Category: Features
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Why Goodbye Christopher Robin is this year’s Saving Mr. Banks
Goodbye Christopher Robin and Saving Mr. Banks present us a harsh realization. Winnie-the-Pooh and Mary Poppins will last forever, delighting countless children and adults. Yet, both stemmed from childhoods that took surprisingly dark turns. Read More >
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American Made: Why Doug Liman should direct every Tom Cruise movie
American Made once again exemplifies why Tom Cruise and Doug Liman were made for each other. Read More >
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Stronger, a career best from David Gordon Green and Jake Gyllenhaal
Flickreel takes a look at one of our best directors and actors at the top of their game in Stronger. Read More >
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Why Battle of the Sexes is the movie America needs right now
Flickreel examines Battle of the Sexes and how its themes are just as relevant today as they were back in the 1970’s. Read More >
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Florence Foster Jenkins – Behind the Scenes
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. Read More >
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Steve Jobs… Why Don’t We Care?
But why are the public not flocking to the cinemas to indulge in this production? Because, and quite simply, we generally aren’t fussed about this particular story. Read More >
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The Green-Light | Amy Winehouse’s family are angry about the new documentary – but they’re angry about the wrong things
Welcome to The Green-Light, a column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies. Noise, noise, and more noise; that’s all there seems to be surrounding Asif Kapadia’s new doc, Amy, which follows the short life of the newest member of the 27 club, Amy Winehouse. Sometimes,… Read More >
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American Sniper featurette
From director Clint Eastwood comes American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Read More >
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Flickreel’s 2014 Oscar Predictions
It’s that time of year again to celebrate the very best of the past year in film, with the prestigious 86th Academy Awards soon to be upon us. As we all prepare to settle in for the night, and ridicule the red carpet coverage and then open up the dolly mixture and marvel in the… Read More >
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Why Allegations of Glamorisation in The Wolf of Wall Street Are Wide of the Mark
“It’s not attempting to be searingly authentic, this is cinema – and Scorsese knows what he’s doing. It seems that with success and critical acclaim (which The Wolf of Wall Street has had in abundance), people are always incensed into offering a counter argument”… Read More >
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