Posted by Gui on December 31, 2019
After recovering from a difficult 2017 at the box office with a bumper 2018, the global film industry witnessed its biggest player go into overdrive in 2019, as Disney completed a colossal takeover of 20th Century Fox and launched their streaming platform Disney+, while dominating ticket sales and exceeding $10 billion at the global box […]
Posted by Gui on January 1, 2019
After a difficult 2017 at the box office, 2018 saw the industry rally with a bumper year, topped by blockbusters like ‘Ready Player One‘, ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom‘ and ‘Mission: Impossible – Fallout‘, while smaller fare like ‘I, Tonya‘, ‘Isle of Dogs‘ and ‘Hereditary‘ made it another eclectic year for film. On the supposedly more discerning […]
Posted by Gui on December 30, 2017
Despite a difficult time at the box-office, particularly during the blockbuster summer season, 2017 has been a another solid and eventful year for film, featuring an eclectic mix of independent cinema and major tent-pole releases which as usual defined the landscape, and with industry new boys Netflix and Amazon making their presence felt come film […]
Posted by Gui on November 30, 2016
Review 96min Genre: Fact-based, Drama Director: Clint Eastwood Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney…and more Writers: Todd Komarnicki, Chesley Sullenberger and Jeffrey Zaslow -Synopsis- Clint Eastwood directs and Tom Hanks stars in a biographical drama about one fateful event in the life of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger; the veteran US Airways pilot who saved 155 […]
Posted by Gui on October 6, 2016
115min Genre: Fact-based, Drama Director: Antonio Campos Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tracy Letts, Michael C. Hall…and more Writer: Craig Shilowich -Synopsis- Rebecca Hall stars in a biographical drama about the final days of Christine Chubbuck; a Florida local news reporter whose psychological issues and personality traits conspired with a deep-seated resentment about her work, driving her […]
Posted by Gui on May 29, 2016
Review 99min Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller Director: Jodie Foster Cast: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell…and more Writers: Jamie Linden, Alan DiFiore, Jim Kouf … and more -Synopsis- When a self-styled financial TV guru’s stock tip goes drastically south; an irate working-class investor takes the entire show hostage in an effort to expose the truth […]
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 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 […]