A HIDDEN LIFE Review: Based on real events, Austrian peasant farmer Franz Jagerstatter, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. Director: Terrence Malick Actors: August… Read more “A Hidden Life”
Category: Biography
Just Mercy
JUST MERCY Review: A world-renowned civil rights defence lawyer Bryan Stevenson works to free death row inmates, and campaigns for a wrongfully convicted man to be granted… Read more “Just Mercy”
Tolkien
TOLKIEN Review: A British biopic drama which explores the formative years of the author J.R.R. Tolkien in which he finds friendship, love and also artistic inspiration among a… Read more “Tolkien”
Judy
JUDY Review: Thirty years after starring in “The Wizard of Oz” the actress and singer Judy Garland arrives in London in 1968 to perform a series of… Read more “Judy”
A Private War
A PRIVATE WAR Review: Based on the life of the war correspondent Marie Colvin who was always driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give… Read more “A Private War”
Le Mans ’66
LE MANS ’66 Review: Based on a true story, which concerns an American car designer Carroll Shelby and British driver Ken Miles who battle corporate interference, the… Read more “Le Mans ’66”
The Young Victoria
THE YOUNG VICTORIA Review: A dramatisation of the turbulent first years of Queen Victoria’s rule, and her romance with Prince Albert. Director: Jean-Marc Vallee Actors: Emily Blunt, Rupert… Read more “The Young Victoria”
Creation
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”
Radioactive
RADIOACTIVE Review: An incredible, true-story about the life and work of Marie Curie, and her relationship with her husband Pierre. Director: Marjane Satrapi Actors: Rosamund Pike, Yvette… Read more “Radioactive”
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”
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