Imagine, if you can, waking up to find your suburban street has been taken over by dinosaurs. Well, that’s the basic premise of writer-director David Robert Mitchell’s adventure film, which has more than a touch of Steven Spielberg about it. It is easy to do that, considering that Spielberg directed one of the greatest dinosaur…
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The Odyssey
It used to be the case that a film star’s name attached to a project would open a movie, making it a guaranteed box-office winner. Occasionally, a director would have that same effect. Christopher Nolan has become one of those directors. His films tend to open big. Not saying that they aren’t always great. For…
The Devil Wears Prada 2
Some films don’t have sequels for a reason. The original works as a standalone, and it doesn’t need another film. In most cases, the sequel brings nothing to the table and thus causes a small backlash to the film that first captured everyone’s imagination. I can safely say that The Devil Wears Prada, a mid-budget…
Hamnet
The awards season is upon us, and one of the front-runners for major awards is Hamnet, based on a best-selling book by Maggie O’Farrell and directed by Oscar-winning Chloe Zhao, returning to human drama after dabbling with the big-budget Marvel flop, Eternals. It has to be said that this isn’t a film if you are…
Eileen
Some films don’t work; you can almost forgive them for their flaws. Then some work so well you wonder where they are going and then deliver a flimsy ending that makes you want to boo the screen. Eileen is one such movie. It builds slowly, giving the audience a detailed character study brimming with style,…
Dark Waters
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Pullman, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, Louisa Krause Written by: Mario Correa, Matthew Michael Carnahan and (based on The New York Times magazine article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont’s Worst Nightmare” ) Nathaniel Rich Running Time: 126 mins Cert: 12A…
The Hustle
Director: Chris Addison Starring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Ingrid Oliver, Nicholas Woodeson, Casper Christensen, Hannah Waddingham, Rebekah Staton, Jocelyn Jee Esien Written by: Jac Schaeffer, (also story) Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning and Dale Lauder Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th May 2019 There are three types of remakes: there’s the…
Ocean’s 8
Director: Gary Ross Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Rihanna, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, Awkwafina, Richard Armitage, James Cordon Written by: Olivia Milch, (also story) Gary Ross, (based on the characters created) George Clayton Johnson and Jack Golden Russell Running Time: 110 mins Cert:12A Release date: 18th June 2018 The adventures…
Alice Through The Looking Glass
Director: James Bobin Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Rhys Ifans, Matt Lucas, Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall Written by: Linda Woolverton and (based on the books) Lewis Carroll Running Time: 113 mins Cert: PG Release date: 27th May 2016 It has taken six years for the…
Interstellar
Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Wes Bentley Written by: Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan Running Time: 169 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 7th November 2014 Christopher Nolan has become one of those directors you genuinely look forward to watching his latest. He is certainly up there with Spielberg, Scorsese…
Rio 2
Director: Carlos Salanha Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Foxx, Andy Garcia, Will.i.am, Bruno Mars, Leslie Mann Written by: Don Rhyman and (also characters created) Carlos Salanha Running Time: 101 mins Cert: U Release date: 4th April 2014 Once again, I am happy to hand over my reviewing to the far more professional and talented Holly…
Les Miserables
Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Redmayne Written by: (book) Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boubil, (lyrics) Herbert Kretzmer, (novel) Victor Hugo, (screenplay) William Nicholson and (additional text) James Fenton Running Time: 157 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 11th January 2013 For almost 30…
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