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Film Posts 41 – The Big Short
It’s taken so long to get round to writing this post that I’d almost forgotten seeing The Big Short. The film deals with the financial crash of 2008, and particularly with three groups who saw it coming and set up … Continue reading
Film Posts 40 – The Revenant
Who will like this film: Fans of Leonardo di Caprio Fans of suffering acting Fans of Leonardo di Caprio doing suffering acting for two hours, where every scene screams “give me an Oscar!” People who like trees People who like … Continue reading
Film Posts 38 – Room
Room spent little time in our local multiplex, hurriedly shouldered aside for 15 showings a day of the latest teen crowd-pleaser, so we saw this in the lovely Old Market Hall in Shrewsbury. The problem with writing about Room is that … Continue reading
Film Posts 37 – Deadpool
Not a lot to say about Deadpool, since it’s weeks since I saw it, other than it was a fun couple of hours. It’s violent, profane, witty, knowing and spectacular in places. Ryan Reynolds has a lot of fun, including … Continue reading
Film Posts 36 – Creed
I’ve been away from the blog for so long, it’s going to take a little while to catch up on the Film Posts. And I’ve now passed the 12 month mark for my Cineworld card, which is why I started … Continue reading
Film Posts 33 – Branagh Theatre Company Live: The Winter’s Tale, 3rd January 2016
This was the first time I’d seen The Winter’s Tale, which apparently is one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays”. How did it get like this? (William Shakespeare calls on Richard Burbage at The Globe Theatre) BURBAGE: Come in, Will. Now, about that new play … Continue reading
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Film Posts 32: Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 24th December 2015
My take on Star Wars: The Force Awakens Continue reading
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Film Posts 31: Bridge of Spies – 30th November 2015
Steven Spielberg tells a good story. And Tom Hanks, as well as being a brilliant actor, is a leading contender for Nicest Man In Showbiz, at least from what we see on interviews and chatshows. And the Coen Brothers were … Continue reading
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Film Posts 30: The Lady In The Van, 15th November 2015
Alan Bennett is a British Institution and a National Treasure. So is Maggie Smith. The Lady In The Van reunites Bennett the writer and Smith the actor in a glorious film adaptation of Bennett’s memoir and stage play about Miss Shepherd, who … Continue reading
Film Posts 29 – Spectre, 31st October, 2015
The much anticipated new James Bond movie, Spectre, had a hard act to follow after Skyfall, which set the bar so high the next in the franchise would almost inevitably fall short. Spectre is good, and compared with some of the later Roger Moore … Continue reading