Though you would have been advised to place your money on Richard Linklater’s Boyhood to take home the grand prize at the closing ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival, instead the Golden Bear was surprisingly awarded to Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice. The Chinese thriller was considered to have only a small chance of… Continue reading Diao Yinan’s Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival
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Flickreel’s 2014 Oscar Predictions
It’s that time of year again to celebrate the very best of the past year in film, with the prestigious 86th Academy Awards soon to be upon us. As we all prepare to settle in for the night, and ridicule the red carpet coverage and then open up the dolly mixture and marvel in the ceremony itself, beforehand let’s run through some of our 2014 Oscar predictions…
The Wolf of Wall Street Review
“Scorsese has created an absurd, farcical world, where everything feels overelaborate to match the frivolous spending of our protagonist, almost like a theme park”…
Why Allegations of Glamorisation in The Wolf of Wall Street Are Wide of the Mark
“It’s not attempting to be searingly authentic, this is cinema – and Scorsese knows what he’s doing. It seems that with success and critical acclaim (which The Wolf of Wall Street has had in abundance), people are always incensed into offering a counter argument”…
Out of the Furnace Review
“Though the film is somewhat melodramatic – with a series of tragic events all occurring across a short period of time – Cooper’s direction ensures it never once feels contrived, and remains authentic and naturalistic throughout”…
American Hustle Review
“As enjoyable and compelling this may be, it’s not quite the exceptional spectacle you may be led to believe”…
Captain Phillips Trailer
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
Runner Runner Trailer
Richie (Justin Timberlake), a Princeton college student who pays for school with online gambling, bottoms out and travels to Costa Rica to confront the mastermind, Ivan (Ben Affleck), whom he believes has swindled him. Ivan sees a kindred spirit in Richie and brings the younger man into his operation. When Richie comes to fully understand… Continue reading Runner Runner Trailer
Kick-Ass 2 Trailer
After Kick-Ass’ insane bravery inspires a new wave of self-made masked crusaders, led by the badass Colonel Stars and Stripes, our hero joins them on patrol. When these amateur superheroes are hunted down by Red Mist-reborn as The Mother F%&*^r-only the blade-wielding Hit Girl can prevent their annihilation.