Favourite Films of 2016: Part Two
before you ask, I still haven’t seen Son of Saul or The Lobster or Sully or Sing Street or many of the other films that are making everyone’s Top Ten lists.
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Ex Morgana?
A cynic would say that most of the actors are only here for an easy pay cheque. That’s not true: they’re here for an easy pay cheque and the chance to stay in a nice house in the country.
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So Luke Scott (son of Ridley) has directed a sci-fi action thriller thingy called Morgan. It’s sort of like Ex Machina but it’s also sort of like Deep Blue Sea (corporate troubleshooter visits remote location to put a stop to boffins’ odd science experiment; things go amiss; mayhem ensues) Review to follow: I didn’t […]
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Salma Hayek devours a giant heart, and the look in her eyes at that moment, both avid and resigned, is worth the price of admission.
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A movie of Dad’s Army? With Toby Jones, Bill Nighy, Michael Gambon, Tom Courtenay, Bill Paterson, and Catherine Zeta-Jones? Okay, this could be great … or it could be an embarrassment. Series creator Jimmy Perry is one of the Executive Producers, so at least with his involvement, perhaps they’ve kept some of the charm of […]
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