Fisherman’s Friends: One and All (2022)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Meg Leonard | Nick Moorcroft
Starring: Dave Johns | James Purefoy | Peter Hicks | Richard Hainsworth | Sam Swainsbury
Fisherman’s Friends (2020)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3 cats
Director: Chris Foggin
Starring: David Hayman | James Purefoy | Maggie Steed | Meadow Nobrega
Chris says: “Yet another variation on THE FULL MONTY formula, but a mostly likable one thanks to James Purefoy’s sturdy presence and Cornwall-as-character, which is at least striving to do for the southwestern tip of England what LOCAL HERO did
Read the review...High Rise (2016)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.2 cats
Director: Ben Wheatley
Starring: Elisabeth Moss | James Purefoy | Jeremy Irons | Keeley Hawes | Luke Evans | Sienna Miller | Tom Hiddleston
Jason says: “HIGH-RISE carries so many illustrious pedigrees, such as the novel by science fiction author J.G. Ballard, and a committed performance by star Tom Hiddleston, and its press notes are filled with so many adjectives such as ‘ambitious’ and
Read the review...Solomon Kane (2012)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.5 cats
Director: Michael J. Bassett
Starring: James Purefoy | Jason Flemyng | Max von Sydow | Pete Postlethwaite | Rachel Hurd-Wood | Samuel Roukin
Thom says: “This is one of those big-budget extravaganza & fantasy creation that is beautifully done with lovely images of creatures from lost worlds. The time is the 1500s and our hero Kane has to fight pure evil to overcome
Read the review...Vanity Fair (2004)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: .75 cats
Director: Mira Nair
Starring: Gabriel Byrne | Geraldine McEwan | James Purefoy | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | Reese Witherspoon | Rhys Ifans
Diane says: “Yuk. Reese Witherspoon is a bad choice for the lead here–she really can’t carry it. Music is too heavy; scenes surprisingly clichéd; Nair’s liberties with the book to emphasize the India element (e.g., belly-dancing replaces a game of
Read the review...Resident Evil (2002)
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.25
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Starring: Eric Mabius | James Purefoy | Michelle Rodriquez | Milla Jovovich
Laura says: “Jovovich shows a lot of presence as the tough zombie warrior with a humanistic streak that may be a cover for prior crimes. GIRLFIGHT’S Michelle Rodriguez is typecasting herself into a corner with her pugilistic pout. The rest
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