Incredibly well-acted and stylistically directed, but ultimately The Laundromat ends up trying too hard to be provocative with its political message than it does entertaining.
The Laundromat is Netflix’s upcoming drama that draws its inspiration from the 2015 Panama Papers leak. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, Meryl Streep stars as an elderly widow digging into a fake insurance policy she unwittingly purchased. Her dogged investigation eventually leads her to the Panamanian law firm of Mossack Fonseca and its charismatic founders, Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca (Gary Oldman and Antonio Banderas respectively).
The longer you live on earth, the more humanity disappoints you. Just when you think people couldn’t get any more corrupt or despicable, someone somewhere, most often in a high-powered position, finds a way of proving correct the phrase that power corrupts and you are left feeling sick in your mouth at where we are headed as a species. Thankfully …
Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Soderbergh's secretive project Mosaic has finally been unveiled, and it's a revolutionary new way to watch a mini-series that blends interactive technology used by the audience with traditional storytelling.
I was really hoping that Life On The Line could be that movie that catapults John Travolta back into the big time - but it's a movie with a lot of potential that is unfortunately riddled with crippling inconsistency and cliches
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Yes people, you read that right. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean’s Eleven, Contagion) is getting ready to film a interactive “choose your own adventure” styled movie for HBO entitled Mosaic. Now I have very fond memories of the “Choose your own adventure” books growing up, as I’m sure many of you do as well. Mosaic is not actually based …
Just three new films open in South African cinemas for the long weekend. Between them they offer a combination of sci-fi action, bittersweet star-crossed romance and tonally lightweight, but star-heavy, fare for the older set. Edge of Tomorrow: Blockbuster fanatics will find their needs fulfilled by this Japanese novel adaptation, screening in 2D, 3D and 3D IMAX. Tom Cruise is …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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