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Review: Ben Affleck & Ana de Armas Impress In The Entertaining Thriller DEEP WATER

After a 20 year sabbatical from directing, the great Adrian Lyne returns with a film which sits very nicely within his wheelhouse. Fitting nicely beside the likes of Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal and Unfaithful, Deep Water gives Lyne yet [...]

March 15, 2022

First Images From David Fincher’s MANK

Netflix has dropped the first images from David Fincher‘s Mank. The film sees Gary Oldman play Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz as he suffers many trials and tribulations whilst working on the screenplay for Orson Welles’ [...]

September 6, 2020

Review: Steve McQueen’s WIDOWS Is Well Composed But A Little Lacking

Steve McQueen makes his first foray into thriller territory with Widows, a screen adaptation of Linda LaPlante’s 1980s mini-series. Transplanting the action across the Atlantic to Chicago, McQueen brings his usual well composed direction to [...]

November 24, 2018

Blu-ray Review: Rosamund Pike Thriller RETURN TO SENDER Fails to Deliver

Return To Sender is a thriller that fails to deliver (yeah, that pun was way too easy). Faoud Mikati’s film has some genuinely well developed tension but it’s ultimately all build-up, with very little pay-off. I’m not sure how much of [...]

July 14, 2015

From Bond Girl To Gone Girl: Rosamund Pike Says RETURN TO SENDER

Former Bond Girl Rosamund Pike got a major career boost from the thriller Gone Girl. She seems to be keeping things in a similar vein with Return To Sender. Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl) stars as a small town nurse who gets brutally attacked and raped [...]

May 13, 2015

OSCARS 2015: A Full List Of Nominations; BIRDMAN Flies High

The Academy Awards (aka the Oscars) nominations have been announced and it’s fantastic to see Michael Keaton score a nod for Best Actor. It was never in doubt of course, as Keaton has been the frontrunner for some time due to his sterling work in [...]

January 15, 2015