A look at Black Bag (M)
Strait-laced British intelligence officer George Woodhouse has been tasked with a top secret assignment.
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Battle weary king returns home as an unknown by Richard Jones
A look at The Return ((R)
The Trojan War has been over for two decades when Odysseus, the King of Ithaca in the Greek islands, washes up on shore from his ship-wrecked vessel.
Continue readingLast days of the world’s greatest diva by Richard Jones
A look at Maria (R)
Director Pablo Larrain has been a lifelong follower of opera and in his latest film he shares his intense love of famed soprano Maria Callas.
Continue readingIt never occurred to them that you would succeed by Les Everett
Vatican City politics make ordinary elections look tame by Richard Jones
A look at Conclave (PG)
With the death of an ailing Pope the in-house politics of jostling Roman Catholic Cardinals in this movie make ordinary politics look very tame.
Continue readingSlow moving re-kindled French romance story by Richard Jones
A look at Out Of Season (PG)
Well known French movie actor Mathieu is determined to use a bit of down time to rest and recuperate so he books into a seaside resort’s vast spa hotel.
Continue readingReunions and family strife in an Irish village by Richard Jones
A look at The Problem With People (M)
Perhaps a movie best seen on a quiet Sunday afternoon except we saw it on a heatwave Saturday and the temperature in the movie never exceeded very moderate levels.
Continue readingTough, defiant correspondent shines in war time saga by Richard Jones
A look at Lee (R)
As model turned topline war photographer Lee Miller, Kate Winslet captures Lee’s confrontational, tough outer skin mixed with her magnetism as a former high fashion model perfectly.
Continue readingWorld War 2 hero not recognised until the 1980s by Richard Jones
A look at One Life (R)
Most of us have read, listened to or watched all sorts of stories and recollections about World War 2 heroes and heroines. But it wasn’t until 1988 that the full story of the man who saved the lives of 669 Jewish children from German Nazi WW2 horror camps came to light.
Continue readingJoaquin Phoenix just fits the part as French emperor by Richard Jones
A look at Napoleon (R)
Not many directors nowadays would contemplate making a movie about the life of Napoleon Bonaparte – battles and political conflicts included. But, then again, Ridley Scott is no ordinary director.
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