Written by Lily Davis. Ben Stiller certainly is no stranger to the role of director. He has several successful works already under his belt such as Zoolander and Tropic Thunder. However his name is definitely most associated with comedy. With his new film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Stiller has made a solid attempt […]
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Before we get started, I wanted to take moment to discuss Get A Horse!, the animated short featuring Mickey Mouse accompanying Frozen in theatres. An energetic jam of old-school hand-drawn and modern computer-generated animation, it’s more than a witty modernisation of classic cartoon tropes, it’s a bold statement to everyone mourning classic Disney cartooning in
Compiled by Guillermo Troncoso. What a year 2013 has been! Whether it be floating in a state of panic in outer space or reliving some of the horrors of a shameful period in United States’ history, it appears that studios have been putting their cash in some quality pieces of cinema. Of course, bombs are
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A funny, haunting, sad, sumptuous and enlightening experience.
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Written by Justin Datu. It took almost ten years for Ron Burgundy and the news team to assemble once again. But after such a lengthy hiatus, can Will Ferrell and director Adam McKay catch lightning in a bottle for the second time? In this long anticipated sequel, legendary news anchor, Ron Burgundy, finds his personal
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Loosely based on the prize-winning Gallic graphic novel by Julie Maroh, Blue Is the Warmest Color comes with a Palme d’Or under its belt, the first Palme d’Or awarded to both the director and the lead actresses. It also comes with highly publicized graphic sex-scenes. While the sex may prove to
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Compiled by Guillermo Troncoso. Writing for a movie website is undeniably awesome. There’s something truly satisfying about seeing a great movie and typing up your opinion for the world to see. Alas, with great power comes great responsibility. Bad movies need to be seen as well. How else will we be able to warn you
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The Railway Man tells the true story of Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a troubled man who has never been able to move past the trauma he experienced as a young POW forced to take part in the building of the Thai/Burma railway during WWII. When Finlay (Stellan Skarsgård), a friend and fellow ex-soldier, informs him of
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Peter Jackson’s second run with JRR Tolkien’s work has been met with a more mixed response than his Lord of the Rings trilogy. Many have described the new trilogy, adapting Tolkien’s The Hobbit, as an exercise in Hollywood greed. The qualms are understandable. After all, The Hobbit is but one book
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Exiled after falling pregnant as a teenager, Philomena (Judi Dench) is forced to grow up in a nunnery where her child is eventually given away to a wealthy American couple. Burdened with the shame of her misdeeds and guilt of letting her child be taken away, she keeps it secret for 50 years before deciding
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