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Monthly Archives: April 2016
The Drop (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
The Drop (2014) Directed by Michaël R. Roskam. With Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts and Noomi Rapace. Michaël R. Roskam’s The Drop is the story of two cousins (Hardy and Gandolfini) working in a Brooklyn ‘drop’ bar called ‘Cousin Marv’s‘, which doubles as a … Continue reading
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) Directed by Matthew Vaughn. With Colin Firth, Taron Edgerton, Samuel L. Jackson and Mark Strong. The dream-team writer-director pairing of Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman with graphic novelist Mark Millar strikes again. In 2010, everyone … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Matthew Vaughn
Tagged 2015, cinema, colin firth, film review, gareth rhodes, jack davenport, jane goldman, kingsman, kingsman the secret service, mark hamill, mark millar, mark strong, matthew vaughn, michael caine, movie review, review, samuel l jackson, secret service, spy movie, taron edgerton
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Cop Car (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Cop Car (2015) Directed by Jon Watts. With Kevin Bacon, Hays Wellford and James Freedson-Jackson. Based on title alone, Jon Watts’s Cop Car isn’t a film that’s going all out to sell itself, but, with Kevin Bacon playing ‘bad cop’ … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews
Tagged 2015, cinema review, cop car, cop thriller, film review, gareth rhodes, Hays Wellford, James Freedson-Jackson, jon watts, kevin bacon, movie review, thriller
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Cinderella (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Cinderella (2015) Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter and Derek Jacobi. Kenneth Branagh has aligned himself with classic stories, over the years. From William Shakespeare to Mary Shelley, as a director, he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Film Reviews, Kenneth branagh
Tagged 2015, ben chaplin, cate blanchett, chris weitz, cinderella, derek jacobi, disney, film review, gareth rhodes, hayley atwell, helena bonham carter, holliday grainger, Kenneth branagh, lily james, movie review, nonso anozie, richard madden, rob brydon, sophie mcshera, stellan skarsgard
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In Her Shoes (2005) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
In Her Shoes (2005) Directed by Curtis Hanson. With Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine. The poster for In Her Shoes proclaims -‘from the director of L.A. Confidential‘ – as it teases a flirtatious Cameron Diaz and a cute little … Continue reading
Wild (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Wild (2014) Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. With Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski and Michiel Huisman. Adapted by Nick Hornby from a memoir by Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, and directed by Dallas Buyers Club … Continue reading
He Never Died (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
He Never Died (2015) Directed by Jason Krawczyk. With Henry Rollins, Kate Greenhouse and Jordan Todosey. From writer-director Jason Krawczyk, comes He Never Died, a supernatural crime-thriller starring Henry Rollins as a fallen angel called Jack. A good day for … Continue reading
Tammy (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Tammy (2014) Directed by Ben Falcone. With Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Alison Janney, Gary Cole, Mark Duplass and Dan Ackroyd. I love road movies. I enjoy a good comedy too, and I think Melissa McCarthy is one … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014, alison janney, ben falcone, comedy, dan ackroyd, film review, gary cole, kathy bates, mark duplass, melissa mccarthy, movie review, nat faxon, sandra oh, susan sarandon, tammy
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The Age of Adaline (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
The Age of Adaline (2015) Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. With Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker and Ellen Burstyn. I’m not as well versed in the genre of romantic-fantasy as I would like, but as they go, I … Continue reading
San Andreas (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
San Andreas (2015) Directed by Brad Peyton. With Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Paul Giamatti and Alexandra Daddario. I have an illogical weakness for Hollywood disaster epics. One day, I’m hoping to see a good one. Over the past few decades, … Continue reading
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