PRIESTS WITHOUT BORDERS Inspired by the true story of Argentinian priest and activist Father Mugica, director Pablo Trapero’s White Elephant follows priests, Julián and Nicolás, and social worker, Luciana throughout their struggle to bring change to the violent, crime-ridden Buenos-Aires neighbourhood slum of Villa Virgin. After narrowly escaping a bloody massacre in the amazon jungle, […]
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Tentatively billed as the last major motion picture of veteran director Steven Soderbergh, conspiracy thriller Side Effects had an illustrious career’s worth of cinema to live up to in providing the auteur of ensemble with a fitting farewell to the medium he left an unmistakable signature upon. Spanning from deep cult cinema cuts such as […]
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The FILM IN WORDS Netflix Film of the Week: helping you navigate the filmic minefield of the nation’s favourite video streaming service.
Read MoreIn the post-apocalyptic wake of their rapturously received zombie romp, Shaun of the Dead, one of Britain’s finest comedy ensembles disbanded, jetted off the Hollywood hills and situated themselves upon the sofa of the moviemaking elite with a cup of tea and a Cornetto. Simon Pegg found himself delivering top-secret intel to Tom Cruise in […]
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As the rubble, dust and shredded skyscraper metal from the destruction of Metropolis finally begins to the settle, the reactions of fans and critics alike towards Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot, Man of Steel, have situated the action-packed blockbuster as one of the most divisive and controversial examples of mainstream summer cinema of possibly all time. […]
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