The Impossible Review

Jan 18, 2013 No Comments by

It’s probably every family’s worst nightmare; a family vacation ripped apart by a huge and cataclysmic tsunami. Based on the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, the events of The Impossible were very real to some of the thousands of people affected by the disaster. In many ways, this makes the film all the more emotive and [...]

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Trailer Trash: The Impossible [2013]

Aug 21, 2012 No Comments

Juan Antonio Bayona’s The Impossible is already in line to open the Toronto Film Festival and now the first trailer has arrived. Starring Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, this true story sees a family torn apart by the devastating Tsunami that took place in Thailand on Boxing Day 2004. The family find themselves separated after [...]

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Share Your Shame: The Island

Jun 30, 2012 1 Comment

Recently I purged my collection of shameful DVDs in an attempt to hide my failings as a sensible, intelligent human being. I didn’t do this to look cool – no one comes into my room except for my mum, girlfriend and cat, all of whom I assume wouldn’t abandon me due to a questionable film [...]

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New To DVD and Blu Ray: Haywire (2012)

May 17, 2012 No Comments

Steven Soderbergh, director of Sex, Lies & Videotape, Out of Sight, Erin Brockovich and the George Clooney starring Ocean’s trilogy, has long been one of my favourite filmmakers. For my money, one of the most cine-literate of directors working today, his insistence on hopping genres, working fast and immersing himself in all areas of film [...]

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Something for the weekend

Oct 07, 2011 No Comments

This weeks cinema releases are a mixed bag of bits, bobs and maybe a gem or two. First up is Johnny English Reborn, a sequel to the movie based on those Barclay Card adverts starring Rowan Atkinson. There’s something almost comfortable and a bit Christmas like about having Rowan on the big screen. But frankly [...]

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