REEL Review – The Laundromat (2019)
The Laundromat (2019) Director: Steven Soderbergh | Runtime: 1h 35mins | Comedy, Drama Based on true events, this film takes a look at the corruption and scandal of lawyers Jurgen Mossack (Gary Oldman) and Ramon Fonseca (Antonio Banderas), who’s business protected rich people’s money from tax, by creating ‘companies’ abroad. One of the innocent people affect by the corruption is widow Ellen Martin, who just … Continue reading REEL Review – The Laundromat (2019)
REEL Classics – The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger (1946) director: Orson Welles | runtime: 1h 35mins | film-noir, drama After following a war criminal Mr. Wilson (Edward G. Robinson), a Detective for the War Crimes Commission, finds himself in the small town of Hopper, Connecticut. After the war criminal dies, he begins pursuing the real target, an infamous Nazi who now goes by the name of Charles Rankin (Orson Welles). For … Continue reading REEL Classics – The Stranger (1946)
REEL Review – Joker (2019)
Director: Todd Phillips | Runtime: 2hr 1min | Drama, Thriller, Crime Set in 1981, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) struggles to readjust into society after being released from a psychiatric hospital. Difficulty with starting a standup career, ineffective medication and a city rampant with crime and poverty leads him down a dark and violent path. Since it’s release, Joker has been incredibly divisive between those claiming … Continue reading REEL Review – Joker (2019)
REEL Review – Undone Season 1 (2019)
Creators: Raphael Bob-Waksberg, Kate Purdy | Runtime: 23 mins – 8 episodes | Drama, Animation In contemporary San Antonio, Texas and 28-year-old Alma (Rosa Salazar) falls into a coma after a near fatal car crash. When she wakes, her perception of time is severely altered when her deceased father appears, saying she can find out the truth about his death. In recent years streaming platforms … Continue reading REEL Review – Undone Season 1 (2019)
Reel Review – Big Mouth Season 3 (2019)
Big Mouth Season 3 (2019) creator: nick kroll | runtime: 30mins – 10 episodes | comedy, animation In Season 1 of Netflix’s biggest gem Big Mouth, Nick Kroll hilariously vignetted all of the hormonal struggles that we are stricken with in puberty and despite the TV shows heavy influence of fantasy and absurdity, there was always an element that rings very true with you. In … Continue reading Reel Review – Big Mouth Season 3 (2019)
REEL Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019) director: vince gilligan | runtime: 2h 2mins | crime, drama In the immediate aftermath of the Breaking Bad ending, Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul) finds himself as a person of interest to the FBI. While on the run, he tries to scramble any last favours in the hope of finding a new life for himself. In a world dominated … Continue reading REEL Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
REEL Review – Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019) director: scott aukerman | runtime: 1h 22mins | comedy When Zach Galifianakis accidentally floods his Public Access studio, his small chat-show Between Two Ferns is put on hold. However, eccentric Funny or Die President Will Ferrell demands 10 more shows, meaning Zach and his small crew must go on the road in search of celebrities. Through the overwhelming amount … Continue reading REEL Review – Between Two Ferns: The Movie (2019)
Reel Rewind – Irrational Man (2015)
Director: Woody Allen | Runtime: 1h 35mins | Comedy, Drama Tormented and flawed philosophy Professor, Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix), gets a new lease on life when he decides to commit an act of murder. This new outlook allows him to find happiness, all while trying to deal with the fact his student Jill (Emma Stone), has fallen for him. Despite having such a controversial private … Continue reading Reel Rewind – Irrational Man (2015)
7 Great Films from the 1950s
The 1950s saw studios rushing to make things bigger and better, utilising the power of the epic to unleash a much more cinematic feel to their products. While post-war affects were still prominent, the 50s still felt like a change in pace and while epics were epitomised by the likes of The Ten Commandments (1956) and Ben-Hur (1959), there was still room for the smaller … Continue reading 7 Great Films from the 1950s
REEL Review – Ad Astra (2019)
director: James Gray | Runtime: 2h 2min | drama, Sci-fi, Mystery In the near future humanities search for intelligent life is more present than ever. Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) must go in search for his missing father H. Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), whose mission into deep space – known as The Lima Project – might now be threatening life on Earth. In recent … Continue reading REEL Review – Ad Astra (2019)
