Monthly Archives: June 2015

Blue Steel (1989) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 29, 2015 by garethrhodes

Blue Steel (1989) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. With Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown, Elizabeth Pena, Richard Jenkins and Louise Fletcher. Directed and co-written by Kathryn Bigelow, Blue Steel is an edgy cop-thriller starring Jamie Lee Curtis as Megan … Continue reading →

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To Catch a Thief (1955) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 28, 2015 by garethrhodes

To Catch a Thief (1955) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis and John Williams. Fun and frolics on the French Riviera with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly are on offer in Alfred Hitchcock’s To … Continue reading →

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Walk the Line (2005) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 26, 2015 by garethrhodes

Walk the Line (2005) Directed by James Mangold. With Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon and Robert Patrick. Co-written and directed by James Mangold and based on the autobiography of Johnny Cash, Walk the Line covers periods of the musicians life from his … Continue reading →

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Rebecca (1940) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 25, 2015 by garethrhodes

Rebecca (1940) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. With Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine and Judith Anderson. Based on a book by Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca is a psychological drama-thriller directed by the great Alfred Hitchcock – the only one of his films … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Lights (2004) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 24, 2015 by garethrhodes

Friday Night Lights (2004) Directed by Peter Berg. With Billy Bob Thornton, Lucas Black, Garrett Hedlund, Derek Luke, Jay Hernandez and Lee Jackson. Based on a book by Buzz Bissinger entitled Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, and … Continue reading →

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Rush (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 23, 2015 by garethrhodes

Rush (2013) Directed by Ron Howard. With Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Alexandra Maria Lara, David Calder and Pierfrancesco Favin. Starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl, Ron Howard’s Rush is a flashy biopic about the rivalry between Formula One drivers … Continue reading →

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Hitchcock (2012) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 20, 2015 by garethrhodes

Hitchcock (2012) Directed by Sacha Gervasi. With Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, Danny Huston, Toni Collette and Michael Wincott. It’s interesting that we find ourselves at a point in time when there are non-fiction films being made … Continue reading →

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 19, 2015 by garethrhodes

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) Directed by Edgar Wright. With Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Mark Webber, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza. There are times when you feel like there is no justice in the … Continue reading →

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An American Werewolf in London (1981) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 18, 2015 by garethrhodes

An American Werewolf in London (1981) Directed by John Landis. With David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Griffin Dunne, John Woodvine, Brian Glover and Frank Oz. Written and directed by John Landis, An American Werewolf in London is a curious blend of … Continue reading →

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The Island (2005) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on June 17, 2015 by garethrhodes

The Island (2005) Directed by Michael Bay. With Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan and Ethan Phillips. Notable for being the debut of screen-writing duo Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci, The Island is … Continue reading →

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