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Genre Grandeur: The 39 Steps (1935)
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For the next review for this month’s Genre Grandeur – British Thrillers, here’s a review from Anna of Film Grimoire of the British Thriller – The 39 Steps (1935) Thanks again to Emma from Emmakwall.com for choosing this month’s genre Next month’s Genre, chosen by Justine of Justine’s movie blog is…
“Is it worth paying for a ticket?”: Nightcrawler (2014)
This review will be shorter than usual, because you need to see this film immediately. Nightcrawler (2014, dir. Dan Gilroy) is a creepy and atmospheric portrait of pathological obsession and questionable ethics. Jake Gyllenhaal plays Louis “Lou” Bloom, a young man who is looking for a job. When he stumbles upon the fast paced lifestyle […]
MovieRob’s 007 December Blogathon: Moonraker (1979)
My strange obsession with this highly special and arguably terrible Bond film continues! Here’s the second review I’ve written for MovieRob‘s fantastic 007 December Blogathon. If you want to know more about my admittedly poor taste in Bond films, read on! ***** Moonraker (1979, dir. Lewis Gilbert) is also known as “Bond in Space”, because […]
Eyes Wide Shut (1999): “No dream is ever just a dream.”
Stanley Kubrick’s last film, Eyes Wide Shut (1999) is an erotic thriller with a strange cult-ish element and disturbing imagery that will stick in your mind for a long time. Its synopsis is as follows: A New York City doctor, who is married to an art curator, pushes himself on a harrowing and dangerous night-long […]
The Royale with Cheeseathon: Five Things I Love About Pulp Fiction (1994)
Do you love Pulp Fiction? If so, head on over to the wonderful Niall‘s Royale With Cheeseathon, where this amazing film’s 20th birthday is being celebrated. There are lots of great posts up at the moment, so go and check them out! If you’re interested in finding out about five of my favourite things aboutPulp […]
The Hunt (2012): “The whole town is listening.”
The Hunt (2012), directed by Thomas Vinterberg, approaches some familiar themes with a very unique approach and focus. Lucas (Mads Mikkelsen) works at a kindergarten, where he has a great rapport with the kids he looks after. He’s also a single dad hoping to gain custody of his only son. When a young girl at […]
Only God Forgives (2013): “Time to meet the devil.”
An intentionally symbolic story about revenge, Only God Forgives (2013, dir. Nicholas Winding Refn) is the story of Julian (Ryan Gosling), who runs a boxing club in Bangkok, Thailand, but also does quite a bit of drug smuggling on the side. When a member of his family is slaughtered, Julian’s mother (Kristin Scott Thomas) convinces him that […]
Angels & Demons (2009): “Vatican City will be consumed by light.”
Consumed by light? More like consumed by trite… storylines. That’s right, I went there. Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons (2009) is the second film that follows the adventures of Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks), a professor of ‘symbology’ from Harvard University. In this film, Langdon is brought to the Vatican to solve a mysterious mystery that […]
Spring Breakers (2012): “Act like you’re in a movie or something.”
Spriiiing Breeeaaakkkk fo’ everrrrrr. Spring Breakers (2012) is one of those films that pans out pretty differently to how you anticipate it, whilst simultaneously being a pretty standard ‘alternative crime’ thriller. Four college girls (Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine) really want to go to spring break in Florida, but being students, […]
Blackfish (2013): “They’re not your whales.”
Once you see this film, you will never want to visit a marine park or zoo ever again. You will be motivated to stick up for defenseless creatures who can’t speak for themselves. Blackfish (2013) tells the story of Tilikum, the killer whale who is currently performing at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. Tilikum has been […]
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