Tagged Bradley Cooper

As Stanton Carlisle leaves an unidentified body and his family home going up in flames, Guillermo del Toro establishes that his latest noir is far from a straight adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946...

Two young people are running: towards each other, away from each other, with each other – the direction barely matters, just that they don’t stop. The sun burns bright overhead, casting everything in...

From the moment Lady Gaga was cast in this fourth big-screen iteration of A Star is Born, everyone involved must have been thrilled to have its title take on such an obvious double meaning. She is, of course,...

From the moment Lady Gaga was cast in this fourth big-screen iteration of A Star Is Born, everyone involved must have been thrilled to have its title take on such an obvious double meaning. She is, of course,...

Like the mixtapes that helped to set the first apart from its cohorts, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is energetic and irreverent, equal parts silly and sad. There’s so much energy in the film that it...

From the Frat House to the frontline, via Vegas and some misjudged sequels, Todd Phillips has popped a handful of painkillers and the hangover’s clearing. With War Dogs, his first foray into true - well,...

Cast your mind back to the hazy days of the late noughties. Judd Apatow had been pretty much owning the blockbuster comedy genre with The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and Superbad - the latter of which...

After a colourful introduction to Hollywood with high profile bust-ups on previous sets, David O. Russell has developed into one of the most dependable and Oscar-friendly directors on the...

Bradley Cooper sizzles as manic head chef Adam Jones in this undercooked restaurant drama about a former drug addict in search of career redemption in the big city. Barreling his way through scene after...

Cameron Crowe relationship dramas aren’t the most novel of films, recently having a yen for ‘trying to find themselves’ lead characters, which has become rather trite. In Aloha this is mostly avoided,...

Is it possible to laud individual greatness when it’s in service of an unjust cause? This is what Eastwood tries in American Sniper, and he fails miserably. Chris Kyle’s skill and bravery are undeniable...

One Room With A View went another 12 Rounds with Clint Eastwood's go-to master of on-screen war fighting, Sergeant Major James D. Dever USMC (ret.), to get the detail on how he turned Bradley Cooper into the...

The extreme saccharine romanticism of Pemberton’s (Cooper) first meeting with Serena (Lawrence) may cause some to wish the film had remained in the can another two years, yet brutal dramatisation of the...

Remember when you last looked up at the stars? Recall that sense of humbling wonderment combined with a mind-stirring curiosity at its potential? Guardians of the Galaxy fulfils your dreams and makes every...

American Hustle whirls around like a disco ball; it’s funky and full of sparkles. But, just as with any disco ball, the light it shines is actually reflected. Simply, this is a good film which benefits...