Los Angeles, 1949: A secret crew of police officers led by two determined sergeants work together in an effort to take down the ruthless mob king Mickey Cohen who runs the city. I’m just going to come out and say it. Yes. I enjoyed Gangster […]
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Beast it! Beasts of the Southern Wild – Not quite so beastly
Faced with both her hot-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love. Every ounce of me wanted to love this film. Wanted to get taken away […]
Kicking off the year’s film watching with Flight
An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something troubling. The first day of the first month of 2013 and I’m getting started with my film challenge for the year – watch at least 100 new-to-me films within […]
100 movies: It’s a Wonderful Life
It’s a Wonderful Life (24/12/12) An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. It’s Christmas Eve and there’s nothing on TV. No films that remind me of my Christmases gone past. Not […]
100 movies: Lars and the Real Girl
Lars and the Real Girl (28/11/12) A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet. Is it okay for me to call his film adorable? Because that’s exactly how I feel about this film. Maybe not in […]
100 movies: Moneyball
Moneyball (27/11/12) Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s successful attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. Still playing catch up on the previous years big award winners it seems. Moneyball is the latest in […]
100 movies: Argo
Argo (07/11/12) A dramatization of the 1980 joint CIA-Canadian secret operation to extract six fugitive American diplomatic personnel out of revolutionary Iran. I tip my hat off to you, Ben Affleck. I more than tip my hat off to you. Never have I been so […]
100 movies: Crazy, Stupid Love
Crazy, Stupid, Love (03/11/12) A middle-aged husband’s life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars. Now this is a good film. […]
100 movies: Skyfall
Skyfall (26/10/12) Bond’s loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. A lot is riding on Skyfall. Quantum of Solace wasn’t […]