Since this decade has passed its halfway mark, I thought I’d compile a list of the top ten best films of the decade so far. The list is a combination of my personal favourites and what I think are the greats. 10. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) Stylistically, Drive is one of the most refreshing films to have […]
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Over the years, there has been an excess of remakes of classic horror films. The majority of these remakes are nowhere near as good as the original. A lot of them are really unnecessary, and where they are supposed to be an update and an improvement on the original; most of the time they end […]
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Tallulah (Page) is a free-spirited wild child, living in the back of a van, coasting aimlessly through life. I haven’t seen Ellen Page in a leading role for a while and in this Netflix original film, she steals your heart – and a baby. After an argument with her boyfriend (Evan Jonigkeit), she seeks out […]
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The legend of American fur trapper and frontiersman, Hugh Glass, manifests onto our screens in Alejandro G. Inarritu’s, The Revenant. After being attacked by a Native American tribe, the pursuit of survival is disrupted when Glass is mauled by a bear and left for dead. Leonardo DiCaprio portrays the lead role, which finally won him […]
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An ordinary middle-class couple, Jenny (Kelly Reilly) and Steve (Michael Fassbender) enjoy the sunshine on a camping trip by a remote lake, but their harmony is soon disrupted by a gang of delinquent teenagers. What begins as a relaxing holiday, drastically shifts into something far more horrifying than Jenny and Steve could have ever imagined. […]
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In early 2002, The Boston Globe brought the issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church into the national limelight, with their “Spotlight” team’s continuous coverage of child abuse cases. Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight is based on the journalists’ investigation into the Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal. The film depicts the unravelling of the shocking cover-ups and the various victims […]
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The best thing about the sci-fi genre is that there’s an infinite amount of room for creativity. Rian Johnson’s Looper is a science fiction crime thriller, with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, playing older and younger versions of the same character. The film depicts that time travel is invented by 2074 and is used illegally by […]
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt portrays the accomplished high wire artist Philippe Petit, who gained notoriety for his high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in 1974. This is a masterful film. The Walk makes us feels as though we are following Petite’s every step along the wire, thousands of feet above the ground. The film […]
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A large portion of audiences don’t want to have to think too hard when they watch a film, preferring entertainment over thought-provoking subjects. There’s nothing wrong with this, but I believe sometimes, you need to branch out. Enter Source Code… This is both an enthralling and intellectually stimulating movie! Directed by Duncan Jones, Source Code is about alternate […]
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Hollywood is full of great actors, bankable stars, legends and household names. Then there are those operating in the shadows, not getting the recognition they deserve for years of great work. Let’s take a look at some of the most underrated actors working in Hollywood right now. The following actors aren’t in the spotlight too […]
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An investment banker, Davis Mitchell (Jake Gyllenhaal) loses his wife in tragic circumstances, an experience which leaves Davis unhinged and destructive. He’s unable to grieve and his in-laws, Phil (Chris Cooper) and Margot (Polly Draper), are appalled by his alarming behaviour. Jean-Marc Vallee’s Demolition is an unusual depiction of the response to grief and trauma, and the […]
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Robert Redford is the sole actor in All Is Lost, a film with very little dialogue, which depicts the ordeal of a man lost at sea. Venturing on a solo cruise, Redford’s character finds himself in a horrendous situation where he is forced to fight for survival. As the only person on screen, he is entirely alone, […]
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