When I sat down in the cinema to watch World War Z (and yes, I do pronounce it “zed”) it occurred to me that I hate most films in the zombie genre. I find them violent, often tasteless and usually incredibly depressing. I wasn’t exactly sure what had driven me to sit down and watch…
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“This is your life, and it’s ending one minute at a time.” Fight Club, directed by David Fincher, explores modern life, modern masculinity, and the influence of consumerism and marketing. At the beginning of the film we are introduced to an unnamed “every man” (Edward Norton) who, for the purposes of this review, I shall…
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Brad Pitt stars as failed baseball player Billy Beane in Moneyball, a film that follows Beane’s attempts to change the game he loves as general manager of the Oakland Athletics. Crushed by a loss at the close of the season and frustrated by a budget that isn’t big enough to make his star players stay,…
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Terrence Malick is renowned for his visceral, thought provoking films, which tend to divide audiences. His 1978 film Days of Heaven was recognised as a landmark in cinema for its use of symbolic imagery, despite its slow pace and arguably dull look at the lives of a struggling couple in the 20th century. After a 20…
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