Review 102min Genre:    Drama, Mystery, Comedy Director: John Michael McDonagh Cast:      Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly, Chris O’Dowd …and more Writer:   John Michael McDonagh The life of a good small-town Catholic priest on the rural coast of Ireland is thrown into turmoil when his life is threatened anonymously during confession, as the day of his impending […]

Week 4 March 2015 This week we feature 10 of the most iconic and entertaining scenes featuring music playing in non-musical films. Let us know what you think and please keep tuned for more weekly videos. Welcome to the FilmPhonic “10 of the Best” video series, where we put together 10 of the best examples […]

Review 100min Genre:    Comedy, Action Director: Etan Cohen Cast:      Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Craig T. Nelson …and more Writers:  Jay Martel , Ian Roberts , Adam McKay …and more Will Ferrell stars as pampered millionaire James King convicted of hard jail time for fraud who through prejudice hires a young black man Darnell (Kevin Hart) […]

Review 105min Genre:    Family, Fantasy Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast:      Lily James, Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett…and more Writer :  Chris Weitz Disney provides a big-budget 21st Century facelift to the classic fairytale with their first live-action version of ‘Cinderella’, a warm-hearted but ill-treated step-sister who is turned from a servant to a lady by her fairy […]

Week 3 March 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by the unique and prolific Danny Elfman, 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 […]

The ubiquitous “Biopic” genre has provided us with some of the greatest movies ever made, a tricky film style to get right as directors try to balance historical accuracy with dramatic content while somehow not putting across a predictable story arc. We give you our picks for the Top 10 biographical films based on the […]

Review 111min Genre:    Drama, Comedy, Romance Director: Morgan Matthews Cast:      Asa Butterfield, Sally Hawkins, Rafe Spall…and more Writer :  James Graham A mildly autistic and socially inept young math genius travels to Taiwan to try and secure a place in the British “Mathematics Olympics” team and in the process expand the narrow world he has […]

Week 2 March 2015 This week we give you 10 of the most original and entertaining movie fights where one takes on multiple opponents. Let us know what you think, like and please keep tuned for more weekly videos. Welcome to the FilmPhonic “10 of the Best” video series, where we put together 10 of […]

Review 94min Genre:    Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family Director: Tim Johnson Cast:      Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin…and more Writers:  Matt Ember, Tom J. Astle , Adam Rex When a cuddly nomadic race of Aliens named the ‘Boov’ decide to settle the Earth and “re-locate” all humans to Australia, a young precocious girl named ‘Tip’ is […]

Review 107min Genre:     Romance, Drama, War Director:  Saul Dibb Cast:       Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts…and many more Writers:   Matt Charman, Saul Dibb, Irène Némirovsky Set in the early days of the Nazi occupation of France in 1940, Michelle Williams stars as a young French villager caught between her burgeoning feelings towards a very different sort of […]

Week 1 March 2015 This week we link early Hollywood director/actor and global icon Charlie Chaplin, to ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star and fashion icon Lucy Liu. 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 […]

Review 120min Genre:    Sci-fi, Drama, Action Director: Neill Blomkamp Cast:      Sharlto Copley, Hugh Jackman, Dev Patel…and more Writers:  Neill Blomkamp & Terri Tatchell ‘District 9′ director Neil Blomkamp turns his hand to “Robot” Sci-fi and tackles the Artificial Intelligence (AI) sub-genre with the story of Chappie, a former South African police droid who ends up […]

Review 112min Genre:    Fact-based, Drama Director: Michael Cuesta Cast:      Jeremy Renner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Oliver Platt…and more Writers:  Peter Landesman, Gary Webb & Nick Schou Jeremy Renner stars in a mid-90s political drama based on the true story California investigative reporter Gary Webb’s shocking exposé of the crack-cocaine trade on the streets of America, after exposing […]

Review 101min Genre:      Drama Directors:  Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Cast:        Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart, , Alec Baldwin…and more Writers :   Lisa Genova , Richard Glatzer & Wash Westmoreland Julianne Moore’s Oscar-winning performance as a middle-aged accomplished professor of linguistics and family matriarch who is unexpectedly diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, as her family struggles to […]

Week 4 February 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by the great Ennio Morricone, a man who changed the tradition and concept of the Movie score forever, we have only included a small section from the main themes and strongly advise you buy the full soundtracks to enjoy […]