REEL Review – Love Wedding Repeat (2020)
Director: Dean Craig | Runtime: 1h 40mins | Comedy, Romance In alternate versions of the same day, Jack (Sam Claflin) must deal with numerous problems at his sister’s wedding, all while trying to reconnect with a girl he met 3 years prior. The opening monologue of Dean Craig’s British romcom starts with astronomical visions of the solar system, using a Judi Dench-esque voice to spout … Continue reading REEL Review – Love Wedding Repeat (2020)
Editor’s Pick – Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Runtime: 2h 27mins | Drama, Thriller | Language: Japanese An Entomologist, in search of desert insects, graciously accepts a place to stay from some local villagers when he misses his last bus to Tokyo. When he gets there, he is forced into a giant sandpit where he’s held against his will with a local woman. Do you remember the infamous lines … Continue reading Editor’s Pick – Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Editor’s Pick – Dogtown & The Z Boys (2001)
Director: Stacy Peralta | Runtime: 1h 31mins | Documentary, Sport Created by ‘The Z Boys’ themselves, this documentary follows the story of how young teens in a run down area on the Californian coast took their skills surfboarding to resurrect the 1960’s trend of ‘sidewalk surfing’ and turned into the now wildly popular skateboarding culture. The name ‘Z Boys’ comes as a simplified version of … Continue reading Editor’s Pick – Dogtown & The Z Boys (2001)
REEL Review – Chico & Rita (2010)
Director: Tono Errando, Javier Mariscal, Fernando Trueba | Runtime: 1h 34mins | Animation, Drama, Romance | Language; English/Spanish Piano player Chico (Eman Xor Ona) and singer Rita (Limara Meneses) fall in love during a night of drinking and music, and eventually begin a musical duo together. Through mistakes and misunderstandings, their paths drastically change when they both end up in New York City. Rarely do … Continue reading REEL Review – Chico & Rita (2010)
7 Great Animated Movies
The importance of animation is somewhat disregarded by many mainstream viewers, seeing them as a juvenile approach to film only aimed towards a younger audience. But animation has been an integral part of cinema history for a long time, and while a younger audience can be the main focus, a lot of movies strive for creating beauty in their animation while telling a range of … Continue reading 7 Great Animated Movies
REEL Review – Underwater (2020)
Director: William Eubank | Runtime: 1h 35mins | Action, Drama, Horror After a suspected earthquake devastates a research station at the bottom of the ocean, Norah (Kristen Stewart) and a group of fellow survivors must make it to a nearby drill for safety. While venturing on the ocean floor, they come face to face with what really caused the destruction. With the high-concept of an … Continue reading REEL Review – Underwater (2020)
Reel Rewind – Game of Death (1978)
Director: Robert Clouse | Runtime: 1h 40mins | Action, Crime, Drama When Martial Arts movie star Billy Lo (Bruce Lee/Tae-jeong Kim) won’t sign a deal with a corrupt and dangerous management company, he must fake his death and take down the people who attempted to murder him. One of the obvious tragedies in Hollywood history is the untimely death of Martial Arts legend Bruce Lee, … Continue reading Reel Rewind – Game of Death (1978)
Reel Rewind – You’ve Got Mail (1998)
Director: Nora Ephron | Runtime: 1hr 59mins | Comedy, Romance Joe Fox & Kathleen Kelly (Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan) have been messaging for sometime, getting to know each other without any personal details. In the meantime, Kathleen’s small children’s bookstore comes under threat from a large chain called Fox Books as they open a new venture right around the corner, and Joe soon realises … Continue reading Reel Rewind – You’ve Got Mail (1998)
REEL Review – Birds of Prey (2020)
Director: Cathy Yan | Runtime: 1h 49mins | Comedy, Action After the events of Suicide Squad (2016) leave Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie) split from The Joker, she must fend for herself with a large target on her back. While trying to survive, she has to protect a young thief, with the help of a few other people, from eccentric criminal Roman Sionis (Ewan McGregor). As … Continue reading REEL Review – Birds of Prey (2020)
Movie Night! – Films to Watch Back to Back
Whether you like consistency, appreciate narrative similarity, or just adhere mostly to one particular genre, these articles can act as your guide to discovering something new. For decades there has been an influx of remakes, sequels and franchise films that have such distinct similarities in story and formula, so it’s not exactly hard nowadays to find films to watch together. But, that’s not always a … Continue reading Movie Night! – Films to Watch Back to Back
