Divine excess
Anyone over 60 might remember the American character actor and singer Divine for his outrageous, satirical drag-queen roles in John Waters’ films Mondo Trasho (1969) Pink Flamingos (1972), Female Trou ...
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Washing away sins in Grand Central
In Grand Central, Director Rebecca Zlotowski’s adaptation of Elisabeth Filhol’s novel, La Centrale, the drama of an illicit love triangle is set in and around a nuclear power plant, with all its metap ...
A new sunrise for the sequel in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Don’t worry if you haven’t seen a film with Planet of the Apes in the title for a generation or so – or ever. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes is, it’s true, a sequel to 2011’s impressive Rise of the Pl ...
Riding high in How To Train Your Dragon 2
Back in 2010 I described How to Train Your Dragon as ‘a splendid family movie that will bring out the 9-year-old boy in you, even if you were never a boy and are a long way from 9-years-old.’ His scra ...