Tag Archives: Samantha Morton

Film review | John Carter – Disney add CGI muscle to Edgar Rice Burroughs’ seminal sci-fi yarn

Posted on 9 March 2012 by Jason Best

Before he created the iconic character of Tarzan, prolific pulp author Edgar Rice Burroughs dreamed up an even more fanciful hero – John Carter, a Confederate army captain turned interplanetary warrior whose exploits form the basis of this rollicking fantasy … Continue reading →

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Film review | The Messenger – Ben Foster & Woody Harrelson bear the burden of bad news

Posted on 17 June 2011 by Jason Best

The knock at the door that foretells the news of a loved one’s death in combat has long been a movie staple. As its title suggests, The Messenger focuses on the other side of the threshold – on the men … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Peek | Michael Jackson haunts Mister Lonely on DVD

Posted on 8 March 2010 by peter

With Michael Jackson’s final swansong This Is It doing record business, there’s no getting around the fact that late King of Pop is a moneymaking machine even beyond the grave. Spare a thought then to all those impersonators who have … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Synecdoche, New York – Charlie Kaufman’s new movie: self-indulgent twaddle or surreal masterpiece?

Posted on 15 May 2009 by Jason Best

As a screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman has become a byword for cinematic jiggery-pokery, a master of tricky, self-reflexive storytelling who has bamboozled viewers with his scripts for such mind-bending movies as Being John Malkovich, Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless … Continue reading →

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Control

Posted on 12 February 2009 by Beth Williams

Couch Potato Pickings On Sky Movies Premiere today at 5.55pm I’m not a big fan of Joy Division’s music, but since I come from the North West of England I grew up with this band’s story. The band’s lead singer … Continue reading →

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