Monthly Archives: March 2014

Elysium (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 29, 2014 by garethrhodes

Elysium (2013) Directed by Neill Blomkamp. With Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga and William Fichtner. Released to the sound of universal critical acclaim, District 9 showcased what an exciting talent South African film maker, Neill Blomkamp is. … Continue reading →

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Stoker (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 28, 2014 by garethrhodes

Stoker (2013) Directed by Chan-wook Park. With Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode and Nicole Kidman. Brutality and beauty are very often joined at the hip, which is exactly the case in South Korean director, Chan-wook Park’s first English language film, Stoker. … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 25, 2014 by garethrhodes

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) Directed by Francis Lawrence. With Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stanley Tucci and Donald Sutherland. Despite a change of director, this second film adaptation … Continue reading →

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Total Recall (1990) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 24, 2014 by garethrhodes

Total Recall (1990) Directed by Paul Verhoeven. With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharon Stone, Michael Ironside, Rachel Ticotin and Ronny Cox. This loose adaptation of the Philip K. Dick story, ‘We Can Remember It for You Wholesale‘, is a violent, fun-packed science-fiction … Continue reading →

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Chronicle (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 23, 2014 by garethrhodes

Chronicle (2012) Directed by Josh Trank. With Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, Michael B Jordan and Michael Kelly. As the market gradually expands, producing a fresh take on the superhero genre is more and more, becoming a harder thing to achieve. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Fever (1977) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 22, 2014 by garethrhodes

Saturday Night Fever (1977) Directed by John Badham. With John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney. If you want a feelgood late 1970’s John Travolta film, brimming with tunes that inspire you to get off the couch and throw some shapes, … Continue reading →

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High Fidelity (2000) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 20, 2014 by garethrhodes

High Fidelity (2000) Directed by Stephen Frears. With John Cusack, Jack Black, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Lisa Bonet and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Based on the Nick Hornby book of the same name, and directed by Stephen Frears, High Fidelity tells the … Continue reading →

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Doctor Zhivago (1965) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 14, 2014 by garethrhodes

Doctor Zhivago (1965) Directed by David Lean. With Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Tom Courtenay and Alec Guinness. To date, and adjusted for inflation, David Lean’s epic tale of love – set against the backdrop of the … Continue reading →

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Spring Breakers (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 11, 2014 by garethrhodes

Spring Breakers (2012) Directed by Harmony Korine. With James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine. Take a reality TV expose of the shenanigans that young people get up to whilst away on holiday together, join it with … Continue reading →

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Juno (2007) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 9, 2014 by garethrhodes

Juno (2007) Directed by Jason Reitman. With Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons and Olivia Thirlby. Directed by Jason Reitman, with an Academy Award winning screenplay by Diablo Cody, Juno positively hops, skips and … Continue reading →