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Notebook Reviews: PRIMARY COLORS

Mike Nichols – 1998. The great Mike Nichols delivers an interesting political satire in the shape of Primary Colors. The film features an excellent cast and John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates all dive head-first [...]

February 15, 2022

The 2020 Golden Globes Full Nominations List

It’s easy to become cynical when you write about movies. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes that makes you jaded. However, there’s nothing like watching quality movies succeed and when you see the list of [...]

December 9, 2019

Never Ending Or Beginning On An Ever Spinning Reel: Trailer For MEN IN BLACK INTERNATIONAL

The trailer for the Men In Black remake/reboot/rehash is here. Men In Black International opens up the action on an…er…international level and this time around Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson replace Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in [...]

December 22, 2018

Beware Robert Downey Jr’s THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE

Does anyone think that The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle is going to be anything other than terrible? It’s another disappointingly safe paycheque gig for Robert Downey Jr, who should using his Avengers clout to spread his creative wings rather [...]

March 28, 2018

Trailer For Noah Baumbach’s THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (New And Selected)

Noah Baumbach‘s The Meyerowitz Stories went down well at Cannes earlier this year and the movie will be released on Netflix and in select cinemas on 13 October. A great cast toplines Baumbach’s film: Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben [...]

August 15, 2017

Take A Hike With Robert Redford And Nick Nolte In The UK Trailer For A WALK IN THE WOODS

In the summer season it’s always refreshing to see a trailer that isn’t for some big budget action movie. A Walk In The Woods opens in September and it looks like a fun comedy with a great cast (Robert Redford, Emma Thompson and Nick Nolte). [...]

July 14, 2015

Trailer And Poster: Pierce Brosnan Hunts Milla Jovovich In SURVIVOR

I’m loving this late period action thing that Pierce Brosnan is going for (The November Man, No Escape). He’s really riffing on his James Bond persona – and that’s a great thing. We need more Brosnan on screen and he’s still got [...]

April 3, 2015

Review: THE LOVE PUNCH Succeeds On The Charm Of Pierce Brosnan And Emma Thompson

The Love Punch isn’t a great movie – but it is an enjoyable one. Joel Hopkins’ comedy succeeds on the ample charm of stars Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson. The duo manage to turn what could have been a disappointing comedy into a light a [...]

April 25, 2014