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Film review: Darkest Hour

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Cinema Perspective

The events of Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of Britain’s troops from Dunkirk, were told on-screen across land, air and sea last year. Now the story is revisited once again in Churchill biopic drama Darkest Hour, directed by Joe Wright. As … Continue reading →

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DVD review: Child 44

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Cinema Perspective

Joseph Stalin-era Soviet Union was cold, callous and colourless at least according to Swedish filmmaker Daniel Espinosa who directs mystery thriller ‘Child 44’, based on Tom Rob Smith’s best-selling novel of the same name. Tom Hardy leads an impressive top-billed … Continue reading →

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DVD review: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Cinema Perspective

Three years ago, the long-running apes franchise underwent a series of tests, receiving a prequel injection to bring it into the modern day. The sequel to the prequel, set a decade later, is ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’. … Continue reading →