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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It’s safe to say that director Steve McQueen has earned himself a trifecta, his third film (following the harrowing Bobby Sands prison drama Hunger and his powerful depiction of sex-addiction in Shame) proving that he is one of the finest directors working today. 12 Years a Slave is a powerful film that serves as a
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. David O. Russell’s latest film is an exuberant, wildly entertaining ride that boasts fantastic turns from its great cast and a confident hand from the writer-director of The Fighter and Silver Linings Playbook. American Hustle is a fictionalised account of the FBI ABSCAM operation of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Con-man
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Interview by Zac Platt. Parisian comedy The Gilded Cage, the semi-autobiographical comedy from first-time writer/director Ruben Alves, has been a sleeper hit in Europe, becoming the number one grossing film of the year in Portugal (beating out Thor: The Dark World, Gravity and World War Z) and winning the People’s Choice Award For Best Film
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Written by Guillermo Troncoso. Screenwriter Tracy Letts adapts his own play with August: Osage County, an exhausting family drama that manages to rise above the stagey theatrics this sort of adaptation occasionally brings. The phenomenal cast ensures that this is not only a hard-hitting analysis of a family’s disintegration, but a fantastic showcase of master
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2 continues not long after the first film’s finale. Flint’s food-creating invention, the FLDSMDFR, has mostly destroyed his home town. Enter Chester V, the CEO of Live Corp and Flint’s personal hero, whose company has been self-appointed to clean up the island. All the residents are relocated and Flint
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Written by Lily Davis. Whether it be squeezing into a frilly corset or tightly binding down a chest, we take a look at some of the finest films featuring cross-dressing. We revisit the most memorable performances from those brave enough to tackle characters they may not be all too familiar with. With quirky, fun and
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