REEL Review – Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) Director: Dan Gilroy | Runtime: 1h 53mins | Horror, Thriller A mysterious set of paintings come into the possession of assistant Josefina (Zawe Ashton) when the artist dies in her building. When the paintings take the art world by storm, a number of art world’s top names succumb to the paranormal powers of the art. Netflix’s recent film success show real progression … Continue reading REEL Review – Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
7 Films to Get Excited About in 2019
1. Avengers: Endgame (2019) Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo The 10 year saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will finally come to a ‘finale’ this April with the highly anticipated Avengers: Endgame. Whatever your opinions on the new title, the newest Avengers film will still try it’s very best to keep up to the consistent standards of the franchise, and hopefully, outdo last years Avengers: Infinity War. … Continue reading 7 Films to Get Excited About in 2019
REEL Review – Vice (2018)
Vice (2018) Director: Adam McKay | Runtime: 2h 12mins | Biography, Comedy, Drama The story of Dick Cheney (Christian Bale), who worked as both a government official and insider. His eventual run as Vice President, under George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell), changed the course of American history as we know it today. Adam McKay’s style as director drastically changed when he took the helm of … Continue reading REEL Review – Vice (2018)
REEL Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased (2018) Director: Joel Edgerton | Runtime: 1h 55mins | Drama, Biography A biographical drama based off the book by Garrard Conley, it follows Jared Eamons (Lucas Hedges) as he attempts to deal with his sexuality with a deeply religious father (Russell Crowe) and mother (Nicole Kidman), and the battles he faces through a gay conversion centre. This film is not for everyone, and will likely … Continue reading REEL Review – Boy Erased (2018)
Editor’s Pick – Moon (2009)
Moon (2009) Director: Duncan Jones | Runtime: 1h 37mins | Sci-Fi, Drama In the last few weeks on a three year stint harvesting helium-3 alone, Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell) starts to break under the loneliness, going through a very person existential crisis, with his robot companion GERTY (Kevin Spacey) attempting to avoid complete disaster. When the genre science fiction comes to mind, many think of … Continue reading Editor’s Pick – Moon (2009)
REEL Review – If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Director: Barry Jenkins | Runtime: 1h 59mins | Drama, Romance A young couple living in Harlem are set to have a baby when Alfonso (Stephan James) is wrongly accused of rape. Tish (Kiki Layne) works tirelessly to prove his innocence, all while dealing with her pregnancy with the help of her family. It’s now coming up to two years … Continue reading REEL Review – If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
5 Missed Best Picture Nominations
With the announcement of the recent nominations for the Academy Awards, there will be a mixture of happiness and disappointment as the films people want to get recognition are noticed or overlooked. This can be for a range of reasons but it’s frustrating none the less, and even the awareness it gives can be a great sign of respect to the filmmakers. In this list, … Continue reading 5 Missed Best Picture Nominations
10 Great Best Picture Winners
In the Academy Awards history there has now been 91 Best Picture winners, not all of them are as deserving as others, but that’s a list for another day. Academy missteps aside, there have been so many films that have won the award that not only deserved it but now standout as some of the greatest films of all time. Now that the 2019 nominations … Continue reading 10 Great Best Picture Winners
REEL Review – First Man (2018)
First Man (2018) Director: Damien Chazelle | Runtime: 2h 21mins | Biography, Drama In the early 1960’s, Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling) and his wife Janet (Claire Foy) must deal with a great loss and instead of staying on a failing rocket plane programme, decide to apply for Project Gemini, and chronicles the journey Neil takes till he takes his first steps on the moon. Towards … Continue reading REEL Review – First Man (2018)
REEL Review – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Director: Bryan Singer | Runtime: 2h 14mins | Biography, Music, Drama Leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid 1985, the film follows the birth of the band Queen. As the band make their way to stardom their lead singer Freddie Mercury (Rami Malek) deals with his own personal life. Music biopics are not a new concept, they have been around … Continue reading REEL Review – Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
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