Oscar season this year is sure giving us a lot of intensity isn’t it? A nominee studded cast stars in this grueling true story. Spotlight is an investigative team of journalists working for The Boston Globe. In 2001 they were assigned a special task by their new editor, a task of uncovering the secretive world…
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Review: Apollo 13
From expert director Ron Howard comes perhaps the defining space exploration film; rooted by true events Apollo 13 still stands as a testimony to what humanity could be. Shortly after the amazing success of the Apollo 11 lunar landing that saw Neil Armstrong walk on The Moon, Apollo 13’s mission was to repeat the performance….
Review: Foxcatcher
A grim tale about some of humanity’s worst, albeit more subtle, traits. Great acting all around but does this story really need to be told? Based off a true story, two brothers are Olympic medal winners in wrestling, but now they are older the youngest brother wants to start out on his own, feeling neglected in his…
Review: The Conjuring
So I guess I should eat my words a little bit… well done James Wan, you managed to prove you can direct some scares after all! When writing the synopsis for horror films, it always sounds the same: When a family move into a new house in the countryside they find themselves noticing an increasing…
Review: Pain and Gain
You actually have to remind yourself this is a Michael Bay movie. Mark Wahlberg is Daniel Lugo, a bodybuilder and fitness trainer who, inspired by little more than movies, brings together two equally dimwitted friends in a bid to attain his American Dream. How? By kidnapping a man and stealing all of his money. But…
Review: Zero Dark Thirty
Zero Dark Thirty is more of a requirement in film than it is in art, giving some sense of closure to millions affected, and treats the subject with respect. The film follows the true events of one CIA woman’s dogged determination to finally find and kill terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden. Directed by Katheryn Bigelow…
Review: The Haunting in Connecticut
A solid, chilling horror story that never goes too far. An American family move into a new home because of their son’s diminishing health, only to discover that it was previously a mortuary and host to supernatural events… While I had my doubts initially, with the film beginning with the tried and tested “Based off…
Review: Quiz Show
The first film I’ve seen that was directed by Robert Redford, Quiz Show is rightfully regarded as one of his best. Based off a true story, the film follows the ethical minefield of a quiz show at the advent of television that encouraged its contestants to cheat by giving them the answers ahead of time….