The Film: The Dish: The Reason: We celebrate the advent of years with birthday cakes. Unlike Richard Linklater’s opus ‘Boyhood’, this particular project won’t take twelve summers to complete. Our delight in watching Mason (Ellar Coltrane) physically age from six to eighteen through the course of the film is matched by the spotlight Linklater shines […]
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The Film: The Dish: The Reason: The most lethal sniper in US history, Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is brought up to believe; ‘There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs’. It’s the job of sheepdogs like him to protect the rest of us from the wolves. In this dish, the […]
The Film: The Dish: The Reason: Riggan Thomson (Michael Keaton) can’t escape the black cloak of Birdman. The comic book character who was once his ticket to fame is now a mocking spectre, haunting any attempt to rehabilitate his artistic image and egging him into dangerous deeds. There is heavy pressure on Riggan from critics […]
The Film: The Dish: The Reason: “From the far away land of Zubrowka there lived a legendary pâtissier: Herr Mendl. He created a pastry that would captivate Zubrowka’s people for generations. Upon his passing his will stated that the recipe was never to be revealed. This recipe came from a 1963 recipe left lying on […]
The Film: The Dish: The Reason: How far is too far to be pushed towards greatness? It’s a question that will plague you after viewing the torment that Terence Fletcher (J.K Simmons) throws at aspiring jazz percussionist Andrew Neimann (Miles Teller) in Whiplash. You may also not have the stomach for the sight of more […]