Coldplay – A Head Full Of Dreams – Review by Jez Gibson
The new wave of documentary film makers continue to loom large, in this case “Supersonic” Mat Whitecross shines a light on what in fact could be the new Fab Four of the last 20 years… Director Mat Whitecross has taken over 20 years of friendship with Coldplay while also finding his own voice as Continue Reading
The Post review by Jez Gibson
Set just before the Watergate scandal, The Post is a bold statement of a film aligning itself with some very current reflections on the role of the media, and a questionable US Administration. This film has all the credentials of an awards darling – Spielberg directing, Streep and Hanks, and some weighty subject matter. Continue Reading
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Review by Jez Gibson
A mother takes drastic and alternative methods to manipulate action from the local law enforcement, following the unsolved case of the rape and murder of her daughter. Writer / Director Martin Mcdonagh is pre-dominantly a theatre guy. If unfamiliar with his stage work, you may well have been entertained by one of his most Continue Reading
Molly’s Game review by Jez Gibson
Aaron Sorkin bets big on his muse Molly Bloom in this dazzling directorial debut. I was totally unaware of the story of the real life Molly Bloom. She went from being an Olympic level skier to being an FBI target in the last few years based on her part in instigating and running some Continue Reading
Filmopolis Top Seven from 2017
The Last Jedi – Review by Jez Gibson
Contrary to many, I believe Episode IV (not Empire) to be the high water mark in the Starwars galaxy. Rian Johnson has created a divisive and flawed masterpiece that I believe is its most accomplished companion to date. Starwars started out in becoming stratospherically huge and almost sacred, reaching and bewitching huge swathes of different Continue Reading
Wind River – Review by Jez Gibson
If you caught either Sicario or Hell or High Water, their writer Taylor Sheridan takes the directorial helm first hand. With an in-form Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen in this latest indie thriller, we track the murder of a young Native American woman. If you know anything of these two films previously penned Continue Reading
Detroit – Film review by That Film Doctor
50 years ago, America experienced one of its worst times of civil unrest. The 1967 riots in Detroit remain one of the deadliest riots in US history. So for a film to be made of this sorry chapter, you need one of the most skilled filmmakers working today. Step forward Katheryn Bigelow, director of this Continue Reading
Dunkirk – Review by Jez Gibson
Nolan brings to screen a glimpse into the Dunkirk story – a film that mirrors Churchill’s quote, “a miracle of deliverance”. Like football, films can be elevated to be more important than a matter of life or death… In this case Dunkirk is so much more than a movie, an Oscar runner, or a digression Continue Reading
Spiderman Homecoming review by Jez Gibson
The best Spidey to date, this 5 * friendly neighbourhood homecoming is good enough to catch many of us in its’ web. Forget the Marvel universe, forget Spidey comparisons, and forget which Web OS version we are on now; this is a movie that can be judged purely on what is up on the screen. Continue Reading
Baby Driver review by Jez Gibson
Baby wants to drive your car, for Wright or for wrong ? The titular Baby is a prodigy getaway guru that heads up and literally drives the story of Edgar Wright’s latest film. A crime caper that feels thoroughly modern, yet classically cult. Baby is Ansel Elgort, a 23 year old relative newcomer for Continue Reading
