10 Movies we are excited for in 2015 - Moustache Movie reviews

10 Movies we are excited for in 2015

 10.

‘Everest’ – 18^th Spetember

Director- Baltasar Kormakur

Stars- Jake Gyllenhaal, Keira Knightley, Josh Brolin, Sam Worthington, Jason Clarke

Plot-‘A climbing expedition on Mt. Everest is devastated by a severe snow storm.’ (IMDB)

Everest boasts a stellar cast, great scenery and solid adventure for viewers. Gyllenhaal has been on form recently making great choices with his roles and we’re sure this will be another to add to his catalogue. Lets just hope Everest isn’t just 2 hours of climbing in blizzards and shouting to ‘turn back!’ and that it has a heart somewhere beneath the snow.

9.

‘Man Down’ – 30^th October

Director – Dito Montiel

Stars – Shia Labeouf, Jai Courtney, Kate Mara, Gary Oldman

Plot - ‘In a savage post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, Jonathan and wife, Natalie, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor.’ (IMDB)

An intriguing one here, sounding like a mix of ‘The Last of Us’ and every wife kidnap thriller ever. Again a solid cast and one that will hopefully utilize Gary Oldman (as he has been underplayed too much recently). The casting of Shia Labeouf is a curve ball after his pretty public meltdown, although  it is defiantly a good sign as he has recently stated he wants to play more interesting characters. Lets expect plenty of action as the trio race to save Kate Mara, most probably against Oldman as the antagonist.

8.

Chappie – 6^th March

Director – Neil Bloomkamp

Stars – Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Hugh jackman

Plot - After being kidnapped by two criminals during birth, Chappie becomes the adopted son in a strange and dysfunctional family. Chappie is preternaturally gifted, one of a kind, a prodigy. He also happens to be a robot. (IMDB)

Bloomkamp of ‘District 9’ fame is on his 3^rd outing in native South Africa following a trend of tech-themed action. Chappie boasts more of a comedic feel whilst also giving us the similar emotional connection that D9 provided. With the slight misstep of ‘Elysium’ behind him, Bloomkamp will be attempting to provide us with a similar mix of action and drama whilst also tackling the idea of A.I and its place in today’s world. With his regular hero Sharlto Copley at the helm this time using motion capture to portray the titular character Chappie, this is going to be a heartwarming action drama that places Bloomkamp as one of the best directors in the world right now.

7.

Mad Max: Fury Road – 15^th May

Director – George Miller

Stars- Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult

Plot - An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and almost everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. (IMDB)

A surprising divide in support for Hardy and severe production delays meant that Fury Road has been a movie awaited by many with baited breath. Hardy’s Max reportedly speaks less than 20 lines whilst Theron provides us with the crazed antagonist. Fury Road already looks insane, the trailer showed off its multiple fast paced chases through explosions and sandstorms whilst teasing us with solemn moments of repressed anger on Hardy’s part.

6.

Macbeth – TBC

Director – Justin Jurzel

Stars – Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard

Plot - Spurred on by an eerie prophecy of the power he could gain if he were King, Macbeth, an army general, murders Duncan, the King of Scotland, and takes the throne. However, his guilt, and that of his wife, may prove to be their undoing. (IMDB)

With arguably two of the best actors in the world at the moment helming this infamous film it has been greeted with great respect and admiration, however many modern audiences can barely understand Shakespeare let alone sit through 3 hour renditions at the Globe theatre. So it will be interesting to see how ‘Macbeth’ fairs with younger audiences who probably cant wait for another transformers movie, Kids eh? Fassbender and Cotillard are ideal for these roles and they are taking a leap of faith in making a movie adaptation of this classic, many others have tried and failed, judging by the talent it should end up more like Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Romeo + Juliet’ and not Michael Amereyda’s ‘Hamlet’

5.

Avengers: Age of Ultron – 1^st May

Director – Joss Whedon

Stars – Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson

Plot - When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans. (IMDB)

The Avengers don’t really need an introduction do they? Although the first outing was slightly bogged down with a semi-origins feel to it, Age of Ultron promises to delivery a higher caliber of action and drama rolled into one big explosive climax that will eventually lead to the (Final?) two back-to-back movies and the next Captain America. Expect everyone to be in danger before they eventually win and continue the franchise until they get replaced and start all over again (*cough* *cough* Spiderman *cough*)

4.

American Sniper – 16^th January

Director – Clint Eastwood

Stars- Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller

Plot- Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind. (IMDB)

Based on the true story of Chris Kyle, America’s deadliest sniper Eastwood hopes to address PTSD and war through Cooper's relationship with his family and friends. This is going to be a dramatic powerhouse performance from Cooper and co whilst also giving us nail biting tension in a variety of battle sequences. This has already gained award rumors which; given the cast and crew's track record is not a surprise.

3.

Jurassic World – 12^th June

Director – Colin Trevorrow

Stars- Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jake Johnson

Plot - Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor's interest, which backfires horribly. (IMDB)

Chris Pratt? Dinosaurs? Count me in. With the trailer letting us glimpse what to expect from Colin Trevorrow’s Jurassic World it’s easy to get excited. It feels like a long time since we last set foot in dino-infested waters and it looks like its been worth the wait, Pratt had a phenomenal 2014 and it can only get better as he continues to be a great leading man. It’s a shame Sam Neil hasn’t returned to fight raptors and wear a fedora but as long as there is the same king of carnage and set pieces as before no one will be complaining.   

2.

Spectre – 23^rd October

Director – Sam Mendes

Stars- Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes

Plot- A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE (IMDB)

Three years on from the most successful bond ever Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig return to the longest running movie franchise for another round of cars, wit and action. Not only was ‘Skyfall’ one of the best movies of 2012 it was also one of the best bond’s. Now we see the most infamous of villains creeping into the picture in the shape of (probably) Christoph Waltz who is a seasoned villain. Waltz has provided us with some of the most tense scenes in recent memory including the ‘Inglorious Bastards’ Opening. Everything points to the fact that this could potentially be the best bond yet.

1.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens – 18^th December

Director – JJ Abrams

Stars- Harrison Ford, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Mark Hamil, Andy Serkis

Plot- A continuation of the saga created by George Lucas set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). (IMDB)

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year you would have seen and heard that Star Wars is making a return. One of the most loved and cherished franchises in history is continuing its journey supported by a great cast and director into unknown territory. As you can see there are next to no plot details, with only the teaser trailer providing us with a glimpse of frantic action and ominous danger. Abrams did a stellar job with Star Trek and he looks to continue his Sci-fi Career in style giving us a slightly darker toned look into the lives of Han, Luke and Leia as they begin another chapter of the star wars saga.

Written By Joshua Tanner

Foxcatcher (2014) - Review

Foxcatcher - Review (2014)

Director – Bennett Miller

Stars – Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo

Loews Theatre - NYC

As I walked into the Loews Theatre on Lincoln Square I was met with hundreds of teenage fans eager to see one of the many showings of ‘The Hunger Games – Mocking Jay part 1’. I realized that I had chosen perhaps the wrong day to see one of my most anticipated films of the year, Foxcatcher. After pushing through these fairly loud patrons I was met with the next task of finding the right screen, One would assume this would be easy, yet Loews theatre (although I liked it) decides to ‘name’ their screens instead of a slightly easier numerical system, so on I went to ‘Screen: Olympus’ The grand name matched the expectation I had for the movie in store and also its audience, once in this enormous room I was met with an almost full capacity turn out which was a surprise. This was one of the lower budget, slow burner dramas that acts as a polar opposite to many of its November weekend contenders. Although as again expected the audience consisted of a middle aged/elderly demographic that is always a good sign, you know these older people will shush people quicker than you any day.

Foxcatcher opened by showing old eerie footage of the titular character on ‘The Richest family in America’s estate’ each person dressed ready for the hunt and the last shot of a fox being released running for its life, cut to the opening credits. This somber and dark tone set the mood for the next 134 minutes, this is in no way a bad thing, it was exactly what this story needed and by the end it would ultimately stand as a metaphor for the events that took place on John Du Pont’s (Carell) Estate. What struck me the most was how amazing all three leads were, Ruffalo and Tatum had clearly spent hours learning how to wrestle like professionals and this showed when they were battling each other. The highest praise must be saved for Steve Carell who shows that comic actors are often the darkest when playing these roles, certain moments in his performance made you want to just clean yourself they were that unsettling. From his smile to the way he longs for his mothers approval even to the point he pretends how to coach the team. The narrative shows that Du Pont has ‘bought’ Mark (Tatum) and David (Ruffalo) Schultz as he is obsessed with wrestling and winning gold, and there is one amazing scene where we see Mark Ruffalo wrestling himself when he is asked if Du Pont is an inspiration and his mentor. It’s a sad story and one where the surprise strength comes from Channing Tatum’s performance, proving that he is one of the best serious actors around, he manages to shine with innocence until he sees Du Pont for who he is and the film quickly shifts gear into his hatred for John. Carell should win an Oscar for his performance along with his other comrades, he is outstanding in the way he shows on so many levels how disturbed and sad Du Pont is, whilst at times making us feel sorry for him.

Foxcatcher is an excellent film, one that I am looking forward to seeing again. Its only downfall is that it is sometimes static; in places it can be moved forward at a slightly quicker pace. However there is a supposed 4-hour long cut that I would love to see just for more moments between the cast. Its ending has such a mighty impact that everyone in the theatre was screaming and shocked, and when they left people were fiercely debating why Du Pont had done these things. Foxcatcher has already gained much praise, lets hope its leads get the same come awards season.

RATING: 4/5

Written by Joshua Tanner

Moustache Movie news - November Week 1

Moustache Movie news round up - November week 1

Jared Leto in talks to play ‘The Joker’ in future DC universe.

That’s right bat fans, Affleck replaced Bale and now Leto could replace Ledger. Its an interesting choice and one that could work, I’m sure Leto is getting a lot of grief via Twitter right now but lets remember that Heath Ledger got the same when he was chosen for The Dark Knight and that worked out pretty well.

                                             Matt Damon is returning as Jason Bourne.

Matt Damon has always said that the Bourne franchise and director Paul Greengrass went hand in hand, therefore he would not be returning for 2012’s ‘Bourne Legacy’. However since he and Greengrass must have been talking behind the scenes both have agreed to come back, we don’t know if it’s a one film deal or the start of a franchise re-boot, either way Bourne is back in 2016.

Toy Story 4

Another franchise thats renewing its run is 'Toy Story', seven years after 2010's latest outing which was a success at the box office and with critics. It makes sense for Disney to bring back one of its most beloved series, not that they need the money so this has to be one for 'the fans'.

Star Wars VII gets a title

Disney have stepped up the marketing campaign for the next trilogy in a galaxy far far away. Unveiling the title of the first in the next chapter as 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. Sounds good although no clues to what is in store for our heroes. Lets just hope watching an aged Luke, Leia and Han isn't as depressing as Kingdom of the Crystal skull.

'The Hateful Eight' gains Tatum

Remember earlier this year when Tarantino got pretty angry because his latest movie's script got leaked for all to see then cancelled the whole thing? Well he's cooled down since then and cast his Western ready for production early next year. The plot focuses on (you guessed it) eight menacing guys and gals who happen to stumble across each other in the old west in the midst of a storm and things get nasty. other cast members include Kurt Russell and Samuel L Jackson. (2015)

Christian Bale doesn't need 'Jobs'

Christian Bale has decided not to appear as Steve Jobs, founded of Apple inc in Danny Boyle's latest biopic. I saw Danny Boyle in Apple about 6 months ago and he didn't look to happy with his iPhone, probably how he feels round about now.

Interstellar (2014) Review

Interstellar (2014) - Review

Director - Christopher Nolan

Stars - Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway

Christopher Nolan’s latest adventure has been shrouded in secrecy since its initial inception (sorry) back in 2012. Its been a busy time for the Nolan brothers after the crowning success of their bat-trilogy they wasted no time at all writing and directing their next masterpiece. Bringing with them on board the Enterprise are seasoned bat-vets including Michael Cain and Anne Hathaway, with newcomers: Matthew McConaughey, Casey Affleck, Jessica Chastain and Matt Damon. This is a stellar (not sorry) cast and one, which was highly controversial at the time, as Matthew McConaughey was pre- ‘True Detective’ and so the world still thought of him as a torso that could vaguely act. All that has changed with his Oscar last year and so the mighty Interstellar landed without any bumps.

We open to see Copper (McConaughey) and his two children attempting to live in a world which is falling apart, the military has been disbanded and the schooling system teaches people that the moon landings where faked. With this in mind Cooper is then recruited to pilot a mission through a wormhole to find an inhabitable planet for the human race. Interstellar is undoubtedly the year’s best sci-fi, it manages to grip its audience every single minute of its almost 3 hour run time. Hans Zimmer’s score is predictably brilliant and provides the peril and release that we need. The most surprising thing about the movie is that it didn’t use any green screen, this is the most astounding element because it spends 80% of its time showing us new plants and solar systems which are not only beautiful but also draw dropping. Nolan is able to make sure the human element is intact throughout which is a feat in itself, there is a particular moment where Cooper receives video messages from his children which would render even Bane to tears. It manages to introduce a sort of villain late on and one which above everything else, just wants to go home. In this way the Nolan brothers have once again changed the game, they have boldly gone where ‘Gravity’ touched upon last year and made it into something unique and heart wrenchingly brilliant.

Interstellar has a heart in and amongst the science; it captures our imagination of once again being space explorers, whilst also giving us a look at relationships, which Nolan hasn’t done before. This film is ultimately a master class in filmmaking without being convoluted and dull. Although some may think it doesn’t match up on the scale of Nolan’s predecessors, Interstellar delivers every step of the way.

RATING 5/5

Written by Joshua Tanner

Remembering Robin - His greatest Roles

After we heard the sad news about one of the best actors ever to grace film we thought it fitting to sit down and re-watch his best.

                                                                5. Mrs Doubtfire

One of Williams' most comedic roles, after a bitter divorce he disguises himself as a female house keep in order to spend time with his children. Arguably one of his most iconic films, Williams was able to home his skills in order to make every moment on screen hilarious. Even pitted against Pierce Brosnan's swarve charm, Williams showed that even bond himself wasn't up to scratch for Mrs Doubtfire. As many people would agree it was one performance that remains deeply ingrained into our hearts.

                                                                       4. Jumanji

When I was a child I defiantly lost sleep after I had seen Jumanji. With a mixture of horror and dreamlike excitement I had never witnessed a film like it, neither had I enjoyed Williams more. He acted as a guide through the crazy board game from hell and his strong father figure meant that we would all choose him when we ever sat down to play scrabble. The carnage and chaos meant we had a bond with Williams and genuinely cared about his character and how he would manage to survive the carnage of Jumanji.

                                                               3. One Hour Photo

This one was defiantly a curve ball. After a strong Comedic career Williams decided to do something very different. One Hour Photo (if you haven't seen it) sees Williams as a lonely photo developer who, after processing a photo album becomes obsessed with a young suburban family. This is a very dark turn for Williams who was worried that it could damage his career, however after a reported 15 minutes critics forgot it was Williams on screen and loved his performance, something that he was very proud of. If you haven't seen it, its a masterclass in acting.


                                                                       2. Hook

This list wouldn't be complete without my personal favourite staring role of Williams. This is also one that needs no introduction. Not only did the film redefine our definition of Peter Pan but it also led to a cult following and people shouting 'Rufio Rufio RU-FI-OOOOOO!' in every public space imaginable. Williams gave a mesmerising performance in which we visibly saw a complete transformation from stern father and business man to the sword wielding, tight wearing legend. Get out the VHS player and prepare to cry world.

                                                             1. Good Will hunting

And this leads us to (in my opinion) Robin Williams best performance, he won an Oscar for best supporting actor in 1997 for the role and was hailed as one of the most versatile actors around. Williams acts as a therapist to Matt Damon's angry young man with a gift for mathematics, in their scenes together you can understand why Williams was a gifted actor. He was able to show how distraught he was over his wives death, whilst finding comfort in loving memories of her. One scene where he retells a story about her was completely improvised and heart wrenchingly real. This stands as a testament to an extremely talented and beloved man.

Rest In Peace Robin Williams. 1951 - 2014