Review 118min Genre:    Drama Director: Kornél Mundruczó Cast:      Zsófia Psotta, Body, Sándor Zsótér…and more Writers:  Kornél Mundruczó, Viktória Petrányi & Kata Wéber A young Hungarian girl ‘Lili’ and her loyal dog ‘Hagen’ are forced apart when she is sent to stay with her estranged father, their paths diverge with Lili struggling to reconcile with her […]

Review 104min Genre:    Crime, Drama, Comedy, Action Director: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Cast:      Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Rodrigo Santoro…and more Writers:  Glenn Ficarra & John Requa A slick veteran con-man recruits a beautiful and talented young apprentice on his latest grandiose scam, his life soon becomes complicated when heart gets in the way of his […]

Yesterday evening the year’s award season came to a conclusion at the 87th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood California, among all the glitz & glamor of red carpets and endless interviews, we witnessed the recognition of many of the greatest achievements in filmmaking over the last 12 months in the ultimate display of subjective prize-giving. […]

Week 2 February 2015 Welcome to the FilmPhonic “6 Degrees of Separation” video series, where we find the cinematic links between 2 unlikely people in 6 steps, please feel free to pause and play along and see if you can link them in 6 steps or less. This week we link legendary director of classic […]

Review 133min Genre:    Action, Mystery, Drama, Crime Director: Michael Mann Cast:      Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Leehom Wang…and more Writer:   Morgan Davis Foehl Following a series of devastating international cyber-attacks, US and Chinese authorities are forced together to track down the perpetrators by turning to a convicted and imprisoned American hacker who originally designed the code […]

Review 102min Genre:    Drama Director: Daniel Barnz Cast:      Jennifer Aniston, Adriana Barraza, Sam Worthington…and more Writer:   Patrick Tobin Jennifer Aniston stars as a callous and cynical woman struggling with the devastating physical and emotional effects of a horrific accident, an encounter at a support group sparks a fascination with a woman who commits suicide and […]

Week 2 February 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by the great Elmer Bernstein, we have only included a small section from the main themes and strongly advise you buy the full soundtracks to enjoy them in all their glory. Let us know what you think and please […]

With another Valentine’s Day upon us and following the release of the controversial and much anticipated fantasist S&M-laden “romance” 50 Shades of Grey, we take a look at what we think are 5 more intriguing and altogether realistic movie love stories based on true events, with a generous sprinkle of Hollywood “dramatic license” of course. […]

Sunday the 8th of February 2015 saw the biggest night in British cinema come to the Royal Opera House in London with the BAFTAs rolling into town, the usual red carpet scramble was here for everyone to see and actor/writer/comedian extraordinaire Stephen Fry returned for the 10th time to host. As usual the so-called “race” […]

Week 1 February 2015 This week we give you 10 of the most memorable and striking (pardon the pun) slaps in movie history. Let us know what you think by commenting, please keep tuned for more weekly videos and visit us on social media. Welcome to the FilmPhonic “10 of the Best” video series, where […]

Review 127min Genre:     Sci-fi, Action, Adventure, Fantasy Directors: Andy Wachowski & Lana Wachowski Cast:       Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Eddie Redmayne…and more Writers :  Andy Wachowski & Lana Wachowski A young immigrant domestic cleaner’s life on Earth is shattered when she is discovered as the heir apparent to a dynasty of intergalactic landowners and planet harvesters, […]

Review & Recommendation 102min Genre:     Drama Director:  Darren Aronofsky Cast:       Jared Leto, Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly…and more Writers:   Darren Aronofsky & Hubert Selby Jr. The life of a humble young New Yorker, his friends and mother are thrown into chaos by drug-abuse as they continue down an increasingly dark path in this gritty drama from […]

Review 128min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Ava DuVernay Cast:       David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson…and more Writer :   Paul Webb David Oyelowo stars as Martin Luther King Jr. in a particular period of the American Civil Rights movement where a socio-political struggle for equal voting rights in the south led to the legendary Alabama march, […]

114min Genre:     Action, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Thriller Director:  Stephen Daldry Cast:       Rickson Tevez, Rooney Mara, Wagner Moura…and more Writers:   Richard Curtis, Felipe Braga & Andy Mulligan Set in the streets and slums of modern day Rio De Janeiro (Brazil), three poor teenagers discover something in the city dump which places them in the middle of […]

Week 4 January 2015 This week we give you 10 of the most memorable and entertaining movie scenes involving trains. Let us know what you think by commenting, please keep tuned for more weekly videos and visit us on social media. Welcome to the FilmPhonic “10 of the Best” video series, where we put together […]