Last year, Osgood Perkins produced one of the creepiest films, the psychological horror Longlegs. Continuing his trait with horror, we now have The Monkey, based on a short story by Stephen King and as different a film as you could get from his previous outing. While Longlegs is a film built around atmosphere and being…
Tag: Robert Zemeckis
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel Pinocchio, has been a source of many a film adaptation. Disney’s 1940 version is probably the most famous, although their recent remake by Robert Zemeckis is a pointless exercise. Now, merely months after that version, Academy award-wining director Guillermo del Toro has delivered a stop-motion animated film that takes the premise…
The Lost City
In the 80s, after the success of Raiders of the Lost ark, a series of similar styles of film entered the area, none more successful than Romancing The Stone, a romantic, action-packed comedy adventure. The genre has since burnt out, but it seems time to bring it back with The Lost City, which follows the…
Welcome To Marwen
Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monae, Eliza Gonzales, Conrad Coates, Neil Jackson Written by Robert Zemeckis and Caroline Thompson Running Time: 116 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st January 2019 Welcome To Marwen is one of those films that looks intriguing but when you get past the…
Allied
Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzie Caplan, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode. Written by Steven Knight Running Time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th November 2016 What more could film lovers want? A new Robert Zemeckis film with two screen presences who are both thrilling to watch, in a romantic…
The Walk
Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, Clement Sibony, James Badge Dale, Cesar Domboy, Steve Valentine Written by Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne and (based on the book, To Reach The Clouds) Philippe Petit Running Time: 123 mins Cert: PG Release date@ 2nd October 2015 A few years back was an extraordinary…
Flight
Director: Robert Zemeckis Starring: Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly, John Goodman, Bruce Greenwood, Melissa Leo Written by: John Gatins Running Time: 138 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st February 2013 Captain William “Whip” Whitaker is in control of a flight to Atlanta. Suffering from the night before, his actions are somewhat shocking to his co-pilot…
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