The Review at the End of the Universe
Alicia Vikander takes on the role of iconic video game adventurer Lara Croft to deliver an origin story for the character in Road Uthaug’s Tomb Raider. This isn’t Lara Croft’s first outing on the big screen. Angelina Jolie wielded the twin pistols back in 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and its 2003 sequel Lara Croft…
As part of the Edinburgh International Film Festival I was lucky enough to have access to a preview screening of Pixar’s latest outing Finding Dory directed by Andrew Stanton and Angus MacLane. Finding Dory is the much anticipated sequel to the Pixar highpoint Finding Nemo so immediately it has a very tough act to follow….
Take a little bit of The Big Short, a dash of Broadcast News, a sliver of Network, add a generous helping of Clooney charm, and let Jodie Foster (The Beaver, Little Man Tate) mix it up for you, and what do you get? Money Monster. Going into this movie I’d been left a little cold…
Testament of Youth is based on the memoirs of Vera Brittain and chronicles her experiences from before World War I broke out to after peace was declared. Alicia Vikander plays the central role and does a fantastic job. She brings a real sense of intelligence, integrity and confidence to Vera Brittain throughout the film. It’s…
Matthew Warchus’ Pride is based on the true story of a group of LGBT activists who set out to raise money and support the families of those affected by the 1984 UK Miners’ strike. The focus of a story is an interesting one because it focuses on both the mining town and their LGBT supporters…
