Posts tagged Nicholas Hoult
Juror #2: Justice Is on Trial in Director Clint Eastwood’s Intelligent Latest
ReviewJim SlotekJuror #2, DRama, Clint Eastwood, Jonathan A. Abrams, Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Messina, Courtroom drama
Renfield: Dracula's Delivery Boy Stands Up For Himself, Much Gore and Some Laughs Ensue
ReviewJim SlotekRenfield, Dracula, Demonic familiars, Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Vampire’s Kiss, Chris McKay, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ben Schwartz, Awkwafina, Vampire comedies
The Menu: Terrific Horror Comedy Deserves Better Than Food Puns (Burp!)
ReviewJim SlotekHorror-comedy, Foodie film, The Menu, Mark Mylod, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult, Judith Light, John Leguizamo, Paul Adelstein, The Exterminating Angel, Luis Buñuel
Those Who Wish Me Dead: Smokin’ Action, Wobbly Plot, With Angelina As Child-Saving Firefighter
Dark Phoenix: A dozen X-Men movies later, how the mighty have fallen
ReviewJim SlotekDark Phoenix, X-Men, Superhero farewells, James McAvoy, Sophie Turner, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Simon Kinberg, The Martian, The Fantastic Four, Shazam!, Brian DePalma, The Fury, Carrie, Firestarter
Tolkien: A superficial take sees the Lord of the Rings author as a nice chap who imagined dragons on the battlefield
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ReviewJim SlotekJ.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Literary biopics, Dome Karukoski, First World War, Nicholas Hoult, Colm Meaney, Lily Collins, Derek Jacobi, Battle of the Somme, David Gleeson, Stephen Beresford, Goodbye Christopher Robin
Award-season favourite The Favourite: A brilliant blend of Restoration comedy and arch political satire
ReviewJim SlotekThe Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos, Deborah Davies, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weiss, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult, Queen Anne, Lady Sarah Churchill, Abigail Masham, The War of Spanish Succession, Robert Harley, Jonathan Swift, Robbie Ryan, Sandy Powell
