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Top 10 Films for 2016
It’s a mixed bag of top 10 films this year, with a top-heavy favourtism for the thriller! From the funny-sweet, Hunt for the Wilderpeople to the ultimate crime thriller, Sicario * I have to say the biggest stand-out for 2016: Director Denis Villeneuve. More Denis, we want more! 10. Hunt for the Wilderpeople Coming in at number... Read More »
Red Dog: True Blue
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★ (4/5) Rated: PG Director: Kriv Stenders Producer: Nelson Woss Starring: Levi Miller, Bryan Brown, Jason Isaacs, Hanna Manga Lawrence, Calen Tassone, Thomas Cocquerel, Kelton Pell and John Jarratt. Sweet and funny, set on the backdrop of red desert, burnt skies and a story about a red dog named Blue. Red Dog: True Blue... Read More »
The Edge of Seventeen
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.7/5) Rated: M Written and Directed by: Kelly Fremon Craig Produced by: James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, Julie Ansell Executive Producer: Donald Tang Music by: Atli Örvarsson Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Woody Harrelson, Kyra Sedgwick, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner and Hayden Szeto. The Edge of Seventeen is a coming-of-age drama with a... Read More »
The Founder
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.7/5) Rated: M Directed by: John Lee Hancock Based on the original screenplay by: Robert Siegel Produced by: Aaron Ryder and Don Handfield Starring: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, B. J. Novak. Business is war. It’s not even dog eat dog, it’s rat eat... Read More »
Nocturnal Animals
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.9/5) Rated: MA15+ Director: Tom Ford Screenplay: Tom Ford Based on: Tony and Susan, written by Austin Wright (first published in 1993). Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Isla Fisher, Armie Hammer, Laura Linney, Andrea Riseborough; Michael Sheen. A dark emotive story within a story that’s sometimes confronting and... Read More »
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.8/5) Rated: M Director: David Yates Script Written By: J. K. Rowling Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Alison Sudol, Dan, Fogler, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Ezra Miller, Jenn Murray, Faith Wood-Blagrove, Jon Voight, Ronan Raftery; Josh Cowdery. ‘Worrying means you suffer twice,’ says Magizoologist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne). Which is another way... Read More »
Arrival
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.5/5) Rated: M Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Screenplay by: Eric Heisserer Based on the story: “Story of Your Life” written by Ted Chiang Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg. Without giving too much away, Arrival is a unique movie experience where language is viewed as more than communication;... Read More »
The Accountant
GoMovieReviews Rating:★★★★ (4/5) Rated: MA 15+ Directed by: Gavin O’Connor Screenplay: Bill Dubuque Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow. Based on a screenplay written by Bill Dubuque, The Accountant is one complicated, cracker of a story: flash backs, fight scenes, number crunching... Read More »
Ouija: Origin of Evil
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.5/5) Rated: M Director: Mike Flanagan Writers: Mike Flanagan; Jeff Howard Starring: Elizabeth Reaser, Lulu Wilson, Annalise Basso, Henry Thomas; Parker Mack. Feeling weary after a heavy day, I wondered if it was the right night to watch Ouija: Origin of Evil. But, what the hey, I thought I’d perk up once... Read More »
The Girl on the Train
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.7/5) Rated: MA15+ Directed by: Tate Taylor Screenplay by: Erin Cressida Wilson Based on: ‘The Girl on the Train’ by Paula Hawkins Starring: Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramírez; Lisa Kudrow. Alcoholism, restlessness; hurt – The Girl on the Train is a film about the... Read More »