Netflix, please stop making Adam Sandler movies and stick to the good stuff like The Fundamentals of Caring! Anyone who appreciates a heartfelt comedy-drama will enjoy this. It’s about a former writer called Ben (Paul Rudd), who gets a job as a caregiver for Trevor (Craig Roberts), a disabled teenager with a twisted sense of humour. Trevor […]
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Since her film debut in Superbad (2007), alongside Jonah Hill and Michael Cera, Emma Stone has seen her career progress immensely. Before 2007, Stone was unknown in the film industry but has now featured in a range of roles. Stone was mainly recognised for her comedy roles, but in a short period of time, she has emerged […]
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Jim Carrey ditches the goofy faces and plays it straight in this psychological, romance story. There are very few films I cherish more than Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Years on and it’s still one of the best films I’ve seen and in my top five of all time. It imagines a world where removing large […]
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College movies: parties, sex and simplified drama, far removed from real-life. I won’t lie, I love the escapism of teen comedies and the easy laughs they bring. Everybody Wants Some!! is a college movie much more grounded in naturalism. This film is set in 1980s Texas and follows college freshman Jake (Blake Jenner), as he moves into […]
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The subject of bullying is a sensitive area and it’s always an ongoing problem, among people of all ages. Mean Creak, written and directed by Jacob Aaron Estes, does not hold back with its depiction of bullying. The film focuses on a group of teenagers and one of them, the young Sam Merrick (Rory Culkin), is […]
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What makes a good movie villain? Some of us believe that the best villains are the ones who are completely and irredeemably evil. Bad for the sake of being bad. Also, others argue that the best villains are those who have a certain likeability about them and those who appear human but are capable of […]
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Triangle: how to talk about this movie without giving anything away? Perhaps a good start would be to praise Christopher Smith for coming up with such a unique, mind-boggling story, that demands your attention. This brain-twisting film starts out like any other. Jess (Melissa George), a single mother of an autistic son goes on a […]
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More often than not, sequels are frequently inferior to the original. This usually comes as a result of the producers’ desire to increase the profit generated from their original investment. Sequels often seem rushed and lack the same creative vision of the first film. However, on some occasions, a sequel will be better than the […]
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Throughout my years of movie watching, I have seen a hell of a lot of high-school films. None quite like Detachment though. It’s a harrowing look at the education system, with substitute English teacher Henry Barthes (Adrien Brody) at the centre. The film follows several weeks in his life, as he gets a job at a […]
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First and foremost, Birdman is one of the most ambitious and original films I have seen in recent years. It’s not only a satire on modern showbiz, but a surreal and hypnotic adventure only geniuses like Alejandro G. Inarritu could conjure up. We follow Riggan Thomspon (Michael Keaton), an actor who made his career starring as the […]
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Guardians of the Galaxy is another entry in Marvel Studios’ continuously expanding cinematic universe. Chris Pratt portrays Peter Quill, a human who leads a group of extraterrestrial misfits on a journey to save the galaxy. Unlike the intensity of many other superhero films, Guardians of the Galaxy is a much more fun, comical and tongue-in-cheek. The film […]
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A devoted father, Roy Tomlin (Michael Shannon), goes on the run with his young son, Alton (Jaeden Lieberher), who possesses special powers. With the help of his friend Lucas (Joel Edgerton), Roy will literally do anything in his power to protect his son from the religious cult and the federal government, who are mercilessly hunting him. Midnight […]
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