Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Core (2003) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 25, 2014 by garethrhodes

The Core (2003) Directed by Jon Amiel. With Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Stanley Tucci and Delroy Lindo. Clocking in at a hefty 135mins, The Core is a natural disaster film, the like of which have seen a cinematic boom in … Continue reading →

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Love Is All You Need (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 23, 2014 by garethrhodes

Love Is All You Need (2012) Directed by Susanne Bier. With Trine Dyrholm, Pierce Brosnan, Sebastian Jessen, Molly Blixt Egelind, Paprika Steen, Christiane Schaumburg-Muller and Kim Bodnia. As a lover of film, I love being taken by surprise. Susanne Bier’s … Continue reading →

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What Maisie Knew (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 23, 2014 by garethrhodes

What Maisie Knew (2012) Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. With Onata Aprile, Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgard, Joanna Vanderham. Adapted and updated from the Henry James novel of the same name, What Maise Knew is a story … Continue reading →

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Frances Ha (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 22, 2014 by garethrhodes

Frances Ha (2012) Directed by Noah Baumbach. With Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Adam Driver, Michael Esper amd Grace Gummer. Principally, a collaborative effort between director Noah Baumbach, and star, Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha is a low budget character study of … Continue reading →

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Only God Forgives (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 21, 2014 by garethrhodes

Only God Forgives (2013) Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. With Ryan Gosling, Kristen Scott Thomas and Vithaya Pansringarm. They said I’d either love it or hate it. Well, I loved Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘Drive’ so much, that I actually got as … Continue reading →

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Blue Jasmine (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 21, 2014 by garethrhodes

Blue Jasmine (2013) Directed by Woody Allen. With Cate Blanchett, Alec Bladwin, Sally Hawkins and Bobby Cannavale. Cate Blanchett took home an Academy Award for her striking performance as a New York socialite, fallen on hard times in Woody Allen’s … Continue reading →

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The Family Stone (2005) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 21, 2014 by garethrhodes

The Family Stone (2005) Directed by Thomas Buzecha. With Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, Luke Wilson, Dermot Mulroney, Rachel McAdams and Craig T. Nelson. Written and directed by Thomas Buzecha, The Family Stone can be looked at as … Continue reading →

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Jurassic Park (1993) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 20, 2014 by garethrhodes

Jurassic Park (1993) Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. In 1993 the shock and awe on the face of Sam Neill’s character upon first sight of dinosaurs in Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park … Continue reading →

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Dark Shadows (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 17, 2014 by garethrhodes

Dark Shadows (2012) Directed by Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jonny Lee Miller, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Alice Cooper and Christopher Lee. For a film awarded just 37% on the Rotten Tomatoes … Continue reading →

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Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 16, 2014 by garethrhodes

Honeymoon in Vegas (1992) Directed by Andrew Bergman. With James Caan, Nicolas Cage and Sarah Jessica Parker. Coming out just one year before the hot potato that was Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal, Honeymoon in Vegas is almost exactly the same … Continue reading →

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