Pawno
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★☆ (4.2/5) Director: Paul Ireland Screenplay: Damien Hill Cast: Damien Hill, John Brumpton, Maeve Dermody, Mark Coles Smith, Kerry Armstrong, Malcolm Kennard, Brad McMurray, John Orcsik, Mark Silveira. A day in the suburb of Footscray. Pawno is a well-paced, character driven film with a great soundtrack. This is a snapshot of Footscray culture... Read More »
The Witch: A New-England Folktale
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.7/5) Director and Writer: Robert Eggers Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson; Bathsheba Garrett. A serious film that picks at the heart of our psyche – being part of the social group versus apart and left in isolation, waiting for the devil in the woods.... Read More »
Eye in the Sky
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.9/5) Director: Gavin Hood Screenplay: Guy Hibbert Starring: Helen Mirren, Alan Rickman, Aaron Paul, Barkhad Abdi, Lain Glen, Phoebe Fox, Jeremy Northam. I was completely absorbed by this film, from beginning to end. I’m not a fan of war movies. I find the violence a little too real and disturbing because it... Read More »
A Bigger Splash
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★ Rated: MA 15+ Director: Luca Guadagnino Screenplay: Dave Kajganich Story: Alain Page Starring: Tida Swinton, Dakota Johnson, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts, Corrado Guzzanti, Lily McMenamy, Aurore Clément, Elena Bucci. An English language Italian-French erotic thriller. After having throat surgery, Marianne Lane (Tida Swinton) goes on a retreat from her rock star career... Read More »
London Has Fallen
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.4/5) Rated: MA15+ Directed by: Babak Najafi Screenplay by: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Chad St. John, Christian Gudegast Story by: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt Starring: Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Alan Moni Aboutboul, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Melissa Leo and Radha Mitchell. A sequel to the 2013 film, Olympus Has Fallen,... Read More »
The Brothers Grimsby
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★1/2 Director: Louis Leterrier Screenplay by: Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston Story by: Sacha Baron Cohen, Peter Baynhan, Phil Johnston Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Isla Fisher and Babourey Sidibe. A spy action comedy. I’m not saying it’s one of Sacha’s best (I mean, Borat was a revelation),... Read More »
Batman Vs Superman: Dawn of Justice
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.2/5) Director: Zack Snyder Screenplay: Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Godot, Henry Cavill, Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams. Two superheros; one city. No wonder the people of Metropolis are worried. A vigilante Batman and an alien who could destroy them all. If he wanted. And there lies... Read More »
The Daughter
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.2/5) Directed by: Simon Stone Produced by: Jan Chapman, Nicole O’Donohue Screenplay by: Simon Stone Starring: Geoffrey Rush, Ewen Leslie, Paul Schneider, Mirada Otto, Anna Torv, Odessa Young, Sam Neill. An Australian film based on a play by Henrik Ibsen, ‘The Wild Duck’. After Henry (Jeoffrey Rush) closes down the timber mill, the... Read More »
10 Cloverfield Lane
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★☆ (3.7/5) Director: Dan Trachtenberg Writers: Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken. Story and Screenplay: Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, Damien Chazelle. Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr. Based on the script, The Cellar and part of the Cloverfield series (see Cloverfield (2008)), this is a psychological thriller that was well-paced. And by... Read More »
TRIPLE 9
GoMovieReviews Rating: ★★★★1/2 Director: John Hillcoat Writer: Matt Cook Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Casey Affleck, Anthony Mackie, Woody Harrelson, Aaron Paul, Norman Reedus, Clifton Collins Jr., Kate Winslet. TRIPLE 9 was edge-of-the-seat, hard hitting and a great, well-rounded story. Set in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael Atwood (Chiwetel Ejiofor) is an ex-military soldier who heads a crew with... Read More »