Ghost In the Shell (2017). Film review; 3/5 for this sexy science fiction action movie.

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Film review by Jason Day of Ghost In the Shell, starring Scarlett Johansson as a woman who is cybernetically enhanced to become the perfect soldier.

Science Fiction

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

 

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The Great Wall (2017). Film review – 3/5 stars, surprisingly enjoyable.

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Film review by Jason Day of The Great Wall set in medieval China and starring Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal and Willem Dafoe.  

Action/Adventure/Fantasy

star rating 3 out of 5 worth watching

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50 Shades Darker (2017). 2/5 stars for this ‘half way up the stairs’ eroticism

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Film review by Jason Day of 50 Shades Darker, the glossy S&M romance starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan.

Romance

2 stars film review fair passes the time

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Deepwater Horizon (2016). A well-made disaster drama, read my review for what I liked about it.

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Film review by Jason Day of Deepwater Horizon, an account of the disaster on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in 2010. Starring Mark Wahlberg and Kurt Russell.

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

 

 

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Anomalisa (2015). Rated by some, so read why I thought this wasn’t all that.

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Film review of the Oscar-nominated stop-motion animated film by writer-directors Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson, about a motivational speaker dealing with a personal crisis about his love-life and his relationship with the world.

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Director: Duke Johnson, Charlie Kaufman. (90mins). Paramount Animation/Starburns (15)

Animation

3stars Good worth watching

 

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Hail, Caesar! (2016). Why should you see this film? Read this review for more.

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the comedy Hail, Caesar! starring Josh Brolin as a Hollywood ‘fixer’ who has to juggle a number of cinematic disasters, including the kidnapping of a leading man (George Clooney).

Comedy

4stars - Very good lots to enjoy

 

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Goosebumps (2015)

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Film review by Claire Durrant of the family horror film based on the popular stories by R.L Stine starring Jack Black.

Adventure/ Adventure/Fantasy

3stars Good worth watching

 

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A Man For All Seasons (1966). Film review of this intelligent Tudor period epic

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Film review of the Tudor-era set historical drama about the battle of religious convictions between Thomas More (Paul Schofield) and King Henry VIII’s (Robert Shaw) state when More remains quiet on the issue of allegiance to Henry’s desire to break from the Roman Catholic Church, in order to marry Anne Boleyn (Vanessa Redgrave).

Historical/Period/Epic

5stars-Excellent-genius-a-classic

 

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Diplomacy (2014)

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Film review of the German drama starring Niels Arestrup and Andre Dussollier about a Nazi plan to destroy key locations in Paris before their retreat from the city, during the last days of WWII.

Director: Volker Schlondorff. Gaumont/Film Oblige et al (12a).

Drama

4stars-Very good lots to enjoy 1

 

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San Andreas (2015)

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Film review of the disaster drama about a series of devastating earthquakes along the San Andreas fault line starring Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino and directed by Brad Peyton.

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Director: Brad Peyton. Warner Bros./Village Roadshow et al. (12a)

Disaster

5stars-Excellent-genius-a-classic

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