Editor’s Pick – Two For the Road (1967)
Director: Stanley Donen | Runtime: 1h 51mins | Drama, Romance, Comedy Mark (Albert Finney) and Joanna’s (Audrey Hepburn) rocky marriage is shown at different times in their ten year commitment to each other, all of which are during their times travelling through Europe. Romance is mostly summed up by it’s most formulaic examples, those movies that have been spewed out for decades about finding yours … Continue reading Editor’s Pick – Two For the Road (1967)
REEL Review – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Director: David Dobkin | Runtime: 2h 3mins | Comedy, Music In a small Icelandic village Lars Erickssong (Will Ferrell) dreams of winning the Eurovision Song Contest to the dismay of his Father (Pierce Brosnan). When he and his best friend/music partner Sigrit Ericksdottir (Rachel McAdams) get the chance to represent their country in the competition, they finally get a chance to see their dreams come … Continue reading REEL Review – Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
REEL Review – The King of Staten Island (2020)
Director: Judd Apatow | Runtime: 2h 16mins | Comedy, Drama Lazy and emotionally stunted Scott (Pete Davidson) is still affected heavily by his Dad’s death, who died in a fire when he was young. But when his Mum (Marisa Tomei) gets a new boyfriend (Bill Burr), Scott must face his future and what to do with it. There is a certain predictability to Apatow’s work, … Continue reading REEL Review – The King of Staten Island (2020)
Editor’s Pick – Maborosi (1995)
Director: Hirozaku Koreeda | Runtime: 1h 50mins | Drama After being happily married for a short while, Yumiko (Makiko Esumi) and her young child lose their husband and father, seemingly in a suicide, and attempt to move on with their lives without any explanation. Director Hirozaku Koreeda has carved one of the best careers for any working filmmaker today, creating some incredibly genuine and engaging … Continue reading Editor’s Pick – Maborosi (1995)
7 Great Movies From the 1970’s
In the 1970’s young and hungrier directors were reigniting originality, testing the language of cinema through the influence of The French New Wave. Director’s like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola were on their way to greatness with numerous masterpieces appearing in the decade like The Godfather (1972) and Taxi Driver (1976) respectively, whereas their film school compadres Steven Spielberg and George Lucas would bring … Continue reading 7 Great Movies From the 1970’s
Reel Rewind – Beginners (2010)
Director: Mike Mills | Runtime: 1h 45min | Drama, Comedy, Romance Spanning a number important moments in Oliver’s (Ewan McGregor) life, we follow him as he meets Anna (Mélanie Laurent) a few months after his father Hal’s death (Christopher Plummer), the time Hal tells Oliver he’s gay as well as the times that followed. Writer/Director Mike Mills hasn’t had the most widely known feature length … Continue reading Reel Rewind – Beginners (2010)
REEL Review – The Midnight Gospel (2020)
Creators: Pendleton Ward, Duncan Trussell | Runtime: 20-36mins (episode) | Animation, Drama, Comedy Living in a dimension called ‘The Chromatic Ribbon’, spacecaster Clancy Gilroy (Duncan Trussell) uses a unlicensed universe simulator as a means to interview subjects, creating deep philosophical conversations to be posted to his small subscriber base. Coming from the creator of Adventure Time (2010-2018) is one of this years most unique and … Continue reading REEL Review – The Midnight Gospel (2020)
REEL Review – Rick and Morty: Season 4 (2019-2020)
Creators: Dan Harmon, Justin Roiland | Runtime: 23mins (episode) | Animation, Sci-Fi, Comedy Rick and Morty in recent years has become the pinnacle of the adult cartoon landscape, it’s balance of “high-concept rigamarole” (As Jerry describes it) and self-aware jabs at genre cliches make it so accessible for two different reasons, pleasing it’s more casual fanbase, as well as preaching to those fans who believe … Continue reading REEL Review – Rick and Morty: Season 4 (2019-2020)
REEL Review – In a Lonely Place (1950)
Director: Nicholas Ray | Runtime: 93mins | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance Erratic and sometimes violent Screenwriter Dixon Steele (Humphrey Bogart) is suspected of murder, but luckily his new neighbour Laurel (Gloria Grahame) acts as his alibi. The two start seeing each other, but with the police still suspicious and his personality becoming clearer, Laurel begins to question his innocence. Often Film-Noir is postered with the stoic … Continue reading REEL Review – In a Lonely Place (1950)
REEL Review – Space Force: Season 1 (2020)
Creators: Steve Carell, Greg Daniels | Runtime: 30-36mins (episode) | Comedy When The President orders “boots on the moon” by 2024, 4-star General Mark Naird (Steve Carell) takes over the new division of Space Force. In order to be successful, General Naird must tackle international conflict, political interruption and the idiocy of the people around him. Space Force sees the second coming of The Office … Continue reading REEL Review – Space Force: Season 1 (2020)
