Posted by Gui on April 19, 2024
Review 109min Genre: Drama, Thriller, War Director: Alex Garland Cast: Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura… and more Writers: Alex Garland -Synopsis- In a dystopian and mortally divided near-future America torn apart by ideology and secessionist coalition states, a group of war correspondents embark on a dangerous odyssey across a ramshackled country towards Washington […]
Posted by Gui on December 11, 2022
Review 161min Genre: Comedy, Drama Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Cast: Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Íker Sánchez Solano… Writers: Nicolás Giacobone and Alejandro G. Iñárritu -Synopsis- A Mexican filmmaker/journalist who made his name with acclaimed socially-conscious work has his identity challenged and is plunged into an existential crisis upon his celebratory return home after 20 […]
Posted by Gui on October 7, 2022
Review 116min Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Director: Ali Abbasi Cast: Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash Ashtiani…and more Writers: Ali Abbasi and Afshin Kamran Bahrami -Synopsis- In the streets of the Iranian holy city of Mashhad, a dogged female journalist plunges into the dark underbelly of society to track down an elusive serial killer preying on […]
Posted by Gui on October 15, 2021
Review 108min Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance Director: Wes Anderson Cast: Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright…and more Writers: Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola…more -Synopsis- A picturesque fictional mid-20th century French town brings together a collection of colourful journalists and their stories, published by a French outpost of an American paper on the […]
Posted by Gui on February 2, 2020
Review 131min Genre: Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde…and more Writers: Billy Ray, Marie Brenner, Kent Alexander… and more -Synopsis- During the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, a humble Georgia security guard becomes an instant hero when he saves scores of people from a pipe bomb planted […]
Posted by Gui on February 13, 2019
Review 110min Genre: Fact-based, Drama, War Director: Matthew Heineman Cast: Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander…and more Writers: Marie Brenner and Arash Amel -Synopsis- A cinematic ode to journalists and the sacrifices they make through the prism of award-winning ‘The Sunday Times’ war correspondent Marie Colvin’s career, chronicling her struggle to shine a light on […]
Posted by Gui on October 13, 2016
134min Genre: Fact-based, Drama Director: Oliver Stone Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Rhys Ifans…more Writers: Kieran Fitzgerald, Oliver Stone, Luke Harding… and more -Synopsis- Oliver Stone directs and Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars in a biographical drama about former CIA/NSA analyst and infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden; seen as a hero by some and a traitor by others, […]
Posted by Gui on March 4, 2016
Review 125min Genre: Fact-based, Drama Director: James Vanderbilt Cast: Cate Blanchett, Robert Redford, Topher Grace…and more Writers: James Vanderbilt & Mary Mapes -Synopsis- Journalistic drama chronicling the events surrounding CBS producer Mary Mapes and anchor Dan Rather’s report about president George W. Bush’s questionable military service and the subsequent backlash that cost them their careers. […]
Posted by Gui on January 28, 2016
Review 129min Genre: Fact-based, Drama Director: Tom McCarthy Cast: Michael Keaton, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel McAdams…and more Writers: Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy -Synopsis- An all-star cast features in writer/director Tom McCarthy’s journalistic drama chronicling the true story of the Boston Globe’s uncovering of a local priest child abuse scandal which rocked the Catholic church to […]
Posted by Gui on October 16, 2015
Review 103min Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director: Stephen Frears Cast: Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Jesse Plemons…and more Writers: John Hodge, David Walsh Biographical drama from British director Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity) about the rise and spectacular fall of cancer survivor, 7-time Tour de France winning cyclist and disgraced drugs cheat Lance Armstrong, chronicling […]
Posted by Gui on July 22, 2015
Review 110min Genre: Documentary Directors: Wim Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Cast: Sebastião Salgado, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado…and more Writers: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado and David Rosier Powerful documentary chronicling the life and work of renown Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado as he recounts 40 years of travelling the globe and capturing the human condition and […]
Posted by Gui on July 19, 2015
Review 99min Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Mystery Director: Rupert Goold Cast: Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones…and more Writers: Rupert Goold, David Kajganich & Michael Finkel Based on the memoirs of New York Times journalist Michael Finkel, ‘True Story’ tells the real tale of how FBI Most Wanted murderer Christian Longo assumed Finkel’s name whilst laying-low […]
Posted by Gui on March 6, 2015
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 […]
Posted by Gui on October 28, 2014
117min Genre: Thriller, Drama, Crime Director: Dan Gilroy Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Riz Ahmed …and more Writers: Dan Gilroy A desperate and obsessive man stumbles upon the world of on-the-scene crime reporting on the streets of L.A. and becomes obsessed with making it in the world of local news, fuelled by sensationalist local news […]