Gambling addiction drama Mississippi Grind indulges nearly all the clichés of the ‘nihilistic loser seeking redemption’ movie right down to the relationship with a hooker with a heart of gold but impressive turns from leads Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn animate a slightly creaky story. Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn play two pathological gambling addicts, Curtis and Gerry, who try
Read moreDue to both its inherent artistic genius and that fact that it has been reproduced in every marketable form including fridge magnets, Gustav Klimt’s 1907 portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer aka Woman in Gold, is one of the most recognisable paintings in history. The film Woman in Gold, which stars Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, tells the remarkable true story behind
Read moreRegardless of the studio creating them, a lot of big-budget animated films are starting to look very similar. The well-worn plot template sees an innocent, loveable character with an ability to drive or fly quickly, aspire to break free of their staid conservative environment and against all odds and warnings from friends and family, compete in a dangerous high-stakes race.
Read moreSome films arrive with such bad word of mouth it’s hard not to have a negative opinion of them before they’ve even screened. RIPD has been preceded by so many scathing reviews we would have been forgiven for thinking it was a snuff movie. While this clumsy, garish, depressingly derivative fusion of Men In Black, Ghostbusters and supernatural weepie Ghost
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