Lean On Pete tackles another emotional journey, but that’s […]

Movie Review – Beast (2017)

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Beast, 2017. Directed by Michael Pearce. Starring Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James, Trystan Gravelle and Emily Taaffe. SYNOPSIS: Moll lives at home on Jersey with her family, dividing her time between looking after her invalid father and her job as a tour guide.  But she feels like the black sheep of the family and […]

Exclusive Interview – Michael Pearce, director and writer of Beast

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British director and writer, Michael Pearce, is in the middle of promoting his first feature, Beast, which is released on Friday, 29th April. It’s a whistle stop tour around the country, a series of screenings followed by a Q and A with the audience, so he’s putting in some pre-tour practice with a few interviews […]

Movie Review – The Leisure Seeker (2017)

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The Leisure Seeker, 2017. Directed by Paolo Virzi. Starring Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay, Janel Moloney and Dana Ivey. SYNOPSIS: A retired couple decide to take a road trip to Florida in their aging Winnebago, called The Leisure Seeker.  He’s suffering from Alzheimer’s and her health is failing, so their children are frantic with […]

Movie Review – Funny Cow (2017)

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Funny Cow, 2017. Directed by Adrian Shergold. Starring Maxine Peake, Tony Pitts, Paddy Considine, Alun Armstrong, Stephen Graham, and Lindsay Coulson. SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, a female stand up with the stage name of Funny Cow struggles to make a name for herself on the club circuit, where women on stage are expected to be […]

Movie Review – Pyewacket (2017)

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Pyewacket, 2017. Directed by Adam MacDonald. Starring Nicole Munoz, Laurie Holden, Chloe Rose and Eric Osborne. SYNOPSIS: After the death of her father, teenager Leah becomes fascinated by the occult but her relationship with her mother becomes strained. She is increasingly resentful when her mother decides they need a fresh start in a new home […]