Director: Lenny Abrahamson Starring: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers, Joan Allen Genre: Drama Rating: 15 Plot Summery: ‘Room’ tells the extraordinary story of Jack, a spirited 5-year-old who is looked after by his loving and …
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Movie Review: Rush (2013)
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl, Olivia Wilde Director: Ron Howard Rating: 15 Genre: Action, Biography, Drama Rush was released in 2013 and originally, I had absolutely no desire to see it despite the good reviews …
Movie Review: Boyhood (2014)
What it’s about: The life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to 18 Genre: Drama Rating: 15 Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Elijah Smith, Lorelei Linklater
Movie Review: The Theory of Everything (2014)
What its about: The relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife. Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance Rating: 12a Director: James Marsh Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Emily Watson, Tom Prior
Movie Review: The Book Thief (2013)
What it’s about: While subjected to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. In the basement of her home, a Jewish refugee is …
Movie Review: Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
What it’s about: In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease. Genre: Biography, Drama, …
Movie Review: Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
What it’s about: Author P.L. Travers reflects on her childhood after reluctantly meeting with Walt Disney, who seeks to adapt her Mary Poppins books for the big screen. Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama Rating: PG Director: …
Movie Review: Captain Phillips (2013)
What it’s about: The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. …
Movie Review: Gravity
What it’s about: A medical engineer and an astronaut work together to survive after an accident leaves them adrift in space. Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi Rating: 12A Director: Alfonso Curaón Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed …
Movie Review: Spring Breakers
What it’s about: Four college girls hold up a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation. While partying/drinking/taking drugs they are arrested only to be bailed out by a drug and arms dealer. …
Movie Review: The Wolf of Wall Street
What it’s about: Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stockbroker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government. Genre: Biography, Comedy, …