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‘Bronson’ (2008): Born to Be Bad

Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn || Produced by: Rupert Preston, Danny Hansford Screenplay by: Brock Norman Brock, Nicolas Winding Refn || Starring: Tom Hardy, Matt King, James Lance, Amanda Burton, Kelly  Adams, Juliet Oldfield, Jonathan Phillips, Mark Powley Music by: Johnny Jewel || Cinematography by: Larry Smith || Edited by: Matthew Newman || Country: United … Continue reading

‘Dredd’ (2012): Stylish Fascism

Directed by: Pete Travis || Produced by: Alex Garland, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Screenplay by: Alex Garland || Starring: Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby, Wood Harris, Lena Headey, Domhnall Gleeson Music by: Paul Leonard-Morgan || Cinematography by: Anthony Dod Mantle || Edited by: Mark Eckersley || Country: United Kingdom, South Africa || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

‘Ex Machina’ (2015): The Return of Talky, Boring Sci-Fi

Directed by: Alex Garland || Produced by: Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich Screenplay by:  Alex Garland || Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno, Symara A. Templeman, Elina Alminas Music by: Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow || Cinematography by: Rob Hardy || Edited by: Mark Day || Country: United Kingdom || Language: English Running Time: … Continue reading

’28 Days Later’ (2002): Rage, Magnified

Directed by: Danny Boyle || Produced by: Andrew Macdonald Screenplay by: Alex Garland || Starring: Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, Brendan Gleeson, Noah  Huntley, Stuart McQuarrie, Ricci Harnett, Leo Bill Music by: John Murphy || Cinematography by: Anthony Dod Mantle || Edited by:  Chris Gill || Country: United Kingdom || Language: English … Continue reading

‘Layer Cake’ (2004): Matthew Vaughn’s First Kingsman

Directed by: Matthew Vaughn || Produced by: Adam Bohling, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn Screenplay by: JJ Connolly || Starring: Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney, Kenneth Cranham, George Harris, Jamie Foreman, Sienna Miller, Michael Gambon, Tom Hardy Music by: Lisa Gerrard, Ilan Eshkeri || Cinematography by: Ben Davis || Edited by: Jon Harris || Country: United Kingdom … Continue reading

‘Kingsman’ (2015): Totally Not Another James Bond Parody

Directed by: Matthew Vaughn || Produced by: Adam Bohling, David Reid, Matthew Vaughn Screenplay by: Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn || Starring: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Michael Caine, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella, Mark Hamill Music by: Henry Jackman, Matthew Margeson || Cinematography by: George Richmond || Edited by: Eddie Hamilton, Jon … Continue reading

‘Dog Soldiers’ (2002): Werewolf Anarchy

Directed by: Neil Marshall || Produced by: Brian Patrick O’Toole, Christopher Figg, Tom Reeve, David E. Allen Screenplay by: Neil Marshall || Starring: Kevin McKidd, Sean Pertwee, Liam Cunningham, Emma Cleasby, Darren Morfitt, Chris Robson Music by: Mark Thomas || Cinematography by: Sam McCurdy || Edited by: Neil Marshall || Country: United Kingdom || Language: … Continue reading

‘The Imitation Game’ (2014): Acceptable Oscar-Bait?

Directed by: Morten Tyldum || Produced by: Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman Screenplay by: Graham Moore || Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Mark Strong, Charles Dance, Allen Leech, Matthew Beard, Rory Kinnear Music by: Alexandre Desplat || Cinematography by: Oscar Faura || Edited by: William Goldenberg || Country: United Kingdom || Language: … Continue reading

‘The Theory of Everything’ (2014): Vintage Oscar-Bait

Directed by: James Marsh || Produced by: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten Screenplay by: Anthony McCarten || Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Simon, Simon McBurney, David Thewlis, Christian McKay, Maxine Peake, Guy Oliver-Watts Music by: Johann Johannsson || Cinematography by: Benoit Delhomme || Edited by: Jinx Godfrey || Country: … Continue reading

‘Monsters’ (2010): Hitting Your Audience Over the Head

Directed by: Gareth Edwards || Produced by: Allan Niblo, James Richardson Screenplay by: Gareth Edwards || Starring: Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able Music by: Jon Hopkins || Cinematography: Gareth Edwards || Edited by: Colin Goudie || Country: United Kingdom || Language: English Running Time: 94 minutes Before Gareth Edwards’ invitation to the big leagues to direct the … Continue reading

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