In a time where equal LGBT rights have come so far, Peter Sollett’s Freeheld should have been a more substantial film. It suffers from one-dimensional characters and a lifeless narrative, which undermine the film’s good intentions. The film is based on the real-life story of Laurel Hester and her fight for pension benefits for her partner, Stacie […]
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Growing up in Cleveland, Cisco (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) and his friends, Junior (Moises Arias), Boobie (Ezri Walker) and Patty Cake (Rafi Gavron), dream of becoming professional skateboarders. They devote their time to practising their skills and trying to build up as much money as possible, so they can finally escape their dysfunctional neighbourhood. Desperate to […]
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Dope is cool, funny and stylish. It’s blend of entertainment, gritty realism and social satire. It centres around high school senior, Malcolm (Shameik Moore) and his two best buddies, Jib (Tony Revolori) and Diggy (Kiersey Clemons). They’re self-proclaimed “geeks” and obsessed with 90s hip-hop music, culture and fashion. With aspirations to attend Harvard and escape […]
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Over twenty years on and Trainspotting is still a timeless classic. Seriously, how can anyone not like it? Little compares to the glorious adventures of heroin addict Renton (Ewen McGregor), and his five friends: Spud (Ewen Bremmer), Sick Boy (Johnny Lee Miller), Begbie (Robert Carlyle) and Tommy (Kevin McKidd). They are Scottish youths living in Edinburgh, deeply immersed […]
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From boy wizard to skinhead, Daniel Radcliffe finds himself in an unlikely role in Imperium, portraying FBI agent, Nate Foster. After interrogating a terrorist suspect, Nate’s superior, Agent Zamparo (Toni Collette), turns her attention to white supremacist groups, who she believes is the real threat. Convinced that the extremist radio-host, Dallas Wolf (Tracy Letts) has inside […]
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The Prestige is never anything less than intriguing. Right from the beginning, the film is a mystery, forcing the viewer to take a closer look. “Are you watching closely?”, a voice-over proclaims as we are introduced to stage engineer John Cutter (Michael Caine), who tells the viewer every magic trick has three acts: The pledge, the turn and […]
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David Fincher’s Fight Club has a plot like nothing you’ve ever seen – it challenges your expectations, makes you think real hard and leaves you laughing out loud. In my eyes, it is the ultimate cult classic. It follows the unnamed Narrator (Edward Norton), an insomniac who leads a directionless life. He visits support groups for men with […]
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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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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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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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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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