July 2014

Still Life REVIEW

Still Life is, quite simply, a stunning movie. Every minute of it warmed the cockles of my heart. The melancholic premise is gentle where other films would manipulate, quiet where music would bombard and organic where SFX usually dominates. A film about loneliness and a longing for human connection is a concept that sounds boring and […]

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Frank REVIEW

“I love you all!” As the credits come down on a teary eyed Michael Fassbender, bellowing a heartfelt chorus for his fellow band-members, it’s impossible not to feel at least a little touched. Frank is a film that is undeniably charming, even if it is trying a little too hard to be so. Like a

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‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’ MOVIE REVIEW: A Brilliant Sequel

Many were understandably apprehensive when a Planet of the Apes reboot was announced. The 1968 science fiction film, based on Pierre Boulle’s 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes, spawned a franchise that went on to two television series, comic books, novels and six films. It certainly didn’t help that the sixth film was Tim

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‘Belle and Sebastian’ MOVIE REVIEW

A cute child and an adorable dog: a perfect combination to have audiences collectively going, “Awwwh.” A French film adaptation of the popular 1965 TV series, which itself was adapted from Cécile Aubry’s much loved 1965 novel, Belle and Sebastian certainly aims to give you those warm fuzzy feelings and to tug at those heartstrings, and while it’s

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