Las Vegas has been used as a backdrop to so many movies, mainly for the glitz and glamour. The Last Showgirl, from Gia Coppola, the granddaughter of legendary director Francis Ford Coppola, has taken a different approach. This is a film about the death of old Vegas, with the kind of cabaret show that is…
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Anora
Sean Baker is one of the most exciting filmmakers around. He takes characters who fall outside the norm and gives them a voice, whether they be streetwalkers in Tangerines, a single mother living in a motel in The Florida Project or a porn actor in Red Rocket. Now he turns his attention to a sex…
Good Kill
Director: Andrew Niccol Starring: Ethan Hawke, Bruce Greenwood, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Peter Coyote Written by: Andrew Niccol Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 10th April 2015 The hugely successful Clint Eastwood directed drama, American Sniper, dealt with a man at the heart of combat struggling to cope when returning to his own…
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Director: Andy Finkman Starring: Kevin James, Raini Rodriquez, Eduardo Verástegui, Daniella Alonso, Neal McDonough, David Henrie Written by: (based on characters created) Kevin James and Nick Bakay Running Time: 94 mins Cert: PG Release date: 10th April 2015 Remember back in 2009, a comedy hit our screens called Paul Blart: Mall Cop? No, neither did I. Yet it must…
Wild Card
Director: Simon West Starring: Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Dominik Garcia-Lorido, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci, Jason Alexander Written by: (basd on the book “Heat”) William Goldman Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 20th March 2015 When it comes to modern-day action stars, Jason Statham must be the leader of pack. Unlike others in his…
Last Vegas
Director: Jon Turteltaub Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, Mary Steenbergen Written by: Dan Fogelman Running Time: 105 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 3rd January 2014 Having big names in one movie can sometimes point to disaster, so I entered Last Vegas with a little trepidation. I needn’t have because what…
The Hangover Part III
Director: Todd Phillips Starring: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zack Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, John Goodman Written by: Todd Phillips, Craig Mazin, (based on the characters created by) Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 23rd May 2013 Hands up those who liked the 2009 comedy, The Hangover? Yes?…
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