Mr Turner
There was a lot of furious rumblings around awards season when this Mike Leigh biopic about painter J.M.W. Turner was passed over for gong nomination. But having watched it, I really can’t see what the […]
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Mr Turner
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
This new Blu-Ray release of the original 1962 film is a revelation – mostly in relation to the acting chops of Frank Sinatra. He is the not the only star of the film but is […]
Jimi: All Is By My Side
Good lord this is a curious movie – a biopic about Jimi Hendrix which features no music by Jimi Hendrix. It’s difficult not to be reminded of the fake Janis Joplin biopic Sing Them Blues, […]
Tru Love
Tru Love tells the tale of Tru (played by co-writer/ director Shauna MacDonald) and the conflict which arises from an unexpected lesbian relationship developing between her and her friend’s mother. Widowed Alice has come to […]
The Judge
This is what happens when a small intimate indie movie script is written for one of the biggest movie stars in the world. Robert Downey Jr is a fine actor, and does indeed demonstrates this […]