Sir Anthony Hopkins gives both a powerful and an understated performance of a surprisingly humble man who is moved by empathy and compassion to just do something to help in a world that is turning to madness some twenty years after the end of World War One
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Outside the Wire (2021)
This futurist war film is set in a Ukraine torn apart by pro-Russian separatists and local resistance groups in 2036
The Batman (2012)
After the glitz and glamour of the Dark Knight, The Batman returns to the shadows, where he truly belongs, and seems all the more interesting for doing so.
This Gun For Hire (1942)
Perhaps the most interesting observation about this film is that it lacks an obvious hero.
Flatliners (1990) Revisited
Being stuck at home under lockdown makes this an opportune time to indulge myself with another of my passions; cinema! My wife used to work in a video store, back when they were a viable business. She was required to know about films so as to advise the customers, which meant that she brought a … Continue reading Flatliners (1990) Revisited
Stan & Ollie (2018)
As biographical films go this movie achieves a clever launch of the story of Laurel and Hardy. It begins with the pair informing the audience all about their lives in 1937 as they conduct a conversation while making their way to the set of their latest film, ‘Way Out West’. It is a very clever … Continue reading Stan & Ollie (2018)
Macbeth (2015)
One enjoyment that recovering from surgery allows me to indulge in is watching movies. I am also a fan of the works of Shakespeare so I decided to watch the 2015 production of the movie ‘Macbeth’ starring Michael Fassbender. I wish I had not. I think it is right that film versions of Shakespeare’s plays … Continue reading Macbeth (2015)
The Most Dangerous Game
It is perhaps a writer’s dream to present an idea that so captures the public imagination that it persists long after they have gone and, as in this case, when the original work has all but been forgotten by the majority of people who came into contact with it. So it is with Richard Connell’s … Continue reading The Most Dangerous Game
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