My Film Week in Review

Foxcatcher  (2014) Dir. Bennet Miller I finally got around to watching Foxcatcher... in fact I was torn between seeing this and Birdman, however my inability to correctly read a cinema listing schedule determined that my evening would…

I take the reins for this week’s Film Week In Review as Peter is off battling with his inner superhero ego. Here are my picks: Birdman (2014) Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu Iñárritu has been at the helm of some critically acclaimed…

Black Sea (2014) Dir. Kevin Macdonald Director Kevin Macdonald has made some fantastic films over the years, including a number of outstanding documentaries (the Oscar winning One Day In September, Marley and the utterly astounding…

Interstellar (2014) Dir. Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan's sci-fi masterpiece? The perfect match of hard science, high-concept filmmaking and story telling? The best film of 2014? Well, I'm not sure. It took great ambition to make…

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Dir. James Gunn I finally got to watch Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy this week and being a big sci-fi fan and not necessarily a big Marvel/comic book fan, I had some reservations. The word on the galactic…

Planet of the Apes (1968) Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner It has probably been 15 years since I last watched the original Planet of the Apes and having disliked the Tim Burton remake, and having quite liked the more recent reboot I felt the…

Saving Private Ryan (1998) Dir. Steven Spielberg I have watched Saving Private Ryan more than any other film in history. I have seen it over 25 times. That’s 4225 minutes or nearly 71 hours of my life watching the same film.…