Review: Get On Up
Well and truly sunk by a clearly muddled style, and then raised exponentially by a world-beating lead performance, Get On Up stands as one of the most divided films of the year, says Ben Robins.
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Union Films: What’s Coming Up This Week (24/11/14 – 30/11/14)
Welcome back to the weekly film and cinema update from Union Films! Last week we…
Film round-up: 24/11/2014 – 30/11/2014
This week’s round-up sees the release of Horrible Bosses 2 and Paddington, as well as rereleases of both Frozen and 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Review: Interstellar
Whilst Interstellar seem to ask enough of their audience in terms of plot complexity, dialogue so plainly expresses the film’s semantic intentions that it becomes condescending, says Joseph Henderson.
Review: Nightcrawler
Nightcrawler is an intelligent, pitch perfect examination of moral complications underlying Western culture’s capitalist desires, says Joseph Henderson.
Union Films: What’s Coming Up This Week (17/11/14 – 23/11/14)
This week, Union Films begins its run of 16 showings of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, the first of which is at midnight on the day of its premiere release.
Film round-up: 17/11/2014 – 23/11/2014
This week sees the release of the highly anticipated The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 as well as a Hilary Swank-starring western drama.
Review: Say When
Despite doing very little to go above and its genre of coming of age (sort of) dramedy, Say When gets by on an effective feel-good vibe and a great cast.
Review: Mr Turner
With performances from a host of Mike Leigh favourites including Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville, the story of the great artist, Turner, is here brought to life as an exquisite piece of film-making.
Union Films: What’s Coming Up This Week (10/11/14 – 16/11/14)
This week sees the likes of The Expendables 3 and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For hit the Union Films’ screen, as well as some free screenings in association with RAG.
Film round-up: 10/11/2014 – 16/11/2014
This week’s round-up features The Drop, starring Tom Hardy, as well as the highly-acclaimed The Imitation Game.
Review: NT Live Frankenstein Encore
Explosive, Emotive and Engaging, Danny Boyle’s stage adaptation of the legendary tale of Frankenstein and his creature, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller is a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ opportunity that is truly spectacular.
Union Films: What’s Coming Up This Week (03/11/2014 – 09/11/2014)
This week at Union Films you can see blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy, a free showing of 2009’s Up, plus some films that are part of Southampton Film Week.
Review: Horns
“Sadly, this drags the entire picture into near-incomprehensible territory, a great shame for leads Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple who both provide well-rounded performances with great emotional depth” Ben Robins looks at one of the most highly anticipated films of the year, Horns.