War cures all

Lee (Kirsten Dunst), Joel (Wagner Moura) and understudy Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) are journalists in the dystopian wasteland that is the America wracked by Civil War. In a heavily armed conflict with innumerable casualties no one is quite sure of who they are fighting and why. In a Nightcrawler (Jake Gyllenhaal) - like sequence the journalist trip use any means necessary to get a money shot of the to be assassinated President. Lots of brooding and gunfire and food for thought 

15/20

Englishman in New York

Simon Pegg (Sidney Young) is the Englishman in New York, a man of some spunk and, who, by any which means, wants to break into the Page 3 circuit, in particular the Sharps Magazine after-party. The proverbial shot comes by way of a gatecrashing attempt and a call from New York. Sidney in Sharps’ cut-throat culture, makes friends and proves himself after a near-disastrous series of faux pas’ – thanks to the support of girl next door and lead editor Alison (Kirsten Dunst). The other characters make for fair viewing too - the sultry and overtly sexual Sophie Maes (Megan Fox) with an unforgettable across-thre-pool saunter for promoting her latest release “Mother Teresa”, driven entrepreneur with a short fuse Clayton Harding (Jeff Bridges) who cannot suffer fools gladly but eventually comes round to Sidney, the ambitious Eleanor Johnson (Gillian Anderson) and Danny Huston (Lawrence Maddox). While How to Lose Friends and Alienate People has moments of genuine humour and introspection, overall this is good rather than remarkable fare, that will keep you occupied, as Sidney remains true to his character

11.5/20