Bastards Directed by Lawrence Sher, Bastards (known as Who’s Your Daddy? in the UK) stars Ed Helms and Owen Wilson as two brothers that set out to find their real father, after they discover that he didn’t actually die when they were young. This is a textbook January dumping ground comedy, big on star power […]
After this summer’s popcorn action blockbuster Star Trek Beyond, Chris Pine really shows off his versatility in the quiet, introspective Hell or High Water. David McKenzie brilliantly directs this story of a pair of bank-robbing brothers in West Texas, and the rangers on their tail. Taylor Sheridan, of Sicario fame, pens the tight script. Ben Foster is […]
Based on a popular children novel by Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons is the kind of old-fashioned, British family movies that is rarely seen these days in the landscape of animated movies, big budget blockbusters and family comedies. It’s 1935 and the Walker family heads up north to the Lake District for their summer vacation. The […]
Good news for Harley fans! It looks like those rumors about Margot Robbie pushing for an all-female DC ensemble film might just be coming true! THR reports that Robbie is signing a “first-look deal with Warner Bros. to develop and produce feature films through her LuckyChap Entertainment banner.” Robbie first burst onto the Hollywood scene […]
M.L. Stedman’s novel comes to life on screen with this harrowing portrayal of life through the lens of a lighthouse and the attendant who cares for it. Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender) is a soldier who has returned from World War I and is looking for some solitude from the horrors of war. He decides to take the position of […]
In rural Australia, life seems to centre on driving your ute (pick-up truck), drinking beer, living on the dole (welfare) and looking forward to the annual “Bachelors and Spinsters” party. This interpretation is based on Spin Out, the latest Australian film from directors, Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie. They expose the world to the life of a ute […]
The original The Flight of the Phoenix, directed by Robert Aldrich, is a harrowing, character-driven survival film bolstered by terrific performances from James Stewart, Richard Attenborough and Hardy Krüger. A cargo plane carrying an assortment of oil workers and military personnel crashes into the Sahara Desert a good 130 miles off from its original course. […]
