London Film Festival: Trumbo (2015)
★★★
By Raghav Bali
Already hailed by famed critics (me) as this year’s Imitation Game, Trumbo is the biopic of the year so far, headed with a boisterous lead performance, tirelessly efficient storytelling and a timely message to boot. After conquering television and theatre as a leading man, Bryan Cranston has arrived at his . . .
Mississippi Burning
★★★1/2
This film is inherently a buddy film, á la Planes, Trains And Automobiles, but with a gambling addiction at the core of it. The part of the film which could have easily been it's downside is the way it deals with the main character's addiction: luckily, it deals with addiction without getting grating, or dissolving into an . . .
Black Mass (2015)
★★1/2
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It is incredibly difficult to talk about Black Mass without instantly discussing Johnny Depp's incredible and intense performance as James "Whitey" Bulger. Without a shadow of a doubt, Johnny Depp is getting nominated this year.
The reason there is a difficulty talking about the film beyond Depp's . . .
Me And Earl And The Dying Girl (2015)
★★★★
I inevitably am slightly biased when it comes to this film, seeing as a lot of it is an homage to cinema and Vietnamese food - two things that always skew my opinion favourably. Despite this, Me And Earl And The Dying Girl is one of the best independent American films of the year.
The IMDB plot summary, as good and as vague . . .
Everest (2015)
★★★
Everest is an entertaining popcorn movie, and one of the few that I would recommend seeing in 3D. However, like any "based on a true story movie", the film relies on the amount of creativity the filmmakers put into thematic and character elements in the film. Unfortunately, they seem to have stopped once they thought it . . .
Man Up (2015)
★★★
Man Up is a funny and entertaining romantic comedy hinged on the performance of the actors and how they interpreted their characters. It's light, it's breezy and good fun. Where Trainwreck was trying to subvert the genre unsuccessfully, Man Up accepts it's position as a rom-com and makes the most of it.
The . . .
Paper Towns
★1/2
Paper Towns is a perfect example of what I like to call a "candy film". Definition: all gloss, superficial and saccharine entertainment aimed to please everyone. It's best to get the positives out of the way first. Here we go.
The cast is good. Nat Wolff is clearly an actor with potential, who should go down a . . .
