The Last Journey Movie Review
Filip and his friend Fredrik Wikingsson (self) plan an elaborate road trip to help Lars rekindle his love for life. This includes buying an old Citroen 4 car previously used in family trips and retrace the journey from Sweden to Lars’ favourite spot on earth along the coast in France. Things do not start well.
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After an initial reluctance to hit the road, Lars agrees but soon suffers a fall and becomes hospitalised with a broken bone. This puts the trip on hold ...
The Monkey Movie Review
The character in question is a toy monkey who once wound up plays the drums but this rhythmic interlude has a downside and one with fatal consequences. And those vivid fatalities are so imaginatively and comically staged, they almost defy description. You are quarantined to laugh out loud whether you like it or not.
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Let’s put it this way if you applied the drinking game rules to every death scene in this film you would be absolute blotto before the end of the ...
Sister Act Theatre Review
Sister Act sets out to be just pure entertainment and achieves that goal admirably. Actor Casey Donovan presents the lead character Deloris Van Cartier as accessible and not overly complicated. This is mirrored in her vocal presentation as it is free from vocal gymnastics and overstatement. The criminal element of the story is presented in a slap-sack fashion and is very non-threatening.
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Fans of the film should be warned however that this is the theatrical version and ...
Year 10 Movie Review
Early on Jake comes across as timid and overwhelmed by the reduction of humanity to basic survival. When his father (Duncan Lacroix) is murdered by marauders, Jake’s world is further reduced to just one person, his female friend played by Hannah Khalique-Brown. This brings out a survival instinct that was little known to him until this time.
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The film has a tension that builds and builds and this gives things an uneasy quality that is hard to turn away from and ...
Becoming Led Zeppelin Movie Review
One of the stand-out features is how amazing the sound is on the live clips and the separation of the instruments is superb. Bassist John Paul Jones’ low-end output floats in isolated space and drummer Bonham’s kit is fully revealed. It’s amazing how he got such a powerful low-frequency sound with only a single bass drum. Bonzo as he was affectionately known was such a powerhouse and the film fully reveals that.
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Guitarist Jimmy Page goes deep into the ...
Check out the official trailer for Sinners – starring Michael B. Jordan!
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
“You keep dancing with the devil, one day he’s gonna follow you home.”
Written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Coogler, “Sinners” stars Jordan (the “Black Panther” and “Creed” franchises) in a dual role, joined by Oscar nominee Hailee Steinfeld (“Bumblebee”. ...
10 Lives Movie Review
His acting voice gives Beckett an excellent blend of nonchalance and misplaced bravado. He has gotten used to getting his way and it shows. He was adopted by Rose (Simone Ashley) a young lady whose main interest lies in the preservation of bee colonies. Life has been good and Beckett has grown from a tiny kitten into a rotund adult cat. Even with age on his side he remains spoiled rotten.
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When Rose’s ex-boyfriend Larry (Dylan Llewellyn) comes to help with her ...
Companion Movie Review
One can also safely discuss its cast, one that includes Jack Quaid of The Boys fame, whose ability to effectively play someone clueless is used to full effect here but not in the way you would think. Equally, Sophie Thatcher whose character in the hit TV show Yellowjackets is known for her resourcefulness gets to play opposite traits until…
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The structure of the film is one of its strong points as well and it introduces you to a case of young love that is quite ...
A Complete Unknown Movie Review
Reducing a long professional life down into a much heralded and singular event also pays dividends as it helps the film keep focus. The event in question was Dylan’s performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival when he outraged the crowd by delivering an electric and rock-oriented set to the folkies. Little did the crowd on that night know what a pivotal event that would become in musical history.
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Chalamet’s take on Dylan challenges you to even like the man, ...
The Brutalist Movie Review
It is the kind of work that asks much from its audience. It cleverly sets up the initial elements of the back story with a tilted view from Ellis Island at the Statue Of Liberty. The huddled masses are easily identified as post-World War II immigrants still shell-shocked by the horrors that they endured during that great war.
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The focus then shifts to one man, László Tóth brought to life on the screen via an amazing performance by Adrien Brody. We are left to ...
