Tag Archives: Washington

Review – Miss Sloane

Miss Sloane is a 2016 political thriller set in the increasingly murky world of business interest lobbying of politicians and governments. Starring Jessica Chastain as the title character within the film, it is directed by John Madden (Shakespeare in Love, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Captain Correlli’s Mandolin) and is the screenplay debut by Jonathon Perera. As Sloane introduces us all

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Review – Dr Strangelove (Or how I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb)

For letter ‘D’ of the second Alphabet challenge, we’re off to the 1964 classic political satire comedy – Dr Strangelove (Or how I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb). The classic film was directed and written by Stanley Kubrick – still in the early years of his career although following up a run of films that has included

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Review – Captain America : The Winter Soldier

Cap is back and ready for action in the 2014 Captain America : The Winter Soldier. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley (previously having written the original Captain America film and also the 2nd Thor film). Here we find Captain Steve Rogers trying to get to grips with life 70 some years

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