They often say that they don’t make them like they used to. Once in a while, a film tries to debunk that accusation. Eternity is one such film, a screwball romantic comedy that takes the beats and rhythms of past movies and gives them a modern edge. While it might not be entirely successful, you…
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Top Gun: Maverick
I was never a massive fan of Top Gun. I admired the cinematography and the flight scenes but felt the whole thing was an impressive advert for Ray-Bans, leather jackets and joining the US Navy. The late Tony Scott worked for years in advertising, and so this was a film right up his street, never…
War Dogs
Director: Todd Philips Starring: Jonah Hill, Miles Teller, Ana de Armas, Kevin Pollak, Bradley Cooper, Patrick St. Esprit, Shaun Toub Written by: Todd Phillips, Stephen Chin, Jason Smilovic and (based on the Rolling Stone article “Arms and the Dudes”) Guy Lawson Running Time: 114 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 26th August 2016 It’s hard to believe that during…
The Divergent Series: Allegiant
Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Miles Teller, Jeff Daniels, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort Written by: Noah Oppenheim, Adam Cooper, Bill Collage and (based on the novel) Veronica Roth Running Time: 121 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 10th March 2016 It seems like forever that the Divergent series has…
Fantastic Four
Director: Josh Trank Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson Written by: Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater, Josh Trank, (based on the characters created) Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th August 2015 It was 2007 when the…
Insurgent
Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Naomi Watts, Jai Courtney Written by: Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, Mark Bomback and (based on the novel) Veronica Roth Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th March 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suZcGoRLXkU Released last year, Divergent was another YA dystopia drama that I…
Whiplash
Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Miles Teller, J.K.Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang Written by: Damien Chazelle Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th January 2014 When Whiplash first appeared at last year’s Sundance festival, it started receiving enormous critical acclaim. Sometimes this can cause the film to be a disappointment…
That Awkward Moment
Director: Tom Gormican Starring: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Jessica Lucas Written by: Tom Gormican Running Time: 94 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th January 2014 That Awkward Moment is one of those films that is so pleased with itself, it comes across as just plain smug. A bro-mantic…
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