REVIEW: TRUMBO The Write Stuff
Directed by Jay RoachStarring Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Helen MirrenWith World War II over, America is in a state of change. For Dalton Tumbo (Bryan Cranston) that means he is on the verge of becoming America...
REVIEW: CONCUSSION Get Your Head In The Game
Directed by Peter LandesmanStarring Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Albert Brooks, David Morse, Eddie MarsanWhen he examines the body of famed former footballer Mike Webster (David Morse), Nigerian-b...
REVIEW: THE END OF THE TOUR On The Road
Directed by James PonsoldtStarring Jesse Eisenberg, Jason SegelDrawing on the book Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself by David Lipsky, The End Of The Tour is a kind of rolling chamber piece that bo...
REVIEW: THE DANISH GIRL The ‘Mayne Man
Directed by Tom HooperStarring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthew Schoenaerts, Ben WhishawThe Danish Girl broke my heart. I desperately wanted to love it, I needed it to be magnificent, and was ...
REVIEW: STEVE JOBS Mac Daddy
Directed by Danny BoyleStarring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels"Print the legend," the old saying goes, but Steve Jobs eschews that to navigate a trickier path. Simultaneously an act ...
REVIEW: THE PROGRAM Train In Vein
Directed by Stephen Frears Starring Ben Foster, Chris O'Dowd, Jesse PlemonsBen Foster must be looking at an Oscar nomination for his performance here as disgraced cycling champion Lance Armstrong. He deliv...
REVIEW: BLACK MASS Depp Cover
Directed by Scott CooperStarring Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rory Cochrane, Kevin Bacon, Jesse PlemonsBlack Mass is a hollow experience, and not all the hairpieces, facial prosthetics and ...
REVIEW: THE WALK The Long Drop
Directed by Robert ZemeckisStarring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale, Ben Schwartz, Steve ValentineOn August 7, 1974, French aerialist Phillippe Petit walked on a high wire...
REVIEW: BIG EYES Paint By Numbers
Directed by Tim BurtonStarring Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter, Jason SchwartzmanBig Eyes is easily the best live action film that Tim Burton has made since Big Fish, and if that isn’t ...