First to the key, first to the egg! Directed by: Steven Spielberg Written by: Zak Penn, Ernest Cline (novel and screenplay) Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Mark Rylance, Ben Mendelsohn Swift shot: I am an '80s film geek; I was nurtured on Spielberg films. When I first heard about Ready Player One it was in the form of a tweet with someone not too keen on it … [Read more...] about Ready Player One
Reviews
A Wrinkle in Time
Is A Wrinkle in Time as epic as the hype makes it seem? Directed by: Ava DuVernay Written by: Jennifer Lee, Jeff Stockwell, Madeleine L'Engle (novel) Cast: Storm Reid, Deric McCabe, Reese Witherspoon Who, Which, What’s it but not How’s it I honestly wanted to not like this film. From what I saw in the trailer it just seemed to be the same exact … [Read more...] about A Wrinkle in Time
Tomb Raider
Directed by: Roar Uthaug Written by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Alastair Siddons, Evan Daugherty Cast: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Daniel Wu, Walton Goggins Swift shot: It's essentially Arrow meets Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and I am not complaining. Whenever I go see a movie based on a video game, I set my sights to "just keep me … [Read more...] about Tomb Raider
Bright
Shadowrun meets Training Day Directed by: David Ayer Written by: Max Landis Cast: Will Smith, Joel Edgerton, Lucy Fry, Noomi Rapace Swift shot: Back in high school I used to play this game called Shadowrun, it was all about "The Great Awakening" (if memory serves it was a nuclear fallout) where people were transformed into different metahumans: … [Read more...] about Bright
The Party
Love makes hypocrites of us all Directed by: Sally Potter Written by: Sally Potter, Walter Donohue Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson Swift shot: I was excited to see The Party, as it co-stars one of my favorite actresses, Patricia Clarkson. In fact, she was the first celebrity I ever interviewed. You can hear that bumbling mess here, … [Read more...] about The Party
