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Steven Spielberg’s solidly crafted 2011 British-American war drama War Horse is a guaranteed heart-tugger, with a decent screenplay by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis adapting Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 children’s novel set around World War One. […]
The deliciously entertaining 2005 animated fantasy musical feature film Corpse Bride comes from quirky genius Tim Burton. The deliciously entertaining 2005 animated fantasy musical feature film Corpse Bride comes from quirky genius Tim Burton. It’s […]
Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur (The Deep, Two Guns) tells the old, old tale of man going up against mountain and coming up against a huge obstacle. But what is the story? His 1996 real-life scenario (in a […]
The Queen stars in a right royal romcom, or at least Sarah Gadon does, as the young Princess Elizabeth, who enjoys a night out away from her usual cares and duties on VE Day in […]
This chillingly tough and highly distinguished 2005 Australian Western is directed by John Hillcoat and written by screenwriter and musician Nick Cave. It stars Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, John Hurt, Danny Huston, Noah […]
Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones give superb, award-worthy performances as the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane in director James Marsh’s engrossing, emotionally wrenching film of their relationship. Redmayne deservedly triumphed by winning Best Actor at […]
Director Alan Parker keeps the faith in 1999 with author Frank McCourt’s book about his childhood in famine-stricken Ireland in this depressingly downbeat but wonderfully meticulous movie. Young Frankie McCourt (played at various ages by […]