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Double Date (2017) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 8, 2018 by garethrhodes

Double Date (2017) Directed by Benjamin Barfoot. Written by Danny Morgan. With Danny Morgan, Kelly Wenham, Michael Socha, Georgia Groome and Dexter Fletcher. Sporting a robust head of ginger hair and the friendly physique of a not-quite couch potato, Jim (Danny … Continue reading →

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The Rookie (1990) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on August 16, 2017 by garethrhodes

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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Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on August 13, 2017 by garethrhodes

Open Water 3: Cage Dive (2017) Directed by Gerald Rascionato The found-footage formula is stretched to its limit with Open Water 3: Cage Dive, an Australian shark thriller in which we’re asked to give two shits about a romantic entanglement subplot involving … Continue reading →

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Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 6, 2017 by garethrhodes

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016) Directed by Richard Linklater • Written by Richard Linklater With Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman, Wyatt Russell and Glen Powell. Everybody Wants Some!! introduces us to Jake (Blake Jenner), a carefree college baseball freshman in 1980 sharing … 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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Christine (2016) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on April 5, 2017 by garethrhodes

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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Black Mass (2015) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on November 22, 2016 by garethrhodes

Black Mass (2015) Directed by Scott Cooper. With Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kevin Bacon, David Harbour, Jesse Plemons, Corey Stoll and Dakota Johnson.  Is it possible to make a gritty 70’s/80’s gangster picture without feeling the overriding influence of … Continue reading →

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Open Range (2003) Film Review by Gareth Rhodes

Posted on November 14, 2016 by garethrhodes

Open Range (2003) Directed by Kevin Costner. With Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening, Michael Gambon and Diego Luna.  The third, and to date last directorial offering from actor-director Kevin Costner, Open Range, is a revenge-cum-romantic drama set in the Old … Continue reading →

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