Tagged George Clooney

With mystery films, it’s often said that trailers should be avoided, and that going in blind is the best way to watch them. Suburbicon is an exception to this rule, as the final product bears very little...

Steven Soderbergh has always been a filmmaker who belies easy stereotyping. His prolificness and his chameleon-like ability to switch between genres, between the arthouse and the mainstream, have always made...

For most of its 100-minute runtime, Money Monster is on the verge of becoming a truly great satire. An intimate hostage situation explodes into a media circus that feels like Network as written by Charlie...

Just when you thought the historic cast of Skins were done crawling out of the woodwork, here comes Jack O’Connell to blast them out of the water. The last decade has seen a smattering of Skins alumni...

The uproarious and star-studded Hail Caesar! demonstrates the Coens on fine form indeed – whilst not quite up to the standard of their very best, this spiritual successor to Barton Fink sits very comfortably...

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Don’t be put off by the title inspired by a Disneyland ride – The Haunted Mansion this certainly isn't. Like the glittering, space-age utopia it takes its name from, Brad Bird’s sci-fi adventure is a...

Remake? Reboot? Reimagining? Hollywood’s obsession with recycling old properties into modern-day multiplex fodder shows no signs of abating. Many are gutless cash-ins seeking the largest possible audience,...

How hard is it to be George Clooney? It can't be that bad, can it. Super models falling at your feet, Nespresso adverts keeping your bank account healthy and being largely regarded as the biggest name in...

Wes Anderson is the creator of a string of classic American independent films that infuse a quirky filming style with wry humour and eccentric characterisations, including The Royal Tenenbaums, Rushmore,...

Zack Snyder’s 300, based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel of the same name, defied audience and studio expectations when it stormed the box office with Spartan-like ferocity back in 2007. Its mix of...

Following Argo, Clooney and Heslov return with another historical drama infused with humour. At least on paper… Dreadfully constructed setups make the "jokes" fall flat, with the incredible cast...

As 2013 draws to a close, it’s time to reel off One Room With A View’s Top Ten Films of 2013. Each writer will list their top ten and we’ll reach an ultimate list at the end. To achieve this, we’ll be...

With Oscar-buzzed films emerging from the woodwork, it seems it's high time to start making wild predictions months before the ceremony/nominations announcement. We won't do every category just yet as that's...

"I think a future flight should include a poet, a priest and a philosopher . . . we might get a much better idea of what we saw." - Michael Collins, the pilot of Apollo 11, describing his views from the...