Following up on the success of 2018 film ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’, Marielle Heller’s new project is also a loose adaptation of real events. ‘A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood’ is inspired by the true relationship between reporter Tom Junod and children’s host Mr Rogers. In Heller’s version, the reporter has been re-written into […]
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Living in a cramped sub-basement apartment, the Kim family dream of a better life. When a friend of their son’s brings a scholar’s rock and sets up son Ki-woo with a tuition job for a rich family, it seems like things might be turning around. Within one day in the house Ki-woo sees opportunity and
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Based on the famous and beloved novel by Charles Dickens, Armando Iannucci (Veep, The Thick of It, The Death of Stalin) brings us this fresh new take on David Copperfield. And it’s like no other Dickens adaptation you’ve ever seen before. Dev Patel stars as Copperfield, the star and narrator of the story which charts
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“How long have we been on this rock? Five weeks? Two Days? Where are we?” The Lighthouse is a truly visceral film that will leave you reeling with madness – just like it’s central characters. To watch The Lighthouse is to become trapped in the lighthouse. Robert Pattinson plays Ephraim, who is sent to a
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It’s very difficult to write about Waves without giving away the complex change within the center of the film. The change is so vital, as at it’s core, Waves is two films. Focusing on a suburban African American family, we start with son Tyler. Tyler is hiding a serious injury that could affect his chances
Richard Jewell tells the true story of a security guard, hailed a hero for spotting a suspicious package at the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, before going on to be accused of masterminding the whole thing and having his life turned upside down by the media and the FBI. Directed by Clint Eastwood, Richard Jewell
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Just Mercy, based on the book of the same name, follows Harvard Law graduate Bryan Stephenson, played by Michael B Jordan, on his fight for justice. Moving to Alabama, he starts up a legal firm, specialising in helping those on death row, and providing legal aid to the wrongly incarcerated. One of the first
British soldiers Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are taking a well earned rest in a peaceful French field when they are summoned to a meeting down in the trenches with General Erinmore (Colin Firth). Having believed that the Germans had retreated, and were now on the run, the General has now learned that they
With the media currently showing us scenes of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein as he shuffles into court, expecting sympathy while his victims continue to try and rebuild their lives, along comes the timely release of Bombshell. Based on a high profile #MeToo scandal, Bombshell gives us a look deep inside the heart of Fox
Uncut Gems is an aggressive and stressful film that you should make sure to spend time with. Adam Sandler plays Howard Ratner, a classic wheeler and dealer with a dangerous gambling streak. He spends his time making trades, begging and borrowing, and avoiding the heavies who are coming to claim his owner debt. His personal
I’ve never been a big fan of costume dramas, so I was very apprehensive, if not outright dismissive of Greta Gerwig’s Little Women adaptation. Left at a loose end this weekend, I found myself sitting in a screening of the new adaptation. And readers? I couldn’t have been more wrong to avoid seeing this delightful film. I
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I know this one is a little late and I’m in no doubt that most have already read reviews that will have led you to decide if this is your kind of film or not. I love most things musical, so although it took me a while I finally found the time to go and
During the opening credits of Jojo Rabbit, we’re treated to The Beatles singing “I Want to Hold Your Hand” while documentary footage plays showing crowds of Germans going absolutely nuts for Hitler, sieg-heiling and cheering for him. It’s a fairly good indication of the kind of humour you can expect from Jojo Rabbit and writer/director
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Usually when Cineworld host a secret screening for its unlimited members, it’s for a lesser known film that they’re hoping to drum up interest and support for. They do occasionally show something a bit more mainstream though (the last one I went to was for an advance showing of Le Mans ’66) and a lot
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Taki is a 17 year old boy living in Tokyo. He lives the life of a normal teen – school, coffee shops with friends and in the evening he works as a waiter in an Italian restaurant where he has a crush on his boss. Mitsuha is a 17 year old girl living a very
Knives Out is written, produced and directed by Rian Johnson. Described as a modern take on the whodunit murder mystery genre, the film follows a family gathering gone horribly wrong, after the family patriarch’s death leads a master detective Benoit Blanc to investigate. There’s no messing around, within 5 minutes, straight after the opening credits,
