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Actor Who Stepped Out Of Their ‘Comfort Zone’
To tie in with one of this week’s new releases Alice, Darling starring Anna Kendrick we look at those actors who have stepped out of there comfort zones in the name of their art. Many have gained critical recognition, other possibly deserve some. One thing they all have in common is in the past they…
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Film Review – Alice, Darling (2022)
Abuse comes in many shapes and forms, in Mary Nighy’s psychological drama thriller Alice, Darling. Anna Kendrick stars as a woman trapped in an abusive gaslight relationship on a brink of a break down. They say you should step out of your safety zone every so often and challenge yourself with something a little different.…
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Film Review – A Simple Favour (2018)
When it was announced that Paul Feig, a filmmaker renowned for comedies was making a ‘serious film’, it raised a few eyebrows. Could the director who made Bridesmaids bring us something delightfully dark, twisted? The answer is…Yes, its called A Simple Favour! When any director steps out of their comfort zone, curiosity always kills the…
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Film Review – Table 19 (2017)
When it comes to any family get together especially weddings or wakes, sometimes you just want to hide away in the corner and hope you’ll be forgotten about. In Jeff Blitz‘s Table 19 you may just get that hiding place amongst the forgotten, misfits and weirdos!With Jay and Mark Duplass onboard scripting, you would hope…
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Film Review – The Accountant (2016)
“Define Normal?” as a character is asked to describe a young Christian Wolff’s life. In Gavin O’Connor‘s The Accountant is a little easier to describe, messy and far-fetched that struggles to find it’s identity. Ben Affleck plays Christian Wolff, The Accountant an autistic savant man who works out of a small financial services office in an…
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Film Review – End Of Watch (2012)
If you’re going to make a cop movie you’ll probably be in no better hands than David Ayer who has made a name for himself for exposing how corrupt at times Los Angeles Police Department can be. One thing to not here Oscar winning Training Day he wrote the script, is directing contributions Harsh…
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Film Review – 50/50 (2011)
Mixing comedy with a life changing experience such as a near fatal disease might not be everyone’s cup of tea and could be seen anything but funny. How you approach the subject matter is the key and in Jonathan Levine’s 50/50 the subject matter maybe be cancer but it’s not the disease that’s the funny…
Chronicles In Film 