This week FTRC Film Club checked out the impressively-titled Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. But was it Extremely Good? Or Incredibly Bad? Read on to find out…but beware those spoilers! MARK ‘If I were to get jokey, Extremely Long and Incredibly Dull! It was just all so flat. I get that it was trying to [...]
It’s voting time again! First up in this week’s Film Club pickings we have Woody Harrelson’s uber-hyped cop drama Rampart – will it be your winner? Up against it we have CIA thriller and Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds collab Safe House, Mark Strong starrer Black Gold and Brit comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. Finally, there’s [...]
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is this week’s Film Club pick! As it stars both Tom Hanks and Sandra Bullock, two of our favourite Hollywood peeps ever, we thought it was time to celebrate who we think are the most likeable folks in all moviedom. So, without further ado, FTRC’s picks for Most Likely to [...]
Play the music, light the lights, because it’s time for Film Club to review The Muppets. Was it the pure cinematic joy they were expecting? (Spoiler alerts, as usual!) FIONA ‘I thought this was utterly delightful. It’s been a while since a film put such a big grin on my face! It is charming fun [...]
It seems like only yesterday we were discussing The Muppets (it was) but it’s already time to choose the next Film Club champion! First up is the last of this year’s Best Picture nominees, weepie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Running against it? Nicolas Cage-powered action sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Bringing up the [...]
The Muppets is this week’s Film Club pick! Finally hitting the UK after what feels like forever, the gang are back. And there’s something about a character with someone else’s hand up it’s bum that we just can’t resist, so here’s a rundown of our fave ever cinematic puppets – THE MUPPETS (THE MUPPETS) The [...]
This week our Film Clubbers checked out sci-fi found footage flick Chronicle. But what did they think? We guess you’ll have to read on to find out… Spoiler alert, as per usual… JAMES ‘I thought it was the best film I’ve seen so far this year, it was absolutely brilliant!’ ‘It was refreshing to watch, [...]
It’s a clash of the titans on this week’s Film Club, as two stalwarts of cinema do battle for the title. That’s right folks, it’s Kermit the Frog versus Haz Potts himself! But will The Muppets topple The Woman in Black? Of course, you guys may decide you don’t want to see either. In that [...]
Last year was a biggie for the found footage flick, both in terms of box-office draw and critical acclaim, and 2012 is shaping up to be even bigger. Previously synonymous with low budget horror, this week sees the hottest sub-genre in Tinseltown cover new and exciting ground with Film Club pick Chronicle. Here are the [...]
This week we, with Film Club in tow, jetted off to Hawaii – land of palm trees, the lei, and new George Clooney flick The Descendants. But what did our Film Clubbers think of it? Read on to find out – but watch out, there are spoilers about! CHRIS ‘The Descendants is an OK movie, [...]
