After gazing a little too lovingly at his own navel in his previous film, the superlatively self-regarding This Is 40, director Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, Funny People) returns to form with this appealing comedy starring and written by nascent superstar Amy Schumer.
In this blog for the Herald, I mark the release of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. by picking five other TV shows I think should be movies. One of them is Fantasy Island. Another is Police Ten 7. There are three others. Does anyone else remember Automan?
Jake Gyllenhaal follows up the stellar Nightcrawler with another physically transformative performance, but he struggles to elevate Southpaw beyond the boxing movie clichés it entirely relies upon.
Functioning as both a reboot of, and a sequel to, the original 1983 Vacation movie, this relentlessly low-brow “family” comedy generates a decent chuckle here and there, but relies too heavily on gross-out gags to qualify as a genuine success.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
