Monthly Archives: July 2013

PACIFIC RIM (Guillermo Del Toro, 2013)

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Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi Genre: Crash bang wallop action/Adventure/Sci-Fi/Expensive Power Rangers Plot? Well, giant monstrous creatures known as Kaiju start rising from some kind of space portal in the Pacific Ocean (no, me neither) and decimating cities, … Continue reading

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MANIAC (Franck Khalfoun, 2012)

  Starring: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Genevieve Alexandra You may like this if you liked: Maniac (William Lustig, 1980), Mr. Brooks (Bruce A. Evans, 2007), Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) Frank (Wood) is the socially awkward owner of a mannequin … Continue reading

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BROKEN (Rufus Norris, 2012)

  Starring: Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Eloise Laurence You may like this if you liked: Wonderland (Michael Winterbottom, 1999), Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), Gypo (Jan Dunn, 2005) A story of the intertwining lives of the residents of a North … Continue reading

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BYZANTIUM (Neil Jordan, 2012)

  Starring: Gemma Arterton, Saoirse Ronan, Caleb Landry Jones You may like this if you like: Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994), Dorian Gray (Oliver Parker, 2009), Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008) Two mysterious women, a stripper/prostitute by the name … Continue reading

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NOW YOU SEE ME (Louis Leterrier, 2013)

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Mark Ruffalo You may like this if you like: The Prestige (Christopher Nolan, 2006), Trance (Danny Boyle, 2013), Ocean’s Eleven (Steven Soderbergh, 2001) Well, for those that have not seen the trailer: Four small time … Continue reading

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HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS (Tommy Wirkola, 2013)

  Starring: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen You may like this if you liked: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov, 2012), Drive Angry (Patrick Lussier, 2011), Dead Snow (Tommy Wirkola, 2009) Right, well we all know the fairy tale, … Continue reading

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MUD (Jeff Nichols, 2012)

Starring: Mathew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland You may like this if you like: Stand by Me (Rob Reiner, 1986), Whistle Down the Wind (Bryan Forbes, 1961), Walkabout (Nicolas Roeg, 1971) Two 14 year old Arkansas boys, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) … Continue reading

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MICHAEL H – PROFESSION: DIRECTOR (Yves Montmayeur, 2013)

  Starring: Michael Haneke, Juliette Binoche, Isabelle Huppert You may like this if you liked: The films of Micheal Haneke basically An insightful documentary on Austrian auteur Micheal Haneke, showing interviews with the man himself, and showing behind the scenes … Continue reading

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BROKEN CITY (Allen Hughes, 2013)

  Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine Zeta-Jones You may like this if you like: City Hall (Harold Becker, 1996), State of Play (Kevin Macdonald, 2009), Chinatown (Roman Polanski, 1974) In New York private investigator and ex cop Billy Taggart … Continue reading

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THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST (Mira Nair, 2012)

Starring: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Keifer Sutherland You may like this if you like: Body of Lies (Ridley Scott, 2008), Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow, 2012), The Assassination of Richard Nixon (Niels Mueller, 2004) In a café and in Lahore, … Continue reading

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