By Jess Lomas June 19, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
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Bad love – Despicable Me 2 review
June 18, 2013 
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By Jess Lomas June 18, 2013 It used to be that animated sequels went straight to home video. Now, they’re the most reliable money-spinners in cinemas. Back in 2010, Despicable Me showed us that a would-be evil villain, intent on stealing the moon, could be foiled by three orphan girls thrust into his life. In Despicable […]
Read moreCrash and reboot – The Internship review
June 11, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas June 11, 2013 The dynamic teaming of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson helps The Internship scrape by as an enjoyable comedy, although we’d be reluctant to offer it a full time job. It’s surprising to realise eight years have passed since their last hilarious collaboration, Wedding Crashers. This time around, slightly older but not much wiser, they play whizz […]
Read morePlay It Again – Before Sunrise
June 5, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas June 5, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
Read moreAmanda Seyfried joins Noah Baumbach’s While We’re Young
May 29, 2013 0 Comments
Amanda Seyfried has signed on for Noah Baumbach’s next directorial offering While We’re Young, The Wrap reports. While Baumbach’s latest Indie, Frances Ha, continues to do well on the festival circuit and in limited theatrical release overseas, he’s already focused on his next project, which has Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Adam Driver (Girls) attached. […]
Read moreTrailer Debut: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
May 29, 2013 0 Comments
The first trailer for David Lowery’s crime drama Ain’t Them Bodies Saints has appeared online, and it proves you can’t go home again. Bob Muldoon (Casey Affleck) and Ruth Gunthrie (Rooney Mara) are outlaws in love and on the run following a crime spree. A shootout in which Ruth wounds an officer finally sees them […]
Read morePlay It Again – Klute
May 22, 2013 0 Comments
By Jess Lomas May 22, 2013 Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. And yes, it takes its name from a famously misquoted Casablanca line (hey, whatever; […]
Read morePoster and Trailer Debut: About Time
May 20, 2013 0 Comments
The first trailer for About Time asks the question: if you had the ability to relive any moment in your life, would you do it? Perhaps you’d answer ‘yes’ if you knew that writer director Richard Curtis (Love Actually, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Notting Hill) was in control. Of course, you’d need to be like Tim […]
Read morePhone alone – The Call review
May 14, 2013 1 Comment
By Jess Lomas May 14, 2013 In most horror films, the call comes from inside the house. In Brad Anderson’s thriller The Call it comes from the inside of a car’s trunk. It begins with Jordan Turner (Halle Berry), a 9-1-1 operator based in Los Angeles, answering teenager Leah Templeton’s (Evie Thompson) call to report an intruder. What […]
Read moreAl Pacino abandons Despicable Me 2; Benjamin Bratt fills in
May 8, 2013 0 Comments
Al Pacino is out of Despicable Me 2 and Benjamin Bratt is in, Deadline reports. This worrying development sees Pacino exit the anticipated sequel due to creative differences with Universal Pictures. Bratt (Miss Congeniality) will step in to voice new super villain Eduardo, alongside Steve Carell’s Gru, ahead of the film’s July release in the […]
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