Posts Tagged ‘Jason Isaacs’
Top 15 Films of 2021 – Allen’s Picks
2021 felt like a year that was in a constant state of limbo. The Covid-19 pandemic has gripped the world for nearly two full years, and while some parts of society have started adjusting to a new way of living, it always felt like a…
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Film Review – Mass
It’s an impossible conversation – one that no parent should ever have to go through. Two couples meet in a church hall to discuss their worst nightmares: the death of their children. To make matters worse: one couple are the parents of a victim of…
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Episode 39 – The Ladykillers and Event Horizon
For this episode of the podcast, we take a look at two films that defy the reputations of their filmmakers. We review Joel and Ethan Coen‘s 2004 dark comedy, The Ladykillers, which represents a “bad” film made by traditionally “good” directors. Conversely, review the 1997…
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Film Review – The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci‘s biting new film, The Death of Stalin, is the funniest story centering around a brutal dictator you’re likely to see this side of Springtime For Hitler. Iannuci is no stranger to unsettling political satire (In The Loop, Veep), and I knew from my…
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Film Review – A Cure For Wellness
A Cure For Wellness is director Gore Verbinski’s (Pirates of the Carribean, The Ring) latest film, and rather than a big, blockbuster film like his last, The Lone Ranger, Verbinski goes for psychological thriller with a less ambitious setting.
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