Director: Alex Garland Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander UK Release Date: 23rd January 2015 The release of Ex Machina appears to have come at an eerily appropriate time, with recent concerns about the growth and future of artificial intelligence becoming a hotly debated talking point in the scientific and technological community. Top minds…
Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Andre Holland, Stephen James, Tim Roth UK Release Date: 6th February 2015 A powerful civil rights drama as opposed to a traditional biopic, Selma does not conform to many of the tropes or cliches typically associated with films about iconic, historical figures. Rather than attempting…
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Thomas Sadoski Release Date: 9th January 2015 After viewing the trailer, you’d be forgiven for writing off Wild as just another cringe-worthy tale of a young woman trying to “find herself” in an unfamiliar environment. Yet Cheryl Strayed’s adventurous true story, adapted from her memoir of the…
Whiplash – Review Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Miles Teller, J. K. Simmons, Paul Reiser Release Date: Out on Blu-ray and DVD 1st June While clapping is traditionally known as an American response to a great piece of film-making (or indeed a smooth plane landing), the spectacular finale of Whiplash is capable of making even the most-reserved British…
Deliver Us from Evil directed by Scott Derrickson is based on a non-fiction book entitled Beware the Night by Ralph Sarchie and Lisa Collier Cool. The story claims to be inspired by true events but Deliver us From Evil showcases a new original story that was never featured in the book. The movie tells the…
Director: Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller Release Date: 9th January 2015 There hasn’t been a drama film “based on a true story” in recent years that will have audience members powering up their phones in the credits as quickly as Foxcatcher, although most will be logging…
