Tag Archives: drama

Camp X-Ray (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on August 17, 2017 by garethrhodes

Camp X-Ray (2014) Directed by Peter Sattler • Written by Peter Sattler With Kristen Stewart and Peyman Moaadi Previously known for his work as a graphic artist, Camp X-Ray is the low-budget directorial debut of Peter Sattler. Kristen Stewart stars as … Continue reading →

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Café Society (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 6, 2017 by garethrhodes

Café Society (2016) Directed by Woody Allen • Written by Woody Allen With Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Corey Stoll and Blake Lively Woody Allen’s 47th film (his first shot on digital) is a dreamy trip back to grand old … Continue reading →

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Into the Forest (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on November 23, 2016 by garethrhodes

Into the Forest (2015) Directed by Patricia Rozema. With Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood and Callum Keith Rennie.  How do you make an effective drama-thriller about a power cut? You hire writer-director Patricia Rozema, that’s how. Into the Forest is … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on November 20, 2016 by garethrhodes

Brooklyn (2015) Directed by John Crowley. With Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters and Jim Broadbent.  Adapted from Colm Tóibín’s original novel by screenwriter Nick Hornby, the multi-award winning Brooklyn is a torn-between-two-worlds romantic-drama about Eilis (Saoirse Ronan), a … Continue reading →

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White Palace (1990) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on September 29, 2016 by garethrhodes

White Palace (1990) Directed by Luis Mandoki. With James Spader, Susan Sarandon, Jason Alexander, Eileen Brennan and Kathy Bates.  Adapted from Glenn Savan’s original novel by the screenwriting duo of Ted Tally and Alvin Sargent, White Palace is an absorbing … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Me (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on September 24, 2016 by garethrhodes

Welcome to Me (2014) Directed by Shira Piven. With Kristen Wiig, Wes Bentley, James Marsden and Tim Robbins.  Kristen Wiig deserves credit for making unconventional career choices, especially considering those choices don’t always provide the best platform for her talents. … Continue reading →

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Foxcatcher (2014) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on September 8, 2016 by garethrhodes

Foxcatcher (2014) Directed by Bennett Miller. With Channing Tatum, Mark Rufallo, Steve Carell, Sienna Miller and Vanessa Redgrave.  Is there anything more peculiar and random than real life!? Not if Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher is anything to go by. This is … Continue reading →

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Ricki and the Flash (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on May 11, 2016 by garethrhodes

Ricki and the Flash (2015) Directed by Jonathan Demme. With Meryl Streep, Rick Springfield, Kevin Kline and Mamie Gummer.  Jonathan Demme directs Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline to a script written by Diablo Cody…what’s not to like!? It’s reported that … Continue reading →

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The Age of Adaline (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 4, 2016 by garethrhodes

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 →

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Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on March 25, 2016 by garethrhodes

Kramer Vs. Kramer (1979) Directed by Robert Benton. With Dustin Hoffman, Justin Henry and Meryl Streep.  The term ‘man up‘ didn’t exist in 1979, but Robert Benton’s Kramer Vs. Kramer is, in part, saying exactly that. Adapted by Benton from … Continue reading →

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