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Fracture (2007) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on November 15, 2016 by garethrhodes

Fracture (2007) Directed by Gregory Hoblit. With Anthony Hopkins, Ryan Gosling, David Starthairn and Rosamund Pike.  Los Angeles. A confident lawyer (Gosling) takes a seemingly straightforward conviction case to prosecute a man (Anthony Hopkins) who has confessed to the attempted … Continue reading →

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on October 11, 2015 by garethrhodes

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. With Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Waits, Richard E. Grant and Sadie Frost. ‘Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula’ – that’s what this movie interpretation of Bram Stoker’s celebrated … 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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The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on January 16, 2015 by garethrhodes

The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins, Scott Glenn and Ted Levine. Film and television are often guilty of tonally sanitising subject matter dealing with murder. Think of TV shows like Castle … Continue reading →

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Hannibal (2001) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on January 3, 2015 by garethrhodes

Hannibal (2001) Directed by Ridley Scott. With Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta and Giancarlo Giannini. Between releases of The Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal, 10 years had passed. With any ordinary ‘franchise’ (a word Dr Lecter … Continue reading →

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Freejack (1992) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on December 29, 2014 by garethrhodes

Freejack (1992) Directed by Geoff Murphy. With Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger, Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins. Based on a novel by Robert Sheckley, adapted by three different screenwriters and with an eye-catching cast including Emilio Estevez, Mick Jagger and Anthony … Continue reading →

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Thor: The Dark World (2013) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 11, 2014 by garethrhodes

Thor: The Dark World (2013) Directed Alan Taylor. With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Christopher Eccleston and Idris Elba. In the wake of Joss Whedon’s ground-breaking superhero team-up, Avengers Assemble, the universe of characters and situations belonging … Continue reading →

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Thor (2011) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on July 31, 2013 by garethrhodes

Thor (2011) Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Rene Russo, Stellan Skarsgard, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg and Colm Feore. In my youth, the character of Thor was nothing more than a guy with a … Continue reading →

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