This touching film starring Eddie Marsan is the story of John May, a civil; servant whose job it is to trace family and friends who have died alone. He takes too much interest though, pasting pictures of the deceased into a photo album, writing eulogy’s and attending all the funerals (usually alone). When an unknown… Continue reading

Written and directed by Alex Garland, this film tells the story of Caleb, a programmer who works for Bluebook, the worlds most powerful search engine, who is invited by Nathan, his CEO, to administer the Turing test to Ava, a humanoid robot. Caleb is fascinated and excited by the task but can the eccentric Nathan… Continue reading

As we’ve been off this week I caught up on a few films I wanted to see: Leviathan A Russian film about a simple, hotheaded handyman who is being pushed out of his home by the local authorities who want his land. Well reviewed by the critics, its a tragic story, well told, but I… Continue reading

16 year old Thomas wakes up in an elevator wakes up inside an underground service elevator with no memory of his identity. When the lift opens he is met by a large group of boys who all live in “the glade” an area surrounded by huge stone walls which contain the Maze. During the day,… Continue reading

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push into Europe A sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their bid to take on the Nazis. I must be honest I got a bit bored really.… Continue reading

Robotics genius Hiro Hamada, takes on his brothers medical robot project “Baymax”, and with his friends help they use him to help Hiro regain his “microbots” which are swarms of tiny robots that can link together in any arrangement imaginable which are under the control of the mysterious masked man.. Last week we took Emma… Continue reading

This is a coming of age drama, shot over 12 years depicting the adolescence of Mason Evans from age 6 to 18. Growing up, with his sister in Texas and coping with divorced parents and their subsequent relationships. There is no plot to this film really you are just with Mason through his formative years… Continue reading

Robert Redord plays a man lost,alone, at sea after his yacht is damaged by a container. Containing virtually no dialogue, this is a fascinating film mainly because the story is so real and believable with great performance by Robert Redford. I found myself shouting at the screen particularly when he drifts into the shipping lanes.… Continue reading

This film follows one week in the life of Llewyn Davis, a folk singer struggling to achieve musical success while keeping his life in order. Fortunately for the Coen Brothers all the critics seem to love their films even if they produce a film such as this one which has virtually no plot whatsoever. I… Continue reading