Makes one long for the days of hats. Set in the 1950’s, a shy shop assistant, Therese Belivet (Rooney Mara) begins an intense friendship with a woman named Carol Aird (Cate Blanchett), after being of her assistance over the counter during the Christmas sales at a department store. Both women however, are confined to their heterosexual roles. An unpleasant battle between…
Yes, it’s that time of the year again – awards season! The Golden Globe nominees were announced last night. The show however, doesn’t air until 10th January 2016. But, discussing the nominees a month early is exciting, right? Once again, it’s a tough year… Best Drama: Carol Mad Max: Fury Road The Revenant Room (pictured) Spotlight My Prediction: The Revenant or Carol I’d…
Fans mourning the loss of Downton Abbey will thoroughly enjoy Smith’s performance. This year’s dose of Alan Bennett comes in the form of an adaptation of his West End play, The Lady In The Van. A peculiar period in Bennett’s (Alex Jennings) life is told, when an elderly woman (Maggie Smith) decides to park herself in…
Depp at his most dismal. Based on a true story, Black Mass looks back upon the crimes of one of the FBI’s most wanted, James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) in South Boston, 1975. John Connolly (Joel Edgerton), an old friend, appears to take an interest in him, but not to take him down. Told in a…
(Does contain mild spoilers!) The rotten apple of the bunch. Picking up almost immediately from the last scenes of Mockingjay: Part 1, Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) is rescued from the Capitol, though brainwashed, as proved after attempting to murder Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence). Meanwhile, Gale is wasting no time in trying to win Katniss back. The fight continues, though Katniss has something different in…
The title says it all. Straight-A student, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) is brought up in a town otherwise known as ‘the bottom’. Obsessed with 90’s hip hop, Malcolm is also part of a band with his friends, Jib (Tony Revolori), and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons). Especially applying for Harvard, it is proving impossible for him to keep his grades on track when there…
A bloody masterpiece. From the weird and wonderful director of Pan’s Labyrinth, Guillermo Del Toro returns with a Victorian extravaganza that you simply do not want to miss! Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), wishes to pursue writing, of ghost stories in particular. Wait, not ghost stories, but stories that feature ghosts in them…Edith is only familiar with spirits herself, as she is visited…
Before I begin, I have a bone to pick with Disney. You could say my faith in the company isn’t so strong, momentarily. The continuous throwing in of live-actions of which don’t fall beyond mediocre, have become almost unsightly. Decent hits, such as Frozen, are placed only few and far between. What happened to the good old hand-drawn classics?…
The Hunt is on… With a title meaning “30 minutes past midnight”, Zero Dark Thirty retells the well-known events of the greatest Manhunt in history – Osama Bin Laden. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker), the film covers when Bin Laden claimed to be behind the tragedy of 9/11. The US government, including young agent, Maya (Jessica Chastain) along…
What The Fault in Our Stars failed to become. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, socially awkward teenager, Greg (Thomas Mann), has one main purpose in high school – to be nothing more than civil to anyone. Earl (RJ Cyler) is the only person whom Greg spends time with, though still refuses to call a friend, and instead labels…
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