Cloud Atlas
Ambitious, grand, confusing. The latest offering from the Wachowski siblings is a grand movie encompassing six different stories which take place over a span of [more...]
February 2014
The Life of Adele
“Blue is the Warmest Colour” is the name by which this film has been released in English-speaking markets, and apart from the early part of the film, where Lea [more...]
Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey is Ron Woodroof, an electrician working in Dallas. One day he finds himself in hospital after a minor accident, and he is told that he has HIV, and has [more...]
The Wolf of Wall Street
The wolf is Leonardo DiCaprio, and Leonardo DiCaprio is the wolf. The Wolf of Wall Street tells the remarkable true story of Jordan Belfort, a man who built his empire on [more...]
12 Years a Slave
One of many films in this year’s Oscar contenders to be based on a true story, 12 Years a Slave tells the remarkable story of a terrible injustice. Solomon Northrup, [more...]
Captain Phillips
Tom Hanks is the captain of a very large container ship, the Maersk Alabama. The ship is hijacked by some pirates. The crew fends off the pirates for a while and (without [more...]
American Hustle
I loved The Silver Linings Playbook, and The Fighter. I love all of these lead actors. While many films in the past have demonstrated that simply shoving a bunch of talented [more...]
Sochi Wrap Up
The Russians can actually laugh at themselves, who would’ve thought? Ceremonies So sadly, the Olympic Winter Games of 2014 are over. I’m not sure why, but I began [more...]
Sochi Special: In The Village
Some people have asked me what it's like to be in the Olympic village. I've only really visited one Olympic village, and it was for a winter games. I have also never stayed at an Olympic village as an athlete, which I imagine is very different to someone who is there on a visitor's pass... [more...]
Sochi Special: Complaints About Coverage
Things end well for some, and not much for others No post-Olympic wrap up is complete without a round up of things which perhaps could have been done a little better. I know [more...]