On Talking Pictures, Ewan McGregor is Our Kind Of Traitor
May 15 2016- Movies
- Last Updated on 14 May 2016
- Freda Cooper
It’s a packed week in cinemas, and just as packed on this week’s Talking Pictures.
Ewan McGregor is in the hot seat for The Big Interview, talking about his latest movie, John Le Carre’s Our Kind Of Traitor. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, puts the film in the spotlight, alongside the other new releases, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, starring Tina Fey, and horror/thriller Green Room. There’s a great line-up of DVDs as well, with Danish drama A War, Oscar winner Room and Janis Joplin documentary, Janis:Little Girl Blue. Plus, there’s the new top five at the British box office and the week’s movie news.
Film Review: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
May 14 2016- Movies
- Last Updated on 14 May 2016
- Freda Cooper
You don’t need to be fluent in phonetic alphabet to know what the title of Tina Fey’s latest offering (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) means. It’s in cinemas now, certificate 15, and the combination of title and star makes you expect a comedy. London Mums’ resident film critic, Freda Cooper, finds that appearances are deceptive.
Film review (with NO spoilers): Alice Through the Looking Glass (out on 27 May 2016)
May 11 2016- Movies
- Last Updated on 16 May 2016
- Monica Costa
When Disney announced Alice Through the Looking Glass as the sequel to Tim Burton’s movie Alice in Wonderland (2010) I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I thought it could not match in any way the brilliance of the first film. I am not a big fan of sequels and I went into the screening quite skeptical. Not that I would not enjoy watching once again some of my favourite stars like Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Helena Bonham Carter along with the voices of Alan Rickman, Stephen Fry, Michael Sheen and Timothy Spall. I was positively surprised by this movie simply because it is not a sequel. Alice Through the Looking Glass is a standalone story starring the characters from Alice in Wonderland.
