Gosford Park (2001)
So many rich people, and such a little place. Director Robert Altman’s witty murder mystery won an Oscar for its screenplay, which really takes off when Sir William (Michael Gambon) is found dead soon...
View ArticleThe English Patient (1996)
See not all Germans are bad, kind of. Adapted from Michael Ondaatje’s acclaimed novel set against the backdrop of World War II, Anthony Mingehlla’s Oscar-winning drama stars Ralph Fiennes as a horribly...
View ArticleLife as a House (2001)
Sappy, but still works. Faced with a sobering diagnosis of terminal cancer, George (Kevin Kline) decides to construct a beautiful new house on his land overlooking the Pacific Ocean, while at the same...
View ArticleTell No One (2006)
It’s like Hitchcock with subtitles. Paediatrician Dr Alex Beck (François Suzette) has been devastated since his childhood sweetheart and wife, Margot, was savagely murdered in the early days of their...
View ArticleMission: Impossible (1996)
Oh, now I see where the attraction for Tom came first for Katie, after all. This plot follows a new, super-cool agent, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) as he embarks on his mission to uncover the mole who has...
View ArticleThe Great Gatsby (2013)
The classic tale of love, lust, living the life, and throwing a great party in the 20’s, all to the sweet and soulful tunes of Jay-Z. Nick Carraway (Tobey Maguire) is an aspiring artist who searches...
View ArticleOnly God Forgives (2013)
Aka, “The Staring Game“. Despite him apparently being a Muay Thai fight club operator, Julian (Ryan Gosling) operates mainly as a drug-pusher that finds himself in a bit of a pickle when his big...
View ArticleNowhere Boy (2010)
Everybody has mommy-issues. Even iconic musicians. Before he was shot and killed in 1980, John Lennon (Aaron Johnson) was a young, rebellious teenager like you or I, but he had one big problem: He had...
View ArticleDarkest Hour (2017)
More Churchill? More Dunkirk? Come on! Right at the beginning of WWII, Great Britain was already going through turmoil. They needed a new Prime Minister, they were losing the war, and their soldiers...
View ArticleThe Party (2018)
Don’t invite me next time. Thanks. Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas), hot on the heels of her political ascension, decides to host a little gathering of friends in her London home, where she thinks...
View ArticleTomb Raider (2018)
More sexism! Yay! Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is just like any other 20-something living in London: She’s young, full of spirit, sassy, and oh yeah, a bit of an ass-kicker. Literally. She also doesn’t...
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