CREATION Review: A drama concerning Charles Darwin’s relationship between his family, his love for his deeply religious wife and also the way he is torn between faith… Read more “Creation”
Category: 2000-2009
The Duchess
THE DUCHESS Review: A chronicle of the life of Georgiana Cavendish, the 18th Century Duchess of Devonshire, who had a passionate and doomed affair with Earl Grey who… Read more “The Duchess”
Elizabeth: The Golden Age
ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE Review: Queen Elizabeth is coming towards the end of her reign but finds herself having to deal with subjects such as political and… Read more “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
There Will Be Blood
THERE WILL BE BLOOD Review: A story of family, oil, religion, madness and hatred, focusing on a turn-of-the-century that charts the rise of an oil prospector whose taste… Read more “There Will Be Blood”
Michael Clayton
MICHAEL CLAYTON Review: A law firm brings in a fixer to sort out a situation after a lawyer has a breakdown while at the same time representing… Read more “Michael Clayton”
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL Review: Indiana Jones is called back to outrace a brilliant and beautiful agent for the mysterious artifacts known… Read more “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
Juno
JUNO Review: A street-wise 16 year old girl is suddenly faced with an unplanned pregnancy and makes an unusual decision to give the baby up for adoption.… Read more “Juno”
The Last King of Scotland
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND Review: Based on the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin and it’s regime seen by his personal physical Dr. Garrigan who himself tried to… Read more “The Last King of Scotland”
Marie Antoinette
MARIE ANTOINETTE Review: A biopic of the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette. This takes us through her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at the age of 15… Read more “Marie Antoinette”
The Painted Veil
THE PAINTED VEIL Review: Set in the 1920’s, an English couple relocate to Hong Kong where he fights a cholera epidemic. They marry hastily but find that they… Read more “The Painted Veil”
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