The Best Films of 2015
Welcome to the third annual Electric Shadows films of the year list. 2015 opened strong with It Follows landing in February and announcing itself as one of the most original…
Tag: five star movie
Room
Director: Lenny Abrahamson Writer: Emma Donoghue (screenplay and novel) Cast: Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers Cert: 15 Running time: 118mins Year: 2015 What’s the story: Told through the eyes…
Dheepan
Director: Jacques Audiard Writer: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Noé Debré Cast: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby Cert: 15 Running time: 109mins Year: 2015 What’s the story: In the…
Carol
Director: Todd Haynes Writer: Phyllis Nagy (screenplay), Patricia Highsmith (novel, The Price of Salt) Cast: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara, Kyle Chandler, Sarah Paulson, Jake Lacy, KK Heim Cert: 15 Running…
The Witch (2015)
Director: Robert Eggers Writer: Robert Eggers Cast: Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harvey Scrimshaw, Lucas Dawson, Ellie Grainger Cert: 15 Running time: 90mins Year: 2015 The lowdown: Joining…
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Director: Alex Gibney Writer: Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright (book) Cast: Paul Haggis, Sylvia “Spanky” Taylor, Jason Beghe, Marty Rathbun, Mike Rinder, Lawrence Wright (interviewees), L. Ron Hubbard, Tom Cruise, David…
Blu-Ray Review: Blood and Black Lace
Director: Mario Bava Writer: Marcello Fondato, Guiseppe Barilla, Mario Bava Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Mary Dawne Arden Cert: 18 Running time: 89mins Year: 1964 Blu-ray region: A+B…
Blu-Ray Review: It Follows
Director: David Robert Mitchell Writer: David Robert Mitchell Cast: Maika Monroe, Kier Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi, Lili Sepe, Jake Weary Cert: 15 Running time: 100mins Year: 2014 Blu-Ray Region: B …
15 Five Star Movies You May Have Forgotten
One of the nicer problems for the first world film fan is not only making time to watch all the movies now available, but also remembering them. With all year…
Blu-Ray Review: Spirited Away
Director: Hayao Miyazaki Writer: Hayao Miyazaki Cast: Rumi Hiiragi, Miyu Irino, Mari Natsuki Cert: PG Running time: 124mins Year: 2001 The lowdown: Still the only anime movie to win…