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Movie Review – Incredibles 2 (2018)

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Incredibles 2, 2018. Directed by Brad Bird. Featuring the voice talents of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophia Bush, Isabella Rossellini, and Jonathan Banks. SYNOPSIS: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving […]

Second Opinion – The Secret of Marrowbone (2018)

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The Secret of Marrowbone, 2018. Directed by Sergio G. Sánchez. Starring George Mackay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth, Matthew Stagg, and Kyle Soller. SYNOPSIS: A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in […]

Movie Review – Skyscraper (2018)

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Skyscraper, 2018. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Noah Taylor, Hannah Quinlivan, Roland Møller, McKenna Roberts and Noah Cottrell. SYNOPSIS: A father goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper. The plot for Skyscraper is unbelievably stupid and the various death-defying set pieces even more […]

Movie Review – Sicario 2: Soldado (2018)

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Sicario 2: Soldado, 2018. Directed by Stefano Sollima. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Isabela Moner, Elijah Rodriguez, and Matthew Modine. SYNOPSIS: The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the […]

Tom Cruise – Unstoppable

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Helen Murdoch on Tom Cruise and his continued success… With the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise being released at the end of July, it got me thinking about the enigma of Tom Cruise and why regardless of how crazy he seems in real life, I always go and watch his films. My love […]

Second Opinion – Adrift (2018)

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Adrift, 2018. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin. SYNOPSIS: A true story of survival, as a young couple’s chance encounter leads them first to love, and then on the adventure of a lifetime as they face one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history. Adrift opens with the aftermath of […]

Movie Review – McQueen (2018)

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McQueen, 2018. Directed by Ian Bonhôte. SYNOPSIS: Documentary exploring the rags to riches and ultimate tragedy of designer Lee Alexander McQueen Roughly a third of the way through McQueen, Lee Alexander McQueen talks about how he wants his fashion shows to evoke a reaction albeit repulsion or exhilaration etc. With this intimate and moving documentary, […]

Movie Review – Ocean’s 8 (2018)

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Ocean’s 8, 2018. Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Mindy Kaling, Sarah Paulson, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, James Corden, Rihanna, Helena Bonham Carter, and Dakota Fanning. SYNOPSIS: Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala. With the announcement of an all […]

The Problem with Hereditary’s Marketing

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Helen Murdoch on the problem with Hereditary’s marketing… All of the recent 5 star reviews of Ari Aster’s horror Hereditary have got me thinking about what we expect going into a film versus what we actually see. Hereditary depicts the most horrific displays of grief that I’ve ever seen committed to screen, but based on […]