Good remakes are very hard to come by. Usually, a film doesn’t deserve to be modernised or updated. Some manage to be as good if not better than their counterpart, but these are very few and far between. Now we have Living, a remake of the classic 1952 film Ikiru, directed by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker…
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The Banshees of Inisherin
It has always been said that the most straightforward ideas are the most effective. While some films will have complicated plots with multiple sub-plots, sometimes a brief tale is all it needs to create a masterpiece. That is precisely what The Banshees of Inisherin is. For example, the new film from writer and director Martin…
The Batman
Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, John Turturro, Andy Serkis, Peter Sarsgaard Written by: Matt Reeves, Peter Craig, (Batman created) Bob Kane and Bill Finger Running Time: 175 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 4th March 2022 In 2012, Christopher Nolan’s Dark Trilogy ended with Christian Bale as…
The Gentlemen
Director: Guy Ritchie Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Henry Golding, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Jason Wong Written by: (also story) Guy Ritchie, (story) Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies Running Time: 113 mins Cert: 18 Release date: 1st January 2020 Guy Ritchie made his name back in the 1990s with…
Dumbo
Director: Tim Burton Starring: Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Alan Arkin, Nico Parker, Finley Hobbins, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger Written by: Helen Aberson, Ehren Kruger and (based on the novel) Harold Pearl Running Time: 112 mins Cert: PG Release date: 29th March 2019 There is a scene during Steven Spielberg’s chaotic comedy…
Widows
Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Cynthia Erivo, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Jacki Weaver, Liam Neeson, Robert Duvall Written by: Gillian Flynn, Steve McQueen and (based on ‘Widows’) Lynda La Plante Running Time: 129 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th November 2018 It’s been five years since British…
Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them
Director: David Yates Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Dan Fogler, Alison Sudol, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller, Jon Voight Written by: J.K. Rowling Running Time: 133 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 18th November 2016 Harry Potter Cosplayer rejoice! You can brush off your wizard’s cloaks and polish up your wands once more, as J.K. Rowling…
Saving Mr Banks
Director: John Lee Hooker Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giammati, Ruth Wilson, Bradley Whitford, Jason Schwartzman, B.J. Novak, Kathy Baker Written by: Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith Running Time: 125 mins Cert: PG Release date: 29th November 2013 Let me get this out-of-the-way right at the very beginning…I’m not a fan of…
Epic
Director: Chris Wedge Starring: Colin Farrell, Amanda Seyfried, Christoph Waltz, Beyonce Knowles, Josh Hutcherson, Chris O’Dowd, Aziz Ansari Written by: James V. Hart, Daniel Shere, Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember and (also based on the books The Leaf Men and The Brave Good Bugs) William Joyce. Running Time: 102 mins Cert: U Release date: 22nd…
Dead Man Down
Director: Niels Arden Oplev Starring: Colin Farrell, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, Terence Howard, Isabelle Huppert, Luis De La Silva Jr. Written by: J.H. Wyman Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 3rd May 2013 Never judge a book by its cover. The same applies to movies. I went into Dead Man Down, a revenge…
Seven Psychopaths
Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Colin Farrell, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko Written by: Martin McDonagh Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 5th December 2012 Every so often a film comes along that because of the prestige of the director and the cast, it has to be…
Total Recall
Director: Len Wiseman Starring: Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckensdale, Bryan Cranston, Bill Nighy. Written by: Mark Bomback, (also screen story) Kurt Wimmer, (screen story) Ronald Shusett, Dan O’Bannon, Jon Povill (short story) Philip K. Dick. Running Time: 118 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2012 In 1990, Paul Verehoeven’s sci-fi classic Total Recall…
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