On the set: Stanley Kubrick
Thursday, 17 August 2017
36 Quai des Orfèvres (2004)
In the underbelly of the Parisian criminal world, the police are frustrated by a gang committing a series of violent robberies, while two cops are seeking promotion, and the imminent departure of the Chief of Police sets the scene for them to compete for the vacant throne.
Excellent tough and very bleak policier exposes police corruption as just as terrifying as the criminal world.
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
Tuesday, 15 August 2017
SoulBoy (2010)
A coming-of-age drama set in the 1970s Northern Soul underground music scene.
Fairly entertaining period drama is likable for its realistic depiction of 70s English youth and its celebration of Northern Soul.
The Devil's Violinist (2013)
The life story of Italian violinist and composer, Niccolò Paganini, who rose to fame as a virtuoso in the early 19th Century.
Trashy bio-pic has some good period details, but a lot of miserable performances; true, David Garrett knows how to play the violin, but obviously never learnt how to act.
Sunday, 13 August 2017
The Challenger (2013)
Richard Feynman
Excellent TV drama manages to hold one's attention while revealing the bureaucratic obstacles that marred the investigation William Hurt is perfectly as Richard Feynman.
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