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mother! (Blu-ray Review) – Is the Jennifer Lawrence movie audaciously impressive or completely crazy?

January 21, 2018 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem, Ed Harris, Michelle Pfeiffer, Domhnall Gleeson
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Running Time: 121 mins
Certificate: 18
Release Date: January 22nd 2018 (UK)

There’s rarely been as big a divide between critics and audiences as there was with mother!. While it’s got a decent 69% from critics on RottenTomatoes, on its US release it got a rare ‘F’ CinemaScore, based on audience reaction. Only 19 films have ever been given such a low rating. Watching the film you can understand why, because audience members who typically just watch typical Hollywood fare almost certainly had no idea what they were getting into, and probably ended up very confused about what they’d just seen.

This is not your typical multiplex movie, but it was given a wide release and marketing that suggested it was a relatively mainstream-style horror flick. What it really is though is an auteur-fuelled, rather experimental arthouse movie, filled with allegory and surreal, Bunuel-esque touches, but done on a big budget and starring the biggest actress in the world right now. [Read more…]

American Made (Blu-ray Review) – Tom Cruise gets into the 1980s drug trade alongside the CIA

December 28, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, Jesse Plemons, Caleb Landry Jones
Director: Doug Liman
Running Time: 115 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: December 26th 2017 (UK)

Barry Seal (Tom Cruise) is working as a pilot for TWA in the late 70s when she’s spotted by CIA agent Monty ‘Schafer’ (Domhnall Gleeson). Schafer wants Barry to fly reconnaissance missions in Central America, where the Soviet Union is backing Communist militias. His success at that leads to missions where he acts of the CIA courier to General Noriega in Panama, as well as helping to arm the anti-Communist Nicaraguan Contras in Honduras.

All this leads him to some dodgy places, including into the sphere of the Medellin Cartel, who get Barry to help them smuggle drugs into the US on his return trips. The CIA turn a blind eye to his side job as long as he still gets results. However, not every US law enforcement agency is as keen to ignore Barry’s smuggling. [Read more…]

Goodbye Christopher Robin Trailer – The story behind AA Milne and Winnie the Pooh

June 17, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It looks like Goodbye Christopher Robin will be one of the movies hoping for a bit of awards love at the end of the year, telling the true story behind the creation of Winnie The Pooh. Now the trailer for the movie has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN gives a rare glimpse into the relationship between beloved children’s author A. A. Milne (Domhnall Gleeson) and his son Christopher Robin, whose toys inspired the magical world of Winnie the Pooh. Along with his mother Daphne (Margot Robbie), and his nanny Olive (Kelly Macdonald), Christopher Robin and his family are swept up in the international success of the books; the enchanting tales bringing hope and comfort to England after the First World War. But with the eyes of the world on Christopher Robin, what will the cost be to the family?

‘Additional cast includes Stephen Campbell Moore, Alex Lawther, Richard McCabe, Nico Mirallegro, Geraldine Somerville and Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The film is directed by Simon Curtis (WOMAN IN GOLD, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN) from a script written by Frank Cottrell-Boyce (RAILWAY MAN, MILLIONS) and Simon Vaughan (“War and Peace”). Damian Jones (ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE, THE LADY IN THE VAN) produced with Steve Christian (BELLE), and Curtis and Vaughan also served as executive producers.’

It’ll be in cinemas in September. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly MacDonald DIRECTORS: Simon Curtis

American Made Trailer – Tom Cruise is going deep undercover

June 6, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Cruise is gonna have a busy summer, as he’s in cinemas this week with The Mummy, and then in a couple of months he’s back with American Made. The trailer and poster for the latter movie has now arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In Universal Pictures’ American Made, Tom Cruise reunites with his Edge of Tomorrow director, Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity, Mr. and Mrs. Smith), in this international escapade based on the outrageous (and real) exploits of a hustler and pilot unexpectedly recruited by the CIA to run one of the biggest covert operations in U.S. history. Based on a true story, American Made co-stars Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright, E. Roger Mitchell, Jesse Plemons, Lola Kirke, Alejandro Edda, Benito Martinez, Caleb Landry Jones and Jayma Mays.’

Take a look at the trailer and poster below. American Made will be in UK cinemas on August 25th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Tom Cruise, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright DIRECTORS: Doug Liman

Domhnall Gleeson & Michelle Pfeiffer In Talks For Darren Aronofsky’s Next Film

April 18, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The cast for Darren Aronofsky’s next movie is growing, with Variety reporting that Domhnall Gleeson, Brian Gleeson (who’s Domhnall’s brother), Michelle Pfeiffer and Ed Harris are in talks to join the currently untitled new movie.

They’d star alongside the previously cast Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem in the film, with ‘centers on a couple whose relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home and disrupt their tranquil existence’. There’s not too much more info on the plot or the roles that everyone will be playing.

The domestic drama is due to start shooting fairly soon, with a 2017 release being eyed.

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ACTORS: Domhnall Gleeson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ed Harris, Jennifer Lawrence, Javier Bardem DIRECTORS: Darren Aronofsky

Brooklyn (Blu-ray Review)

February 29, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Jim Broadbent, Domhnall Gleeson, Julie Walters
Director: John Crowley
Running Time: 111 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: February 19th 2015 (UK)

If you want Oscar nominations, you need to put Domhnall Gleeson in your movie. He was in four films released in 2015 that got multiple nominations. Brooklyn was one of those movies (alongside Star Wars, The Revenant and Ex Machina), although he doesn’t show up until the second half.

Based on Colm Toibin’s book, Brooklyn is about young Irish woman Eilis (Saoirse Ronan), whose sister Rose and a priest have organised for her to have a new life in New York, where they believe she will have more opportunities. After a difficult crossing, Eilis starts a new job at a department store while living at a boarding house in Brooklyn, and begins training to be a bookkeeper. [Read more…]

The Revenant (Cinema Review)

January 14, 2016 By Stephen Sclater Leave a Comment

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter
Director: Alejandro Gonazalez Inarritu
Running Time: 156 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: January 15th 2016 (UK)

2016 should be the year that Leonardo DiCaprio bags his first Oscar, while Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu picks his second for Best Director and Best Picture (following last year’s Birdman). As in the title of the film, DiCaprio is a revenant – a person who has returned supposedly from the dead.

Based on a true story, the premise of the film is one of revenge set against the backdrop of the bleak wilderness of America around 1820. Glass (played by DiCaprio) and his half-Indian son are fur trappers, whose party is attacked by a group of Indians intent on stealing their fur so that they can trade it with the French. The decimated party then struggle against the elements to make their way back to their base, whilst trying to shake off the Indians, who are intent on killing them and stealing the furs. [Read more…]

Final Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer – The old and the new unite

October 20, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The excitement around Star Wars: The Force Awakens is already causing cinema websites to break under the weight of people trying to book tickets, and just in case there was anyone who wasn’t already planning to go, a final trailer has arrived.

It certainly looks cool, mixing the old and the new, and it appears director JJ Abrams hasn’t given up on his beloved lens flare just because he’s in a galaxy far, far away.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

‘The film stars Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Max Von Sydow. Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams and Bryan Burk are producing with Tommy Harper and Jason McGatlin serving as executive producers. The screenplay is by J.J. Abrams & Lawrence Kasdan and Michael Arndt.’

The movie is out December 17th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford DIRECTORS: JJ Abrams FILMS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Official Star Wars: The Force Awakens Poster Debuts

October 18, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It wasn’t expected until tomorrow, but the official main poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has arrived, which is bound to have fans poring over it, trying to unpick what it says about the characters old and new, from Han Solo and Princess Leia to John Boyega’s Finn and Daisy Ridley’s Rey.

Lucasfilm has revealed that, ‘the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens will debut on Tuesday, October 20. To commence the countdown for the trailer launch, today Lucasfilm released the Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster worldwide. Tickets to the highly anticipated cinematic event will be on sale tomorrow from www.theforceawakens.co.uk’

‘Lucasfilm and visionary director J.J. Abrams join forces to take you back again to a galaxy far, far away as Star Wars returns to the big screen with Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The movie is out December 17th.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comic Con Reel – Behind the scenes of the upcoming movie

July 11, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Fans at San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H were treated to a special look behind the scenes of Star Wars:The Force Awakens by director J.J. Abrams, producer and Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy and writer Lawrence Kasdan. The filmmakers were joined on stage by cast members Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford to the surprise and delight of fans.

Indeed, it was Ford’s first public appearance since his plane crash earlier this year, ensuring he got extra special cheers.

At the end of the Hall H presentation, the entire Hall H audience of more than 6,000 fans were all invited to continue the celebration and join cast and filmmakers at a surprise Star Wars Fan Concert. The San Diego Symphony performed the classic Star Wars music from John Williams at the Embarcadero Marina Park South.

You can take a look at the Comic Con reel below. The movie itself is due out December 18th, 2015. [Read more…]