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Movie Review – Red Sparrow (2018)

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Red Sparrow, 2018. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Joely Richardson, Charlotte Rampling and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: After a career-ending injury, a budding prima ballerina finds herself unable to pay for her mother’s life saving medical treatment.  Her uncle, a high-ranking government official, recruits her to Russian intelligence as a […]

DVD Review – Marshall (2017)

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Marshall, 2017. Directed by Reginald Hudlin. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Sterling K Brown, Dan Stevens, Kate Hudson and James Cromwell. SYNOPSIS: In 1941, African-American lawyer Thurgood Marshall defends a black chauffeur accused of raping and attempting to murder his socialite employer.  With his client’s life in the balance, Marshall has to join forces with […]

Second Opinion – Dark River (2017)

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Dark River, 2017. Directed by Clio Barnard. Starring Ruth Wilson, Mark Stanley, Sean Bean, and Dean Andrews. SYNOPSIS: Alice (Ruth Wilson) returns to the family farm after the death of her father.  It’s 15 years since she left, the farm is falling apart and brother Joe (Mark Stanley) is barely managing to keep it going.  […]

Exclusive Interviews – Clio Barnard, Ruth Wilson and Mark Stanley talk Dark River

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One of the most distinctive and uncompromising voices in British film returns to cinemas this week.  Often described as the natural successor to Ken Loach, Clio Barnard moves from the urban setting of her much-praised The Selfish Giant (2013) to the windswept farming country of the Yorkshire Moors in Dark River.   Based on Rose […]

Movie Review – Finding Your Feet (2018)

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Finding Your Feet, 2018. Directed by Richard Loncraine. Starring Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall, Joanna Lumley, David Hayman, John Sessions and Josie Lawrence. SYNOPSIS: Sandra’s upper middle class world falls apart when she discovers her husband has been having an affair with her best friend.  With nowhere else to go, she turns up at her […]

Second Opinion – The Mercy (2018)

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The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Mark Gatiss, Andrew Buchan, and Ken Stott. SYNOPSIS: In 1968, amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst decided to compete in the Golden Globe Round The World Yacht Race, the ultimate non-stop sailing challenge at the time.  The race made a household name of […]

Movie Review – Journey’s End (2017)

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Journey’s End, 2017. Directed by Saul Dibb. Starring Sam Claflin, Paul Bettany, Asa Butterfield, Stephen Graham, Toby Jones, Tom Sturridge, Robert Glenister and Miles Jupp. SYNOPSIS: In France in 1918, a group of soldiers under the command of a disintegrating officer, are given a mission by their Colonel which they’re told will help bring about the […]

Exclusive Interview – Asa Butterfield talks Journey’s End

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Asa Butterfield admits he’s been an actor “for a long time”.  By that, he means the best part of 13 years, during which time he’s worked with big names like Harrison Ford and Martin Scorsese.  This week, he’s part of a top drawer British cast in the latest film version of the R C Sherriff […]

Movie Review – Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)

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Roman J. Israel, Esq, 2017. Directed by Dan Gilroy. Starring Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Carmen Ejogo, Amanda Warren, Tony Plana, and Sam Gilroy. SYNOPSIS: After more than 30 years as the backroom brains of a small law firm, Roman J. Israel’s life is turned upside down.  The company’s front man is in a coma and […]

DVD Review – The Hero (2017)

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The Hero, 2017. Directed by Brett Haley. Starring Sam Elliott, Laura Prepon, Nick Offerman, Krysten Ritter, and Katherine Ross. SYNOPSIS: With his glory days far behind him, a fading movie star is forced to confront his past and his own mortality. It’s one of the most distinctive voices in the movies.  Sam Elliott’s gravelly tones […]