Film review: “Oppenheimer” (2023)

“Oppenheimer” (2023) Drama Running Time: 180 minutes Written and directed by: Christopher Nolan Featuring: Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, Josh Hartnett, Casey Affleck, Rami Malek and Kenneth Branagh J. Robert Oppenheimer: “They won't fear it until they understand it. And they won't understand it until they've used it. Theory will take you only so far.” The movie “Oppenheimer”, directed by …

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Trailer: “A Haunting In Venice” (2023)

Trailer: “A Haunting In Venice” (2023) 20th Century Studios has premiered the second trailer for Kenneth Branagh’s third Hercule Poirot film, “A Haunting in Venice”. The newest Agatha Christie adaptation is based on one of her later novels, “Hallowe’en Party,” and sees Branagh returning to the role of the Belgian sleuth and is joined by …

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Trailer: Chris Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” (2023)

Trailer: “Oppenheimer” (2023) Universal Pictures has premiered the official trailer for Christopher Nolan’s big-budget biopic “Oppenheimer”. https://videopress.com/v/SBHOsrE8?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Nolan’s story is based on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning biography “American Prometheus” with both authors credited as writers along with Nolan himself. Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist who was dubbed the …

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Blu-ray review: “Dead Again” (1991)

“Dead Again” (1991) Drama/Thriller Running time: 107 minutes Written by: Scott Frank Directed by: Kenneth Branagh Featuring: Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Wayne Knight and Robin Williams Cozy Carlisle: “Someone is either a smoker or a nonsmoker. There's no in-between. The trick is to find out which one you are, and be that. If you're a nonsmoker, you'll know.” …

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Trailer: “Tenet” (2020)

Trailer: “Tenet” (2020) The first proper trailer has arrived for Christopher Nolan’s new international espionage thriller “Tenet”. https://videopress.com/v/ifKIWe4H?preloadContent=metadata Shot on a mixture of IMAX and 70mm, the film stars the likes of John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Kenneth Branagh, Michael Caine, Dimple Kapadia and Clemence Poesy. Filmed across seven countries, plot …

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DVD & Blu-ray review: “Dunkirk” (2017)

“Dunkirk” (2017) Historical Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written & Directed by: Christopher Nolan Featuring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy  Commander Bolton: “You can practically see it from here.” Captain Winnant: “What?” Commander Bolton: “Home.” Apparently this is a film that writer/director Christopher Nolan has wanted …

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