Film review by Claire Durrant of A Ghost Story, starring Casey Affleck as a recently deceased man and Roony Mara as his grieving widow.
Drama
A Ghost Story (2017). 4/5 stars for this spooky, time-centred ghost story.
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The Emoji Movie (2017). 1/5 stars for this unsophisticated animated film.
Film review, by Claire Durrant, of The Emoji Movie featuring the voices of James Corden and Anna Faris.
Animation
What’s it like going to the cinema in Thailand?
Guest blogger and my former colleague Jo Szreder, from The Blond Travels, has been living and working in Thailand for a few years now. I asked her what it’s like going to the multiplex there. Despite the similarities, there are some interesting additions.
Dunkirk (2017). 4/5 stars for this spectacular WWII drama.
Film review, by Claire Durrant, of the World War II drama Dunkirk, directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy and with a cameo by former One Direction star Harry Styles.
War
War for the Planet of the Apes (2017). 4/5 stars for this intelligent slice of money business.
Film review by Jason Day of War for the Planet of the Apes, the next addition in the rebooted Planet of the Apes franchise, starring Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson.
Action/adventure/fantasy
It Comes at Night (2017). Film review. Three out of five stars for this mystery thriller.
Film review by Claire Durrant of It Comes at Night, a thriller movie about the end of the world starring Joel Egderton as one of the last people on Earth.
Thriller/suspense/film noir
Baby Driver (2017). 2/5 stars for this stylish crime caper.
Film review by Jason Day of the movie Baby Driver starring Ansel Elgort as Baby, a getaway driver with a heart. Co-starring Lily James and Kevin Spacey.
Crime
Transformers: The Last Knight (2017).
Film review by Jason Day of Transformers: The Last Knight, the latest addition to the blockbuster movie franchise about huge robots that disguise themselves as other machines. starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Michael Bay.
Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Gifted (2017). 3 out of 5 stars for this moving gifted child drama.
Film review by Jason Day of Gifted, about a seven year old maths prodigy who is raised by her uncle to live as normal a life as possible. Starring Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace and Lindsay Duncan.
Drama
The Mummy (2017). Is this 2/5 stars Egyptological adventure Tom Cruise’s worst film?
Film review by Claire Durrant of The Mummy, starring Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis.
Action/adventure/fantasy
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