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Uncovering Curiosities: Kevin Macdonald’s BLACK SEA

Kevin Macdonald’s Black Sea is a wonderful edge-of-your-seat thriller. The seafaring adventure sees Jude Law play the captain of a submarine, eager to discover sunken Nazi gold lost deep in the Black Sea. MacDonald’s 2014 film embraces the well [...]

January 11, 2021

Behind The Scenes: Kevin Macdonald Directs Russell Crowe & Ben Affleck On The Set Of STATE OF PLAY

Kevin Macdonald’s State of Play is a classy piece of Hollywood filmmaking that delivers an entertaining two hours in the cinema and features enjoyable star performances from Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. The 2009 film which [...]

December 7, 2020

Blu-ray Review: BLACK SEA Is A Searing Seafaring Thriller With Jude Law

Kevin MacDonald’s Black Sea is a wonderful edge-of-your-seat thriller. The seafaring adventure sees Jude Law play the captain of a submarine, eager to discover sunken Nazi gold lost deep in the Black Sea. MacDonald’s film embraces the well known [...]

April 11, 2015

Jude Law Runs Silent And Deep In The New Trailer For BLACK SEA

You really can’t beat a good submarine movie. Tense and impossibly claustrophobic, this sub-genre (pun intended) always has the potential to deliver great dramatics. Black Sea sees director Kevin MacDonald captain Jude Law through stormy waters in [...]

October 7, 2014

Perfect Casting: Ben Affleck Is BATMAN

Ben Affleck is Batman and he’s the perfect fit for the latest screen incarnation of Bob Kane’s iconic superhero. I’ve seriously thought that Affleck would make a great Batman for about fifteen years (going back to Good Will Hunting and [...]

August 25, 2013

Review: Russell Crowe And Ben Affleck Get Political In STATE OF PLAY

State of Play is a classy piece of Hollywood filmmaking that delivers an entertaining two hours in the cinema and features enjoyable star performances from Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams. The film which is based on the British BBC [...]

April 10, 2012