Life of Pi is what you get when you cross Castaway, The Jungle Book and a compare the meerkat advert but as terrifying as that sounds, its result is somewhat of a spectacle. Hollywood loves a challenge so when the book was hailed as the ‘story that could never become a film’, the likes of … Continue reading
Searching for Sugar Man was born out of well deserved intrigue into the unsuspecting fame of 70’s rock legend simply known as Rodriguez. Imagine finding out that you were hailed as being bigger than Elvis in a country you’d never been to. Maybe that love song you wrote and recorded on a cassette tape and … Continue reading
Stylish, gutsy and gripping, Argo is a thrilling film that refreshingly lives up to its hype. Six Americans are forced to take refuge in the Canadian embassy after Iranian militants rebel against the US for controversially sheltering the Shah of Persia (aka The Last King of Iran).They invade the embassy taking 50 hostages, yet the … Continue reading
If you don’t like sci-fi, don’t be put off by the sci-fi pigeon hole – it’s a bit inaccurate. There may be talk of going back in time, but that’s actually what it is – talk. While not actually time traveling in the fantastical sense, we follow local paper journalist Jeff (Jake Johnson) who’s got … Continue reading
The Trouble With the Curve follows the story of the deteriorating health of Gus (Clint Eastwood) and his nose up, head down daughter (Amy Adams) as they grapple to establish a bond lost in the wake of some soiled history. Clung to each other’s cold shoulders by default, they repel relationships with the rest of … Continue reading
This is a film that’s about as ridiculous as still believing in Santa. So I wasn’t expecting the next Oliver Twist, but a thawing of my grinched heart in preparation for Christmas wouldn’t have gone amiss. Mr Poppy (Marc Wooton) is a character that you wouldn’t want near your kids if they were drowning and … Continue reading
Imagine a world where you could create your perfect partner. You could erase all their annoying tendencies to suit your whimsical desires at the tap of a typewriter. This is the crux of Ruby Sparks, the fantastical, accidental creation of Calvin Weir-Fields (Paul Dano of Little Miss Sunshine fame) – a young, accomplished writer in … Continue reading
If you watched The Blair Witch project and thought “You know what’s missing from this film? Pterodactyls!” then The Dinosaur Project has your name written all over it. This unusually short film (just over 80 minutes) follows six enthused explorers as they root around the Congo in hope of finding Mokele Mbembe – the African … Continue reading
This small film is saying big things. With awards from Sundance to Cannes already cluttering its metaphorical mantelpiece, Beasts Of The Southern Wild has already provoked shivers of excitement on the festival circuit. This spellbinding film tells the story of the young and defiant Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis) and her woozy father (Dwight Henry), who is … Continue reading
So, the cast of American Pie made it to 30-something without being locked-up for sexual harassment or falling victim to a nasty STI. And that’s just their real life characters. To celebrate, they’re lobbying once more for a high school reunion that promises to be anything but Pimms and Spice Girls songs. Okay, so there’s … Continue reading
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