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REVIEWS

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young mother (Brie Larson) and her 5-year-old son, Jack

(J

acob Tremblay), live a cloistered existence in a garden shed

w

ith a skylight providing their only glimpse of the outside

w

orld. 'Room' is the only world young Jack has ever known –

hi

s mother was abducted by a serial rapist and has been held

ca

ptive in the shed ever since. But when the opportunity for

es

cape finally presents itself, their bid for freedom inevitably

co

mes with life-changing consequences.

Room

is a sensitive,

su

spenseful, and sometimes heartbreaking look at how such an

ex

perience impacts the lives of the victims after they re-enter

society. Oscar winner Larson is terrific as the mother whose love for her son

sustains her through years of captivity and abuse. But she’s equally matched

by Tremblay, who invests Jack with both wide-eyed wonder and a troubled

countenance that hints at the psychological scars left by the ordeal.

SH

Love knows no boundaries

ROOM

Release Date:

08/06/16

Format:

Danny Boyle's take on the late Apple CEO is certainly better

than the Ashton Kutcher film, but it still tells us remarkably little

about the man himself. Focusing on three key product launches

– the Macintosh in 1984, the doomed NeXT cube in 1988, and

the iMac in 1998 – what we do learn about Steve Jobs (Michael

Fassbender) in the chaotic lead-up to the presentations is that

he's an unpleasant guy who won't acknowledge his daughter

(who he thinks isn't his child) or the crucial input of tech

partner Steve Wozniak (Seth Rogen).

Steve Jobs

does feature

knockout performances from Fassbender and Kate Winslet (as

Jobs's long suffering marketing exec), as well as some crackling dialogue from

screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, which echoes his script for

The Social Network

another portrait of a dysfunctional tech genius who changed the world but failed

to give credit where it's due.

SH

Big Apple

STEVE JOBS

Release Date:

01/06/16

Format:

A

nybody who follows sports will have noticed that when a

p

layer gets concussed nowadays, it’s taken very seriously.

T

his is partially due to logic, but also very much because of

t

he work of gifted US forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu,

w

ho discovered severe brain damage in a retired footballer

w

ho was found dead at 50. This dramatised biography sees

W

ill Smith step into the shoes of Omalu, who determined

t

hat repeated blows to the bonce aren’t beneficial. He then

b

olstered his theory further by discovering three other

d

eceased NFL players with similar symptoms. However,

nobody was prepared to listen, in particular the most important player – the

NFL. But while many tried to discredit the good doctor, he had some important

people on his side. Playing the facts ball rather than ratcheting drama beyond

belief, this one’s for you, sports fans.

AF

Where there's a Will...

CONCUSSION

Release Date:

15/06/16

Format:

O

lympus Has Fallen

was a guilty pleasure – a

Die Hard

-lite

a

ction flick with Gerard Butler as a former Secret Service

m

an who singlehandedly takes down a North Korean

t

errorist cell that's invaded the White House. It was big,

b

rash and brutal, and the stakes were high. Now Butler’s

b

ack, this time accompanying the President (Aaron Eckhart)

o

n a trip to the British capital to attend the funeral of

t

he recently deceased PM, along with every other world

l

eader. Security is on high alert, so what could possibly go

w

rong? Everything! A cleverly conceived plot by a terrorist

mastermind unleashes mayhem on the city, leaving Butler and the Prez on

the run from an enemy who could be anyone, from the Palace Guard to

Scotland Yard’s finest. Which doesn’t say much for British security and MI6.

Big. Loud. Dumb. Fun.

SH

The Butler did it

LONDON HAS FALLEN

Release Date:

22/06/16

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