It seems to have taken me a very long time to see Nicolas Winding Refn’s latest effort, and researching a lengthy interview I had with the man, I was forced to spoil much of the story for myself in order to discuss it in detail. Fortunately, narrative is low on the list of priorities for […] Read more »
Ryan Gosling is reunited with director Nicolas Winding Refn in this terse, bloodthristy and beautifully crafted action thriller. Set in Bangkok, Refn holds nothing back in a gripping tale of revenge and retribution. You can read Fernando’s full review here. Read more »
In his latest outing as the loneliest dude in the world, Ryan Gosling plays Julian, an American expat living deep in the seedy underworld of Bangkok. Early on, Julian’s older brother Billy (Tom Burke) commits a horrendous crime which precipitates a bloody chain of revenge and retribution. Julian also finds himself having to manage relationships […] Read more »
It has taken a long time for Derek Cianfrance’s crime drama to make it to Hong Kong (in fact it doesn’t even open officially here for another month) but it has ridden a wave of mostly good buzz. The Blue Valentine director re-teams with star Ryan Gosling, who here plays Luke, a stunt driver in […] Read more »
My favourite American film of 2011, Nicolas Winding Refn’s achingly stylish noir is one of the coolest film in recent memory, features a brilliant Ryan Gosling performance, ably supported by Carey Mulligan, Albert Brooks and Oscar Isaac, among others. With the Internet buzzing thanks to the debut of the new trailer for their follow-up collaboration, […] Read more »
A brooding and for the most part satisfying contemporary morality tale. Some amazing cinematography, atmospheric music and a riveting performance from Ryan Gosling in the first act set up an epic sense of expectation which the film struggles to fully deliver on. Still, this is one of the better films to debut this year and […] Read more »
In The Place Beyond The Pines, Ryan Gosling plays Luke, a tattooed minor carnival star, a prodigy on a motocross bike, who early on runs into a former lover, Romina, played by Eva Mendes. From there he quickly makes a cascade of choices that will shape not just his life, but the lives of several […] Read more »
This Valentine’s Day I picked a notoriously slushy romance for the girlfriend and I to watch, one that neither of us had seen but I had a copy of lying around the house. This tale of forbidden love separated by class and parental aspiration stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams and pulls no punches along […] Read more »
Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and Sean Penn head up a strong cast that is largely squandered in Ruben Fleischer’s flashy yet superficial 1940s gangster yarn. The script seems less interested in developing characters, relationships or believable motivations for its titular gang of rogue Los Angeles cops, who go off the books and on […] Read more »
It is understandable that some filmgoers might have seen enough of Ryan Gosling for one year. While there can be no denying the man is a talented actor, he has been a ubiquitous presence on our screens this year. However, whether you prefer to see Gosling as a scruffy low-income father, an immaculately groomed playboy […] Read more »
The great irony in Crazy Stupid Love – a film that firmly believes in soul mates and keeping hold of them – is that it has no idea what kind of movie it wants to be. It opens with Emily (Julianne Moore) announcing to Cal (Steve Carell), her husband of 30 years, that she wants […] Read more »