Burnt is a food comedy/drama, telling the story of a high-ranking chef who has destroyed his career by doing too much drugs and behaving like a diva. American chef Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper) returns to London after cleaning up and wants to redeem his reputation and his career by trying to head a top restaurant that stands to get three Michelin stars. The trailers is chock-full of good-looking, mouthwatering food and young, hipster cooks with top-knots.
Over at our official Facebook page, we are currently posting daily film recommendations, with each week being a different theme. This is a collection of those recommendations! This week’s theme is Nuclear based films, a topic which since the 1950’s has produced a wide array of different films, from Stanley Kubrick’s satire Dr.
From the minute of its inception I had high hopes for Legend. An earlier attempt at a biopic of the infamous Kray twins has largely been forgotten, starring as it did the brothers from Spandau Ballet. But this one, starring Tom Hardy as both Ronnie and Reggie, with a plethora of great British actors in supporting roles, looked promising.
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: The Martian, Sicario, Freeheld, He Named Me Malala, Shanghai and Partisan.
I’m currently in the middle of binge-watching the Kevin Spacey/David Fincher created series House Of Cards on Netflix, and it really is something special. Being an avid movie fan, a character-driven plot is almost unheard of nowadays in the film industry (unless you’re the late Anthony Minghella: see here and here.
If Angry Birds games, Angry Birds cartoons, Angry Birds toys and plushies, an Angry Birds theme parks (really, there’s one in Finland, and they have a Space-themed theme park with NASA, if you’ll believe it) and even Angry Birds soft drinks weren’t enough: here comes The Angry Birds Movie. Angry Birds was one of the first and most successful mobile gaming apps, and the Finnish company behind it, Rovio, has been expanding on their franchise ever since.
Over at our official Facebook page , we are currently posting daily Film Recommendations, with each week being a different theme. This is a collection of those recommendations! This week’s theme is 1970’s Car Movies.
Think of this logline: based on the novel (title), a teenage protagonist is forced to battle his/her way through a dystopian surrounding. Does this sound familiar to you?
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor. These are just some of the labels one could attribute to Spike Jonze. Absurd, surreal, unique and diverse are just some of the few one could attach to his films.
The Big Short tells the story of the global economic meltdown in 2007-2010 and the men who made millions of dollars from it. Four men saw the global collapse of the economy coming while the big banks, media and governments still refused to and had an idea: The Big Short.
The Israel-Palestine conflict has been an enduring presence in our lives for generations now. Many know little about it, other than that it’s a perpetual and unfortunate situation with little hope for sustained resolution. They are unlikely to add significantly to that knowledge through a viewing of The Prime Ministers Part II:
Zinana is a prison film from the United Arabic Emirates and looks quite intruiging, based on the trailer. It is set in a dimly lit prison cell (a Zinzana) in a remote police station in Jordania. While awaiting his verdict, a prisoner is tortured by visions of his beloved ex-wife and son.
Kill Me Three Times is a film which is the right step forward for Australian cinema, done in the worst way possible. For the past decade, Australia has lacked films that have managed to cross international borders and bring new talent to life, which is a process which used to happen back in the day, from George Miller to Phillip Noyce. The only significant films of the past 10 years to really make any impact are David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom, which reminded audiences and filmmakers of the acting talents of Ben Mendelsohn and Jacki Weaver, who have become international stars.
Bridge of Spies tells the story of American lawyer James B. Donovan (Tom Hanks), as he is thrust into the center of the Cold War. He is given the mission to negotiate the release of U-2 spy plane pilot Francis Gary Powers, who was shot down over the Soviet Union.
Editor’s Letter of Week 39 This week, I decided to catch up on some old movies. I’ve seen my fair share; more than most of the casual film watchers, probably fewer than the average film student. I think my first oldie, if we’re going to be fair, was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.