It’s time to dish the dirt
Here is a film of so many mixed emotions that it will make your head spin. With larger-than-life characters having a proper go at each other at a family gathering (where else?).
Director masterclass: Martin Scorsese
“You talkin’ to me? Then who the hell else are you talking... you talking to me? Well I’m the only one here.” “I think I learn more in a movie or in a story when I see what a person does wrong and what happens because of that.”
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
As its title suggests, Walt Disney’s brand new animation film is all about the cold, which is just as well, given the appropriate period of its release date.
A very long walk indeed
In putting such an iconic, widely beloved figure to the screen, the pressure is most definitely on. The film shouldn’t offend, nor should it be an unbiasedly kind portrayal, as even the most celebrated people have flaws to speak of.
The last samurai movie PLEASE
There is no doubt that 47 Ronin was Universal Studio’s hope-child given its vast budget of $175-million. However, unlike The Last Samurai in whose footsteps this movie obviously attempted to follow, the difference between their respective results is stark; in fact, rather akin to that between a ...
The best of festive TV
Maciej Matuszewski reviews two highly-anticipated Christmas specials
Nebraska, Nebraska, I love you
Following on from the Oscar-nominated The Descendants (featuring George Clooney’s best performance in years, and introducing the amazing Shailene Woodley – soon to be seen in The Fault in Our Stars), Nebraska is Alexander Payne’s latest film as director, and (unsurprisingly) it’s almost everything.. Nebraska Director: Alexander Payne
Here we go again
Dwarves are useless and can’t do anything, whilst Wood Elves and their fluid, slick gymnastic movements are awesome and humans haven’t yet had the chance to shine: that’s the message to take away from Desolation of Smaug, the second entry to Peter Jackson’s overblown Hobbit trilogy.
Girls, uninterrupted
Emily Fulham celebrates the return of the most honest show on TV
From one station of life to the next
It’s an unbelievably touching story of human survival, love, and forgiveness.
Every day I’m hustlin’
“Thank god for me”, says Rosalyn Rosenfeld (Jennifer Lawrence), after setting fire to her brand new microwave, ignoring her husband’s advice to not put something metallic in there.
Director masterclass: David Lynch
Lynch is the master of creating unsettling dreamlike visions and the surreal. He has written and directed cult classics such as Eraserhead (1977), Blue Velvet (1986) and Mulholland Drive (2001).