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Tag Archives: cinema
Fools Gold (2008) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Fools Gold is a treasure hunting adventure rom-com star vehicle that aims to provide its audience with a charming slice of Tinseltown powered escapism. The best I can say is that it infrequently half succeeds. Matthew McConaughey is of course … Continue reading
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Tagged cinema, donald sutherland, film community, film fan, film review, fools gold, kate Hudson, matthew mcconaughey, movie review, netflix
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Coming To America (1988) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Coming To America (1988). Directed by John Landis. With Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall and James Earl Jones. Bored with underlings bowing to please and adore him, Prince Akeem of Zamunda (Murphy) gets cold feet at the elaborate ceremony of his … Continue reading
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Tagged arsenio hall, cinema, comedy, coming to america, eddie murphy, film, film review, james earl jones, john Amos, movie review, samuel l jackson
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Irreplaceable (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Irreplaceable (2016) Directed by Thomas Lilti. With François Cluzet, Marianne Denicourt, Christophe Odent. Originally titled Médecin de campagne but converted to Irreplaceable for English language audiences, this mature French drama is the work of Thomas Lilti (director and co-writer) – … Continue reading
The Wave (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Thw Wave (2015) Directed by Roar Uthaug. With Kristian Eikjord and Ane Dahl Torp. Such is the expanse of ambition throughout world cinema today, that small countries like Norway can compete with Hollywood when it comes to big screen manifestations of ferocious natural disaster. … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon prime, Ane Dahl Torp, bolgen, cinema, disaster epic, dvd review, film, film review, gareth rhodes, kristian eikjord, movie review, norway, norwegian film, roar uthaug, the quake, the wave
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La La Land (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
La La Land (2016) Directed by Damien Chazzelle With Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone La La Land. An Oscar-winning musical starring two of the hottest screen stars in town. Sounds like something from the 1950’s, and well, that’d be just … Continue reading
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Tagged 2016, cinema, classic musical, damien chazzelle, emma stone, film review, gareth rhodes, j.k simmons, john legend, la la land, la la land 2016, movie review, musical, ryan gosling
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The Rookie (1990) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
The Rookie (1990) Directed by Clint Eastwood With Clint Eastwood, Charlie Sheen, Raul Julia and Sonia Braga The Rookie is an expensive looking action movie with all the ingredients and little flavour. With Clint Eastwood behind the megaphone, casting himself … Continue reading
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Tagged 1990, charlie sheen, cinema, cinema review, clint, clint eastwood, critic, david akerman, dvd review, film critic, film review, gareth rhodes, lara flynn boyle, movie review, nick pulovski, raul julia, sonia braga, the rookie, the rookie 1990
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Christine (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Christine (2016) Directed by Antonio Campos • Written by Craig Shilowich With Rebecca Hall, Tracy Letts and Michael C. Hall The true story of 1970’s TV reporter, Christine Chubbuck, Antonio Campos’s biopic chronicles her life in the days leading up … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970s, 2016, antonio campos, biography, biopic, christine, christine 2016, christine chubbuck, cinema, cinema critic, film, film critic, film lover, kim shaw, maria dizzia, michael c hall, movie fan, movie review, rebecca hall, tracy letts
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Hell or High Water (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Hell or High Water (2016) Directed by David Mackenzie • Written by Taylor Sheridan With Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham A collaboration between Starred Up director David Mackenze and Sicario writer, Taylor Sheridan, Hell or High Water … Continue reading
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Tagged ben foster, chris pine, cinema, dale dickey, david mackenzie, film, film review, gareth rhodes, gil birmingham, jeff bridges, katy mixon, modern western, movie review, neo western, texas, western
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The Shallows (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
The Shallows (2016) Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra • Written by Anthony Jaswinski With Blake Lively and Óscar Jaenada When it comes to the movies, sharks might argue they’ve been given a bad rap. Ever since John Williams saddled them with the ultimate … Continue reading
Suicide Squad (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes
Suicide Squad (2016) Directed by David Ayer • Written by David Ayer With Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jay Hernandez, Viola Davis, Cara Delevigne, Joel Kinnaman and Jared Leto In terms of roll out, it’s felt like the DC cinematic series has … Continue reading
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