The Guardian
When I first discovered that Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher were making a film about the coastguards of America, my initial thought was that it was going to be a Baywatch-fuelled train wreck or, more fittingly, a shipwreck.
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Bobby
The untimely death of Senator Robert Kennedy during his presidential campaign is a story that touched Emilio Estevez since his childhood.
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The Prestige
The ‘prestige’ is the part of the magic trick that it makes it magic, the part that you crave to discover. It also means high status and respect, resulting from success and achievements. The former is what they do; the latter is what they long for.
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Dreamgirls
Had Dreamgirls been a darker and more cutthroat representation of the Motown music industry it would certainly have been more enjoyable.
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Spiderman 3
Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are still seeing each other, and Peter has plans to propose to her. However, his status as New York’s most loved individual overshadows Mary Jane, whose career as an actress is plummeting.
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300
The tagline for 300 is ‘Prepare for Glory!’ which is ludicrous because it’s a story about losing.
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Sunshine
Supporting the theory that nobody in space can hear you scream, Sunshine creates dark and impressive moments of claustrophobia in its attempt to show the audience that the crew have no-one to turn to, and nobody to save them.
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Wedding Daze
There is somewhat of a requirement in the film industry to churn out manufactured formula-abiding films for the sake of fulfilling their annual quota.
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Black Snake Moan
Lurid subject matter, fine actors behaving unsanitarily, possibly an indie-crowd-pleasing excoriation of fundamentalist religion. But the film seems to delve into the tropes without the depth of conviction.
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The Band’s Visit
This is a very simple film about the most fragile thing. We all have simple human tragedies, mistakes we’ve made, people we’ve hurt, regrets. This is a recognition of commonality in us all.
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