Tag: Biography
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Victoria and Abdul – Trailer
Queen Victoria strikes up an an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. Read More >
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The Zookeeper’s Wife Review
You would think, given the narrative, that suspense would be a prevalent sensation within this movie, and yet the film comes devoid of any real tension. Read More >
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Mad to be Normal Review
Though an interesting narrative, with a fascinating character at the heart of it, the film struggles to transcend the usual biopic fodder. Read More >
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Hidden Figures Review
Hidden Figures may well abide frustratingly to convention, as a film that could be described, affectionately, as pure Oscar fodder – but there’s a distinctive charm to this piece. Read More >
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The Founder Review
The angle of this film – that the protagonist is a self-serving opportunist who will walk over whoever he needs to, just to make some quick cash – takes too long to establish. Read More >
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John Lee Hancock “disappointed” by Michael Keaton’s awards snubs
Michael Keaton’s performance deserved for more says his director… It has been another crowded marketplace over the festive period and through the new year with a slew of blockbusters interspersed with the usual array of Oscar hopefuls who began their long run into the awards season. But with so much product in a short space of… Read More >
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Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle to re-team for Neil Armstrong biopic
After charming audiences together in this year’s hot Oscar hopeful La La Land, writer-director Damien Chazelle and his star Ryan Gosling are set to team up again for a very different project. The duo are set to work together on First Man, a biopic of Neil Armstrong, the legendary astronaut who was the first man… Read More >
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The Birth of a Nation – Review
Surging with a brutal, take-no-prisoners vision of a time much darker, yet comparable to today’s spectrum of injustice and loss of life, Nate Parker’s tale of a slave/preacher turned rebel leader navigating the blood-soaked Antebellum South is a searing piece of cinema. It’s aesthetic ranges from ghastly wide shots of murdered slaves hanging from trees,… Read More >
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Hacksaw Ridge – Trailer
WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first Conscientious Objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Read More >
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