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 […]
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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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Brian De Palma’s 1976 horror film wasn’t exactly a masterpiece, but it was a decent supernatural thriller that packed in some nice horror elements with De Palma’s visual flourishes. It was only a matter of time till it got the remake treatment. Unfortunately, this doesn’t exactly give us anything particularly new
Written by Lily Davis. Surprisingly, this acutely Australian film comes from French director Anne Fontaine. Best known for Coco Avant Chanel and Chloe, Adoration (known as Adore in the States) is the first English language film for this acclaimed director. The story is based on a novella by Doris Lessing, and adapted for the screen by Christopher Hampton,
After May, known as Something in the Air in the U.S. and certain other English-speaking countries, is the latest film from French auteur Olivier Assayas (Clean, Summer Hours). A semi-autobiographical work set in the late sixties and early seventies, the film follows Gilles (Clément Métayer), a high school student and activist who sets off to
Written by Zac Platt. About Time is the latest heart-warmer from British Rom-com royalty Richard Curtis, the screenwriter behind Notting Hill, Bridget Jones’s Diary and Love Actually. A paranormal twist on the genre, the film follows the life of Tim (Domhnall Gleeson), who learns he has inherited the ability to travel back in time to
Written by Lily Davis. This film brags an array of talented and prominent names. However, as the credits begin to roll, it’s questionable whether there is significant else to brag about. Here Ridley Scott, a director with many enduring films under his belt, works with a script crafted by acclaimed author Cormac McCarthy. McCarthy made
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. James Wan has certainly been working hard this year. Not only has he started working on Fast and Furious 7, but he also delivered one of the year’s creepiest supernatural-thrillers with The Conjuring. That film saw Wan working at the top of his game, a movie that brought the scares while
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Lee Daniels, the Oscar-nominated director behind Precious and The Paperboy, tackles decidedly different territory with The Butler. Very loosely based on the life of White House butler Eugene Allen, there’s no denying the importance behind the film’s subject matter. Unfortunately, The Butler aims to move the audience with a lack of subtlety
Written by Zac Platt. Thor: The Dark World is the next chapter in Marvel Studio’s now eight film long Avengers franchise, and the second solo film for the titular comic book icon. At least until Guardians Of The Galaxy comes out next year, Thor has generally been one of Marvel’s harder sells to a casual
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