Tag Archives: drama

MAN OF STEEL (Zack Snyder, 2012)

Starring: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon, Amy Adams You may like this if you liked: Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005), Superman Returns (Bryan Singer, 2006), The Amazing Spider – Man (Marc Webb, 2012) I think we all know the story, but … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: THE WORST FILM ACCENTS EVER

Mad, bad or just completely outrageous. This is my personal top 10 of the worst accents I have ever seen in films. Hollywood has a tendency for scoring own goals when producing films set overseas and prefers to cast a … Continue reading

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THE BURFORD TOP 10: GUILTY PLEASURES AKA THE FILMS I LOVE TO HATE

These are films that have gaping plot holes, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, illogical endings, terrible acting and dialogue, Pierce Brosnan attempting to sing, and sometimes not even a particularly good story but yet still we cannot help but love … Continue reading

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BLOOD (Nick Murphy, 2012)

  Starring: Paul Bettany, Mark Strong, Stephen Graham You may like this if you liked: Insomnia (Christopher Nolan, 2002), Mystic River (Clint Eastwood, 2003), Shadow Dancer (James Marsh, 2012) Joe and Chrissie Fairburn (Bettany and Graham) are two police detectives … Continue reading

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BEHIND THE CANDELABRA (Steven Soderbergh, 2013)

Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Rob Lowe You may like this if you liked: Milk (Gus Van Sant, 2008), Kinsey (Bill Condon, 2004), Wilde (Brian Gilbert, 1997) Based on an autobiographical novel, Behind the Candelabra tells the story of the … Continue reading

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NEIGHBOURING SOUNDS (Kleber Mendonça Filho, 2012)

  Starring: Irma Brown, Sebastião Formiga, Gustavo Jahn You may like this if you liked: Home (Muzaffer Özdemir, 2011), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (Nuri Bilge Ceylan, 2011), Elena (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2011) Neighbouring Sounds tells the intertwining lives and … Continue reading

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ROBOT & FRANK (Jake Schreier, 2012)

  Starring: Frank Langella, Liv Tyler, Peter Sarsgaard You may like this if you liked: Song for Marion (Paul Andrew Williams, 2012), The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (John Madden, 2011), The Guilt Trip (Anne Fletcher, 2012) Set in the near … Continue reading

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THE LIABILITY (Craig Viveiros, 2012)

  Starring: Tim Roth, Jack O’Connell, Talulah Rilay You may like this if you like: Blitz (Elliot Lester, 2011), The Hit (Stephen Fears, 1984), Down Terrace (Ben Wheatley, 2009) 19 year old Adam (O’Connell) is a tearaway teen that tries … Continue reading

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I GIVE IT A YEAR (Dan Mazer, 2013)

  Starring: Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Stephen Merchant You may like this if you like: Going the Distance (Nanette Burstein, 2010), Knocked Up (Judd Apatow, 2007), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, 2011) When Josh (Spall) and Nat … Continue reading

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BULLET TO THE HEAD (Walter Hill, 2012)

  Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Momoa, Sung Kang You may like this if you like: Guns, violence, grumbling or all three. Here Sly plays a veteran hit man Jimmy Bobo (a real fear inducing name isn’t it?) that is good … Continue reading

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