All posts tagged "Patrick Moore"
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582Film & TVFilm Review: Carrie
Carrie copies much from Brian De Palma’s 1976 version but this remake updates Stephen King's horror story to reflect how bullying has changed since King’s tome was first published.
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1.9KFilm & TVFilm Review: Kill Your Darlings
Kill Your Darlings is a fascinating exploration of desire, love and loss at the genesis of the Beat Generation, told through the true story of the young writers who sparked the revolution.
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611Film & TVFilm Review: Ender’s Game
For decades, Earth has been under attack from an evil race called the Formics. Pounding the populace with their superior technology, it seems the end of civilisation is nigh.
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912Film & TVFilm Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Embarking on a Victor’s Tour after their previous Hunger Games win, Katniss and Peeta discovering their win has galvanised those living in their impoverished home district, marking the beginnings of a rebellion.
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2.4KFilm & TVBritish Film Festival Review: Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful is a look at the injustices of war. Not only does this reflect the battles that two brothers face but also their treatment as soldiers.
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485Film & TVBritish Film Festival Review: Good Vibrations
Living in the violent world of 1970’s Belfast, Terri Hooley opened his own record store, Good Vibrations, and introduced many music styles to an uninformed public.
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429Film & TVBritish Film Festival Review: Jump
New Year’s Eve is anything but a celebration for teenager Greta, who plans to throw herself off a bridge until she suddenly meets Pearce and revenge, love and elicit happenings follow.
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681Film & TVBritish Film Festival Review: Mission to Lars
Giving a dignified portrayal of someone overcoming barriers, Mission to Lars proves that no matter whom or what we are, there is always a super-fan in all of us.
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531Film & TVFilm Review: Insidious: Chapter 2
Insidious: Chapter 2 is a direct continuation of the first film, expanding on the strong characters, conjuring a few genuine scares, and providing a well thought-out follow-up.
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501Film & TVItalian Film Festival Review: About Face
Reality TV has always been ripe for satire. The whole concept is vaguely bizarre and About Face takes a wicked swipe at the notion of instant celebrity and its trappings.
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742Film & TVFilm Review: Thor: The Dark World
After a primeval race led by the dastardly Malekith returning to destroy his home Asgard, Thor must do battle and attempt to prevent the universe from being plunged into darkness,
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513Film & TVIranian Film Festival Review: Closed Curtain (Pardé)
Closed Curtain revels in its unpredictability. When you think you have a handle on its story, it completely stands everything on its head. At times moving, it also succeeds in building tension.
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498Film & TVFilm Review: The Counselor
A lawyer known only as 'The Counselor’ is always looking for fast money. Attempting to muscle in on a drug trafficking racket, events soon turn nasty...
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1.4KFilm & TVFilm Review: Machete Kills
Utterly ridiculous and proud of it, Machete Kills is a lot of fun. It has no pretensions to high art, instead revelling in its high-octane exploits. It’s hard to dislike and more than earns its place amongst others in the genre.
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1.1KFilm & TVItalian Film Festival Review: The Lithium Conspiracy
The Lithium Conspiracy is an interesting take on the thriller format which should appeal to fans of tense thrillers.
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1.4KFilm & TVFilm Review: The Butler
The Butler is a less than satisfactory rummage through historic moments. Although the idea is sound its execution is inept with inaccurate portrayals of monumental events a disservice to those who lived them.
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658Film & TVFilm Review: Blancanieves
It’s a brave production turning a beloved fairy tale into something totally unique. Spanish movie Blancanieves is such an entity. Using the Brothers’ Grimm story Snow White as its base, it’s one of the few recent films to be made in black and white with no sound.
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574Film & TVFilm Review: Captain Phillips
In this true-life drama, the US container ship Alabama was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009. In charge was Captain Richard Phillips...
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837Film & TVFilm Review: Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is fun with enough energy and spirit to make it consistently amusing.
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636Film & TVFilm Review: The Family
Maintaining its witty escapades until the end, Robert De Niro’s and Michelle Pfeiffer’s latest sojourn in mafia life conjures another coda to their familial cap.
