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December 8, 2020 by Simon Sweetman

The Comeback Trail: Film

The Comeback Trail Director: George Gallo Cloudburst Entertainment / March On Productions One of the worst things about this Pandemic Year is that shite films arrive with hype and fanfare since it’s hard work getting people to the cinemas, and/or there hasn’t been anything new for ages, and/or marketing hacks gotta live. (Apparently).
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Cinema, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Film, Film Review, George Gallo, Morgan Freeman, Movie, Remake, Robert De Niro, The Comeback Trail, The Comeback Trail: Film, Tommy Lee Jones, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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December 15, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

The Irishman: Film

The Irishman Director: Martin Scorsese Tribeca Productions, Sikella Productions, Winkler Films / Netflix A standing ovation for the victory lap. That seems to be the decision. Scorsese’s The Irishman, a bloated, mostly boring mini-series of a movie is the final full-stop (actually it’s a meandering dot-dot-dot) on his 50-year fascination with gangster stories.
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Al Pacino, Film, Film Review, Gangster, Harvey Keitel, Jimmy Hoffa, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorcese, Mob, Movie, Movie Review, Netflix, Robert De Niro, Sikella Productions, The Irishman, The Irishman: Film, Tribeca Productions, Winkler Films, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron ·

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October 18, 2019 by Simon Sweetman

Joker: Film

Joker Director: Todd Phillips Warner Bros. Pictures/DC Films/Join Effort/Bron Creative/Village Roadshow Pictures There’s very little to unpack about Joker – unless you’re fascinated by the idea that a potentially compelling mental-health/system’s broken/America’s burning riff  had to be hidden inside a comic book anti-hero/super-villain origin story. Anyone thinking that it’s a piece of Trojan Horse brilliance […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged 99 Homes, Arthur Fleck, Batman, Film, Film Review, GG Allin, GG Allin: Hated, Hated, Joaquin Phoenix, Joe Rogan, Joker, Joker: Film, Marc Maron, Movie, Movie Review, Origin Story, Rambo: Last Blood, Robert De Niro, Taxi Driver, The Joker, The King Of Comedy, Todd Phillips, You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Zazie Beetz ·

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February 20, 2018 by Simon Sweetman

Wellington Film Society: Preview – Brazil (Opening Night, Feb 26)

The Wellington Film Society’s program for 2018 is about to get underway. This year the films will be screened on Monday nights, from 6.15pm on the giant Embassy screen. And the opening night’s film is Brazil, a classic from Terry Gilliam.
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 1985, 2018), Bob Hoskins, Brazil, Charles McKeown, Embassy Theatre, Feb 26), February 26, Film, https://offthetracks.co.nz/wellington-film-society-2018-schedule/, Jonathan Pryce, Katherine Helmond, Michael Palin, Monday, Movie, Opening Night, ou can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron, Preview, Robert De Niro, Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Wellington Film Society, Wellington Film Society: Preview – Brazil (Opening Night, Wgtn ·

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August 3, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Remembering The Artist Robert De Niro, Sr: Film

Remembering The Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr Directors: Perri Peltz/Geeta Gandbhir G2P2 Films/HBO Documentary Films/Tribeca Productions Made as tribute and with just a hint of set-the-story-straight/let’s-get-this-name-out-there Remembering The Artist: Robert De Niro, Sr is the story of the actor Robert De Niro’s father. Robert De Niro, Sr was an artist – part of the “New […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Art, Arts, Documentary, Painter, Painting, Remembering The Artist: Robert De Niro Sr, Robert De Niro, Robert De Niro Sr, Sky, Sky Arts Channel ·

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July 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

American Hustle: DVD

American Hustle Director: David O. Russell Columbia Pictures Perhaps the greatest trick this film plays is that it has conned its audience either way, polarising to create gushing rave reviews and awards on the one hand and strange – almost nonsensical scorn on the other. People seem to either loathe or love this movie and […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged American Hustle, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, David O. Russell, DVD, DVD Review, Film Review, Jennifer Lawrence, Louis CK, Movie, Robert De Niro ·

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