I was listening to an introduction to Wild Horse Nine, where the presenter discussed the connection between Martin McDonagh and The Coen Brothers. Having watched this excellent comedy thriller, I can understand what he was saying. McDonagh, who gave us the brilliant In Bruges, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin, has…
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See How They Run
Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap is the longest-running play in the world. First produced in 1952 and celebrating its 70th year, it has been viewed millions of times by theatre-goers but will never be seen on screen until the run ends (a clause in the original contract). The closest we have to see the play on…
Richard Jewell
Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Kathy Bates, John Hamm, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Charles Green, Marc Farley Written by: Billy Ray, (based on the article) Marie Brenner, (based on the book) Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen Running Time: 131 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 31st January 2020 Clint Eastwood…
Jojo Rabbit
Director: Taika Waititi Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Stephen Merchant, Archie Yates Written by: Taika Waititi and (based on the novel “Caging Skies”) Christine Leunens Running Time: 108 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 1st January 2020 Taika Waititi is one of the great talents…
Vice
Director: Adam McKay Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry, Alison Pill, Eddie Marsan, LisaGay Hamilton, Jesse Plemons Written by: Adam McKay Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 25th January 2019 Who would have thought that Adam McKay, the writer and director of such throwaway Will Ferrell comedies such…
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Abbie Cornish, Lucas Hedges, Cabel Landry Jones, Amanda Warren Written: Martin McDonagh Running Time: 115 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 12th January 2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri isn’t a title that is snappy or skips off the tongue easily. Yet if you look beyond…
Poltergeist
Director: Gil Kenan Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Jane Adams, Saxon Sharbino, Kyle Catlett, Kennedi Clements Written by: David Lindsay-Abaire and (based on a story) Steven Spielberg Running Time: 93 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd May 2015 Another day, another remake of a modern horror classic. This week, it’s the 1982 Steven Spielberg/Tobe…
Say When
Director: Lynn Shelton Starring: Keira Knightley, Chloe Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber, Ellie Kemper, Jeff Garlin Written by: Andrea Seigel Running Time: 99 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th November 2014 There are some films in this world that are a welcoming escape from the outside and Say When is exactly that. An indie…
The Way, Way Back
Directors: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Maya Rudolph, Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet Written by: Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Running Time: 103 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 29th August 2013 For most of the year I have been berating the state of American comedy…
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…
