Monthly Archives: October 2014

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 27, 2014 by garethrhodes

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Directed by Doug Liman. With Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson. Someone asked me how I’d describe Edge of Tomorrow, earlier today. The first thing that popped into my head was to say … Continue reading →

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The Constant Gardener (2005) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 24, 2014 by garethrhodes

The Constant Gardener (2005) Directed by Fernando Meirelles. With Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Wiesz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy and Donald Sumpter. Despite moving from his native land to direct thrillers starring household names, Brazilian film-maker Fernando Meirelles is perhaps still best known for … Continue reading →

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Lost in Translation (2003) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 23, 2014 by garethrhodes

Lost in Translation (2003) Directed by Sofia Coppola. With Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. Most of us know the feeling of landing in a foreign country where everything is familiar yet completely different. The language barrier gets in the way … Continue reading →

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Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 22, 2014 by garethrhodes

Dallas Buyers Club (2013) Directed Jean-Marc Vallée. With Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Steve Zahn and Jennifer Garner. I’ve read and heard it said of Jean-Marc Vallée Dallas Buyers Club, that it is a film defined by its performances above anything … Continue reading →

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Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 20, 2014 by garethrhodes

Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Directed by Steve Pink. With John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson and Sebastian Stan. Directed by Steve Pink, Hot Tub Time Machine is a riotous comedy that is every inch as ridiculous as you might … Continue reading →

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The Way Way Back (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 17, 2014 by garethrhodes

The Way Way Back (2013) Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. With Liam James, Sam Rockwell, Toni Collette, Steve Carell and Allison Janney. Writer/directing duo Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s debut film, The Way Way Back, is a good … Continue reading →

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This Is 40 (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 15, 2014 by garethrhodes

This Is 40 (2012) Directed by Judd Apatow. With Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Maud Apatow, Iris Apatow, Jason Segel and Megan Fox. Billed as a ‘sort of sequel to Knocked Up’, writer/director Judd Apatow takes an intriguing left turn in … Continue reading →

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Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 7, 2014 by garethrhodes

Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Directed by Nicholas Rey. With James Dean, Natalie Wood and Sal Mineo. The things that kids will do under the weight of peer pressure and the resulting ill effects of becoming a social outcast – … Continue reading →

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Nebraska (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 6, 2014 by garethrhodes

Nebraska (2013) Directed by Alexander Payne. With Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk and Stacy Keach. Stripped down and presented in black and white, Alexander Payne’s Nebraska explores themes around growing old, reconnecting with the past and family … Continue reading →

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Blue Ruin (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 1, 2014 by garethrhodes

Blue Ruin (2013) Directed by Jeremy Saulnier. With Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Amy Hargreaves, Kevin Kolack and Eve Plumb. Blue Ruin, Jeremy Saulnier’s tale of revenge set in the meh-west, tells the haunting, yet suspenseful story of Dwight (Macon Blair), … Continue reading →