Foxcatcher dir. by Bennett Miller
Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum) won gold at the 1984 Olympics. As did his older brother David (Mark Ruffalo). Now they are in …
Jersey Boys dir. by Clint Eastwood
Jersey Boys is based on a musical, based on the life of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Their formation, rise to …
12 Years a Slave [based on the memoir] by Solomon Northup dir. by Steve McQueen
In pre-Civil War New York Solomon Northup lives a good life with his family and two children. He is a free man, …
The Iceman [based on the book by] by Anthony Bruno dir. by Ariel Vromen
based on the true story of Richard Kuklinski. In 1986 Richard Kuklinski was arrested for murder, he worked as a contract killer …
The Fighter dir. by David O. Russell
IMDb ; Metacritic Micky Ward is the youngest of a large family. All his life he has looked up to his older …
The Young Victoria dir. by Jean-Marc Vallée
The problem I have with films that centre on the British monarchy is that I’m Irish[1] And so predisposed to dislike them. …
Milk dir. by Gus Van Sant
Despite my long stated policy of not reading reviews until after I’ve seen a film I’ve come across quite a few views on this film. Mostly positive. Course I didn’t really read any of them. I’m not about to go against my own policy that way. But I did notice the good buzz. So maybe that is why I came out of the cinema a little disappointed at this one.
W. dir. by Oliver Stone
This is an odd sort of a film. I mean, it clearly isn’t meant to be full of praise for George W. …
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford [based on the book] by Ron Hansen dir. by Andrew Dominik
I loved this film. I loved everything about it. The acting was brilliant. The way the story unfolded. The narration. The casting. …
Becoming Jane dir. by Julian Jarrold
There really isn’t all that much to this film, which is loosely based on the life of Jane Austen, it is watchable …
Bobby dir. by Emilio Estevez
As you can see from that impressive cast list, this is a bit of an ensemble film, which means it runs the …
Miss Potter dir. by Chris Noonan
I don’t ever remember reading any of Beatrix Potter’s books, but I’m still familiar with them, but for many other people I’m …