The Good in Movies ~ by Dominic Corry, Film Critic

Tom Cruise’s Ten Most Impressive Stunts

In this blog entry for the Herald, I go through Tom Cruise’s filmography and single out his ten most impressive stunt moments. Number ten is the ‘Guile from Street Fighter II’ 360-degree kick from Mission:Impossible II. I bet that’s whetted your appetite.

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Amy (2015)

This heart-wrenching documentary is a must-see for fans of late singer Amy Winehouse. But you don’t need to be one to enjoy the film, it’s captivating viewing from any perspective, and a pertinent watch for anybody whose life has been affected by bulimia or drug and alcohol addiction.

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Good Now: In Cinemas and Worth Seeing

Feel like going to the movies? Not sure what to see? Here’s a quick guide to five films currently showing in cinemas and worth the effort: Ant-Man, Paper Towns, The Guest, Minions and one more top-secret option that you won’t know about until you click through.

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The Guest (2015)

Anyone who’d seen The Line of Beauty knew there was more to Dan Stevens than Matthew Crawley, but with his chilling lead performance in this unnerving thriller, the actor moves about as far away from Downton Abbey as humanly possible.

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Mr. Holmes (2015)

Sir Ian McKellen re-unites with Bill Condon, who directed him to an Oscar nomination in 1998’s Gods & Monsters, for this mellow drama about an aging Sherlock Holmes attempting to recall his final case. Nothing of note really to see here, but moderately passable nonetheless.

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Five Movies That Overcame Bad Buzz — And Five That Didn’t

In this blog for the Herald, I cite five movies that make the case for bad buzz not neccessarily always meaning bad movie. Then I offer up five other movies which make the exact opposite case. Can you predict which category Jupiter Ascending fits into?

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Ant-Man (2015)

Just when the Marvel movies were starting to come across a little… predictable (see Avengers: Age of Ultron), they go ahead and knock another one out of the park. Like last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, a sense of fun above all else drives Ant-Man.

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Paper Towns (2015)

The second book by young adult literary sensation John Green to be adapted for the big screen after last year’s break-out hit The Fault In Our Stars, Paper Towns displays a similar affection for its well-drawn teenage subjects, but it is a gentler film than its heart-wrenching predecessor.

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Ten festival films worth getting excited about

In this blog for the Herald, I go through the ten films I’m most excited to check out at this year’s International Film Festival. Selections include Girlhood, Ex Machina, The Invitation and Goodnight Mommy.

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Madame Bovary (2015)

Australian actress Mia Wasikowska (Alice In Wonderland, Maps to the Stars, Jane Eyre), whose ascendancy as a leading lady only seems to accelerate with every passing year, stars in this English-language adaptation of the legendary 19th-century French novel about the eternal conflict between fantasy and reality.

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