Review – A Star is Born (2018)
A moving and emotional addition to the famous series of film which sees two impressive debuts of Bradley Cooper as director, and Lady Gaga in an acting role. #StarIsBorn #MovieReview
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Review – The Gambler
The Gambler is a 2014 film directed by Rupert Wyatt (previously directed Rise of the Planet of the Apes and The Escapist), and starring Mark Wahlberg. The film is a remake of a film of the same name, from 1974 which starred James Caan in the lead role. Wahlberg stars as Jim Bennett, grandson of a wealthy Californian Ed (Geoge
Read moreReview – Scrooged
The build up to Christmas now finds us at Bill Murray’s 1988 modern day retelling of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon / The Goonies / Superman), the film represented Murray’s first return to a comedy lead role since the 1984 Ghostbusters (in fact he’d only really had one full lead role in that time
Read moreReview : Ghostbusters (2016)
If there’s something strange… The recent trend of remake, reboot, revamped films continues with the 2016 version of Ghostbusters. Starring the all female team of Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones, the film is directed by Paul Feig who co-wrote the script with Katie Dippold. Much like the original, the film follows a group of scientists of
Read moreReview – Point Break (2015)
The 2015 film Point Break is a remake of the 1991 classic Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze extreme sports crime caper movie. Directed by Ericson Core in his second full movie after 2006’s Mark Wahlberg Invincible. In this version we meet extreme sports athlete and motocross expert Johnny ‘Utah’ Brennan who 7 years after the death of his friend, has
Read moreReview – Creed
The latest film franchise to find itself with a homage-remake-reboot is the Rocky series with the 2015 film ‘Creed’ which overall will hold its own in the pantheon of Rocky films although never challenging the champion first 2 films. However the film does afford Stallone the opportunity to bring a new depth to the character which may well see him
Read moreReview – Star Wars : The Force Awakens
“There’s been an awakening. Have you felt it?”
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