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Film & TV
This section prints reviews of movies and TV shows as well as major film festivals.
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Like Father Like Son
What do you do when the child you have looked after for the last 6 years turns out to be someone else’s?
Eastern Boys
Eastern Boys, Robin Campillo’s sophomore effort, is a chameleon of a film, that flits from genre to genre; over its two hour running time, it skips from home invasion drama, to tender love story, before climaxing in a finale worthy of a Hollywood thriller.
The return of the Australian Norse god
Thor: The Dark World Director: Alan Taylor Writers: Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Christopher Eccleston, Idris Elba, Jaimie Alexander, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgård, A
The endgame
Ender’s Game Director: Gavin Hood Writers: Gavin Hood, Orson Scott Card (novel) Starring: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin, Viola Davis, Ben Kingsley Runtime: 114 minutes Certificate: 12A
Only Tilda and Tom left alive
Only Lovers Left Alive Director: Jim Jarmusch Writers: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright Runtime: 123 minutes
New CBS Comedy Shows
Television Editor John Park reviews three new comedy shows on CBS
It’s country music y’all!
Nashville: Season 2 In a battle for the top of the country charts, let the cat-fights commence between an older living legend who is struggling to keep up with the evolving music industry, and a younger, fresh-faced new star who is experiencing success as a crossover artist between country and...
Dame Judi’s finest hour
Philomena Director: Stephen Frears Writers: Stephen Frears, Jeff Pope, Martin Sixsmith (novel) Starring: Judi Dench, Steve Coogan Runtime: 98 minutes Certificate: 12A
The Tomorrow People: Season 1
The new species of “homo superiors” seem to have everything figured out. They possess the special powers of the three T’s: telekinesis, teleportation, and telepathy.
The past is never where you think you left it
The Past Director: Asghar Farhadi Writers: Asghar Farhadi, Massoumeh Lahidji (adaptation) Starring: Bérénice Bejo, Tahar Rahim, Ali Mosaffa Runtime: 130 minutes
The Grandmaster cut up by Weinstein
The Grandmaster Director: Kar Wai Wong Writers: Kar Wai Wong, Jingzhi Zou, Haofeng Xu Starring: Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Zhang Ziyi Runtime: 108 minutes Certification: PG-13 (USA)