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Notebook Reviews: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT

Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner and Simon Wells – 1998 The Prince Of Egypt is an epic and entertaining animated feature with a tremendous cast of voices (Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, [...]

November 18, 2023

Notebook Reviews: MARS ATTACKS!

Tim Burton – 1996 Mars Attacks! is a fantastic Tim Burton directed effort, which is hugely underrated. It doesn’t get enough appreciation. The cast on display here is out of this world – Jack Nicholson, Pierce Brosnan, Sarah [...]

April 19, 2021

Notebook Reviews: FATHER OF THE BRIDE

Charles Shyer – 1991 Father Of The Bride starts off well, with Steve Martin excelling in the facial expressions department during the first half hour. The film loses a bit of momentum after that, but it’s given a huge shot in the arm [...]

September 13, 2020

Notebook Reviews: CAPTAIN RON

Thom Eberhardht – 1992 Fun Ahoy! Captain Ron is a splendid little family comedy with some very fun moments. Martin Short and Kurt Russell (rocking his Snake Plissken eyepatch) make a wonderful pairing and it’s a great shame they haven’t [...]

April 16, 2020

Check Out Four Clips From Paul Thomas Anderson’s INHERENT VICE

Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice hits the UK on 30 January and it looks to be a great convergence of everything the director loves – the ‘70s, Robert Altman and offbeat humour. The adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel has a starry [...]

January 10, 2015