But it’s also a celebration of the brilliant team at his company Space X and their unwavering drive to explore the galaxy, reminding us with some serious panache why reaching for the stars will always fascinate.
This is not a film about revenge but resilience, perfectly summed up by the Coldplay song ‘Miracles’ that plays over the end credits.įew men in the world are discussed as much as science boffin and billionaire Elon Musk and this glossy documentary will only garner him more headlines. It’s British actor Jack O’Connell who’s given the task of conveying Zamperini’s courage and conviction and he does it with impressive style.
What’s more, Sandy’s never been better than as tough cookie Leigh Anne, all big hair and big heart.Īngelina Jolie directs this inspirational biopic of Louis Zamperini, a former Olympic runner who later became a US pilot in the 2nd World War, surviving a plane crash, over a month on a raft in the sea and a number of Japanese prisoner-of-war camps. True, The Blind Side sometimes feels a little bit too nice and wholesome but this is a story that really happened.
With Sandra Bullock back on the big screen in the fun action adventure The Lost City, here’s a chance to revisit her Oscar-winning outing as feisty Leigh Anne Tuohy - a Tennessee matriarch who took in at risk teenager Michael Oher and helped him become a professional football player. Starring nineteen year old Jaeden Martell, already recognisable for his awesome turns in smash hits Knives Out and It. It might not be up there with the classic School of Rock but there’s still a lot to like about Metal Lords the jokes, the tunes, the performances.
Gripping, educational and hauntingly well-crafted, it’s no wonder Schindler’s List remains director Steven Spielberg’s most celebrated work.Ĭute high-school movie about two friends starting a rock band that deals with all the usual adolescent issues - first love, family, fitting in - with added guitar licks and drum solos. It’s harrowing, of course, but there’s also much made of Schindler’s charm as a businessman the complete opposite of concentration camp overseer Amon Göth (a chilling Ralph Fiennes). Liam Neeson reminds of the time when he was still a credible young leading man, starring in the unforgettable true story of German industrialist Oskar Schindler and his unflinching drive to help Polish Jews during the Second World War.
Taking elements of his own troubled young life as inspiration, Davison plus co-stars Marisa Tomei and Steve Buscemi spin a sometimes uncomfortable but always intriguing coming-of-age tale. Here he plays twenty-something Scott, a New York slacker who has never fully recovered from the death of his firefighter father but who knows he has to move on if he’s ever to find peace. If you’ve ever wondered what Pete Davison actually does when he’s not dating the world’s most famous women, then here’s your answer: he makes brilliantly confessional comedy. Starting out as nervy loner Arthur Fleck, Phoenix shows us Joker’s origins as a failed Gotham City entertainer, before morphing into the super-villain whose chilling rampages turn him into a cult figure. Now comes Joaquin Phoenix’s Oscar-winning take on the maniacal master criminal… and he’s made him more deliciously dark than ever. It doesn’t matter who’s playing him - Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger or Jared Leto - Joker is always one of the most iconic-yet-disturbing characters in the DC Comics world.