DIRECTOR: David Cronenberg NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Commendably, Maps To The Stars marks the very first time that Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg has not only filmed a project in Los Angeles, but also within the United States as a whole. The director, used to shooting...
DIRECTOR: Antoine Fuqua NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Anyone reading this that’s expecting an immediate comparing between The Equalizer television show of the 1980s and the new 2014 cinematic remake of the same name, may be disappointed. Having not seen Edward Woodward in...
DIRECTORS: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Starting off as a pale big-screen imitation of their popular sitcom Outnumbered, directors Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin end their first feature film What We Did On Our Holiday in a very unexpected place...
DIRECTOR: Lone Scherfig NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Of all the adaptations of plays in recent months, including August: Osage County and Jersey Boys, director Lone Scherfig’s The Riot Club – adapted from the play Posh by Laura Wade, who also provides the screenplay – actually...
DIRECTOR: Scott Frank NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Most people feel that the on-screen reputation of Private Detective Matthew Scudder – crime author Lawrence Block’s most famous character – was tarnished by the little-seen but universally-despised Jeff Bridges vehicle 8...
DIRECTOR: Matthew Warchus NOW FOR THE REVIEW… In an age where gay culture and attitudes toward homosexuals are stronger than ever, Pride may come as a shocking reminder that only thirty years ago gay people were not only vilified but considered as the lowest of scum...
DIRECTORS: Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Laika Animation came into the public eye so strongly with their first stop-motion family-horror Coraline, and continued their brilliant method of storytelling and memorable characters with ParaNorman....
DIRECTOR: Adam Wingard NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett are perhaps known in the film world as primary horror directors, with their previous collaboration – last year’s You’re Next – in particular displaying the genre conventions we...
NOW FOR THE REVIEW… “Sex, sex, sex, that’s what they always think about, isn’t it?” Never has a Monty Python quote (from Life of Brian, in case you’re wondering) rung more true for a high-tier comedy like Sex Tape. Why? Because the main characters in this movie never...
DIRECTOR: Craig Gillespe NOW FOR THE REVIEW… Sports movies, like romantic-comedies, have a formulaic structure which if done right can have a good effect overall on its audience. Famous examples such as The Mighty Ducks and Rocky may stick to it like glue, but there...