The Cinematic Critique’s Best of 2013: Part I
Hello everyone and welcome to the Cinematic Critique’s Best of 2013: Part I. Below are just several of the biggest films to grace our screens this year as I finally recognise the very best of…
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – ★★★★
This time last year (and how quick it has gone!), director Peter Jackson unveiled the first installment of his Lord of the Rings prequel trilogy, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. The film did reasonably well…
Johnny Depp is uploaded through artificial intelligence in official trailer for Transendence
Johnny Depp’s film career has been somewhat average lately particularly with his recent critical flops like Dark Shadows and The Lone Ranger. But despite criticism from those naysayers, his latest film Transcendence is set to…
Paul Rudd cast as Marvel’s Ant-Man in Edgar Wright film
Phase 2 of the Marvel Universe is starting to come together after another key casting decision was made by the money-making studio. Following ongoing speculation, it has finally been confirmed that Paul Rudd (Anchorman, This…
The apes rise against the human race in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes trailer
2011 produced one of the unlikely box-office hits of the year in the form of the primate reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes which unsurprisingly led to the making of a sequel entitled…
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum return to Jump Street in official trailer for 22 Jump Street
Last year saw the film adaptation of 21 Jump Street become a surprise box-office hit with some hailing it as one of the best comedies of the 2010s so far. One of the reasons for…
Rebecca and Suspicion actress Joan Fontaine dies aged 96
Joan Fontaine, the Oscar-winning star of Hitchcock films like Rebecca (1940) and Suspicion (1941) has died at the age of 96. Fontaine – the sister of fellow Oscar-winner Olivia de Havilland – died in her…
Blue is the Warmest Colour – ★★★★
Back in the summer, eyebrows were raised by many film fans when Abdellatif Kechiche’s controversial French drama Blue is the Warmest Colour debuted at the Cannes Film Festival (winning the coveted Palme d’Or award in…
Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O’Toole dies aged 81
Peter O’Toole, the multi-Oscar nominated star of Lawrence of Arabia has died at the age of 81. The flamboyant British actor passed away on Saturday evening at the Wellington hospital in London following a long…
Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke cast as Sarah Connor in Terminator reboot
British beauty Emilia Clarke is starting to make big strides in her film career as she looks to move away from her role as Daenerys ‘Khaleesi’ Targaryen in HBO’s hit series Game of Thrones. 2013…