Downsizing (2017) – Review.
*** SPOILER WARNING *** Downsizing stars Matt Damon as down on his luck Paul Safranek. When we first meet Paul he’s working as an occupational therapist who once had dreams… Continue reading "Downsizing (2017) – Review."
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A new RoboCop film is in the works. Here’s some suggestions…
For those who’ve been following Film ‘89 since it went live, it will come as no surprise whatsoever that we’re all big fans of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 Action/Sci-fi classic RoboCop.… Continue reading "A new RoboCop film is in the works. Here’s some suggestions…"
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The Shape of Water (2017) – Review.
Halfway through The Shape of Water a major event takes place. Eliza, the mute protagonist played exquisitely by Sally Hawkins, has hatched a plan, and she’s now putting it into… Continue reading "The Shape of Water (2017) – Review."
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Masters of Cinema Buster Keaton Collection: Part 3 – Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) – Review.
For the final film in our look at the recent Eureka Masters of Cinema Buster Keaton Collection we have the 1928 masterpiece Steamboat Bill, Jr., a film which marked the end of Buster Keaton Studios and was the great man’s… Continue reading "Masters of Cinema Buster Keaton Collection: Part 3 – Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) – Review."
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The Post (2017) – Review.
In 1971 the New York Times published details of a secret report which unequivocally stated that the United States were going to lose the war in Vietnam, that this was something that was known to successive administrations and, knowing this, American soldiers were… Continue reading "The Post (2017) – Review."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 6 – Dunkirk (2017).
Christopher Nolan’s retelling of the events of Dunkirk opens with a group of boys in a deserted town, scavenging for perhaps food but most certainly water. Before long the silence… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 6 – Dunkirk (2017)."
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The Film ‘89 Podcast: Episode 2 is here!
After the success of the first long awaited episode of the Film ‘89 Podcast, we’re proud to bring you the second episode. This time Skye and Neil are joined by… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast: Episode 2 is here!"
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Quentin Tarantino’s first 25 years, Part 9 – The Hateful Eight (2015).
“The name of the game here is patience.” So says Channing Tatum’s character, Jody in Quentin Tarantino’s ninth feature film (he says it’s his eighth but I’d question his ability… Continue reading "Quentin Tarantino’s first 25 years, Part 9 – The Hateful Eight (2015)."
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8½ (1963).
Whenever a filmmaker is asked, ‘what is the greatest film ever made about film making?’, invariably one of the most common answers is Federico Fellini’s 1963 Masterpiece 8½. The reason… Continue reading "8½ (1963)."
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Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 5 – Interstellar (2014).
Christopher Nolan’s science fiction epic falters at a few moments particularly in the latter part of its second act, but nevertheless manages to be an ambitious and powerfully told tale… Continue reading "Directors Series – Christopher Nolan, Part 5 – Interstellar (2014)."