Written by Guillermo Troncoso. One Chance tells the inspirational true story of Paul Potts, a man whose lack of confidence threatened to halt his passion for singing. His fantastic voice was eventually given a life-changing pedestal when he was chosen to audition for the first season of Britain’s Got Talent, a competition he ended up […]
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Based on the much-loved book by Orson Scott Card, Ender’s Game is a film bursting with ideas and metaphors. It also serves as a discussion on certain moral dilemmas, but it all doesn’t quite gel together as well as it should. Asa Butterfield stars as Ender Wiggin, a boy-genius who is
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Written by Jessica Hanlon. Routinely regarded as one of the greatest Hollywood musicals of all time, Singin’ in the Rain is an exuberant and magical journey deep into the heart of Hollywood at one of the most pivotal times in the movie industry. Produced during the height of the musical era, and capitalizing of the
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Written by Siân Darling. Dancing Outlaw (1991) came into my view as a bootleg VHS recorded off the West Virginia Public Broadcasting Service. Directed by Jacob Young, it was part of the Different Drummer documentary series. This documentary follows Jesco White, a young man living with his wife, and his three personalities, in the Appalachian
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Written by Zac Platt. Enough Said is a down-to-earth romantic comedy following divorcees Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Albert (James Gandolfini) as they slowly ease into a new relationship with each other. The wrinkle comes when Eva, a masseuse by trade, learns her new client and friend Marianne (Catherine Keener) turns out to be Albert’s ex-wife,
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Filth REVIEW: “A drug-induced descent into insanity and self annihilation that manages to be very entertaining.”
Written by Zac Platt. The Gilded Cage is a familial comedy written and directed by Ruben Alves and follows hard-working couple Maria (Rita Blanco) and José Ribeiro (Joaquim de Almeida), whose dream to return to their Portuguese homeland comes true when they discover they’ve inherited the family winery. When word gets out that Maria and
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Suzanne Collins’ bestselling novels, The Hunger Games trilogy, accumulated a world-wide fan base that almost ensured that a sizable audience would watch the first adaptation. The fact that The Hunger Games was generally considered a good film by the masses locked in the series as a decent box-office draw-card. The Hunger
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. The role of a backup singer is to be overlooked, to compliment the lead vocalist while blending into the overall track. It’s an often forgotten and under-appreciated part of the music industry, with many back-up singers never receiving the recognition they truly deserve. 20 Feet from Stardom offers an insight into
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Written by Rosie Taylor. Utterly cringe-worthy and completely offensive, Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa will have you in stitches from start to finish. If you’ve braved previous Jackass movies, you’ll know Johnny Knoxville is in no means shy ““ this film meets Jackass expectations with the same politically incorrect, sexist, racist, and downright inappropriate humor. Bad
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