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Film Review: Crooked House 2017 (6/10)

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Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner

Starring: Max Irons, Terence Stamp, Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, Stefanie Martini and Christina Hendricks

This is the second time this year we see a film based on the crime novel by Agatha Christie only few weeks following the release of (Murder on the Orient Express) and this is no surprise to anyone who have read Agatha Christie novels as all are very well written with a perfect plot and well described characters. I would love to see this as a start to a series of more Agatha Christie adaptations.

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Film Review:Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 (8/10)

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Director: Jake Kasdan

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Nick Jonas, Bobby Cannavale

Light, entertaining and funny ….. I was quite surprised to find it a really nice entertaining film with great cast, scenery, lots of fun and well-designed plot…. really highly recommended

Having previously enjoyed the original Jumanji in 1995, I didn’t think the come back will be as good, but the film was made cleverly by changing the board game featured in the original film in to a video game where the kids are transformed in to the game characters. This is probably the first big blockbuster film for the director Jake Kasdan.

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Film Review: The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017 (7.5/10)

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The killing of the sacred deer

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Raffey Cassidy & Sunny Suljic

This film is a multilayer philosophical, thought provoking, disturbing psychological thriller. It’s one of those films you want to watch again but do not dare to. While watching you keep on edge and wonder what is going on?

The film is about a successful heart surgeon with beautiful home, wife and two lovely children, everything is almost perfect except for the teenager whom he has taken under his wings and the really strange robotic way in which the characters speaks. Later we start also noticing the strange relationship between him and his wife.
 

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Film Review:Victoria & Abdul 2017 (7.5/10)

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Director: Stephen Frears

Starring: Judi Dench & Ali Fazal

It is extremely impressive and refreshing to watch Judi Dench at 81 dominating the screen again on her own giving such a powerful and moving performance.

While watching her this time …. With each scene I want to stand to bow to her and at the same time I want to jump to give her a hug. She has this charming presence that combines strength and compassion.

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Film Review: Wonder 2017 (9/10)

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Wonder

Director: Stephen Chbosky

Starring: Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Jacob Tremblay, Isabella Vidovic, Noah Jupe

For anyone who feels they are different, imperfect or do not fit in a world which is obsessed with perfect immaculate look to be barely acceptable.

Mothers who never ever stopped believing in their children and fathers who made it all possible.

Sisters and brothers who had to be invisible.

Friends who can see beyond.

And remembering not all what you see is the entire truth.

Oh my God ……….. this movie .. made me laugh and cry …. anxious and relieved …. up and down at the same time in every moment.

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Film Review:Murder on the Orient Express 2017 (6.5/10)

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Director: Kenneth Branagh

Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Josh Gad, Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Judi Dench

This movie as many know is based on the famous Agatha Christie’s novel by the same name which is a about a crime that takes place during a luxurious trip on the Orient Express train in 1935.

Everything in this film seems to be almost perfect, it starts with beautiful scenes from Jerusalem, this takes you to scenes from Turkey where the characters starts to be introduced.

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