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 …
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 …
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 …
