Director Sam Mendes Starring Dean-Charles Chapman & George MacKay Rated MA Score 5/6 Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. For those of…
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Jailhouse Rock
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Director Richard Thorpe Starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy Rated PG Score 4/6 After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. I am certain that I have not reviewed an Elvis Presley movie for The Movie Boards, so suppose considering that his birthday is on January 8th it’s a…
River Street
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Director Tony Mahood Starring Aden Young, Bill Hunter, Essie Davis Rated M Score 5/6 Ben, an arrogant, hustling property developer is wrongly arrested and things from bad to worse when he accidentally punches a policeman at the station. Sentenced to community service at a local day centre, Ben’s influence with a young tearaway forces him…
Ford v Ferrari
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Director James Mangold Starring Matt Damon, Christian Bale Rated M Score 5/6 American car designer Carroll Shelby and driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. It should…
The Wild Goose Lake
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Director Diao Yi’nan Starring Ge Hu, Lun-Mei Kwei Rated MA Score 4.5/6 Mandarin dialogue with English Subtitles In Cinemas December 6 A gangster on the run sacrifices everything for his family and a woman he meets while on the lam. This wasn’t the kind of movie that I was expecting. Alright, for those of you…
A Boy Called Sailboat
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Director Cameron Nugent Starring Keanu Wilson, Zeyah Pearson and Julian Atocani Sanchez Rated PG Score 6/6 In select cinemas around Australia from December 5, with additional locations throughout January, 2020. In a slanted home beyond the reaches of a drought-ridden town, a loving Hispanic family accept an impossible blessing and name their only son “Sailboat”.…
The Knight Before Christmas
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Director Monika Mitchell Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Josh Whitehouse Rated PG Score 3.5/6 A medieval English knight is magically transported to the present day where he falls for a high school science teacher who is disillusioned by love. Okay, no more Christmas movies, at least for this week. Maybe next time I am going…
A Million Little Pieces
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Director Sam Taylor-Johnson Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Billy Bob Thornton & Odessa Young Rated TBC Score 5/6 A Million Little Things hits cinemas on December 6 A young aspiring writer at the bottom of his addictions is interned in a facility center to face his traumatic past. For those of you who might be interested A…
Romeo and Juliet Retrospective
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Romeo and Juliet Released in 1936 Director George Cukor Starring Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John Barrymore Rated G Score 3/6 Romeo and Juliet Released in 1968 Director Franco Zeffirelli Starring Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery Rated PG Score 5/6 Romeo and Juliet Released in 1996 Director Baz Luhrmann Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John…
Japanese Film Festival – Little Love Song
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Director Kojiro Hashimoto Starring Kazuhiko Kanayama, Gordon Maeda and Yuki Morinaga Rated Unclassified 15+ Score 6/6 Life in Okinawa has never looked sweeter for four high schoolers in a pop-rock band that sings catchy songs that evoke images of love and vibrant youth. All that changes when one evening a band member is tragically killed…