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March 2013 Preview


TMW looks at the most interesting movies due for release this March.

New Release Review - No

Directed by: Pablo Larrain
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Antonia Zegers

An ad-man is given the task of convincing Chileans to vote "No" in a referendum to remove General Pinochet from power.

Hitchcock in Reverse - Marnie (1964)

A troubled female thief is blackmailed into marriage by the businessman she stole from.

New Release Review - I Give it a Year

Directed by: Dan Mazer
Starring: Rose Byrne, Minnie Driver, Anna Faris, Rafe Spall, Stephen Merchant, Olivia Colman, Simon Baker, Jason Flemyng
A couple who rushed into marriage struggle with their relationship.

Hollywood's Big Night Out


On the 24th of February, Hollywood will indulge in its annual awards gala, the Oscars, for the 85th time. This year’s host is Seth McFarlane, the controversial mind behind TV’s ‘Family Guy’ and last year’s comedy hit ‘Ted’.

Documentary Review - How To Survive a Plague

Directed by: David France

David France's first feature documentary is a harrowing look at a disease that divided a nation.

New Release Review - Warm Bodies

Directed by: Jonathan Levine
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich, Dave Franco, Rob Corddry

Rom-zom-com based on a popular young-adult novel.

Hitchcock in Reverse - Torn Curtain (1966)

An American spy fakes a defection to East Germany in order to steal a secret formula.

New Release Reviews - Hyde Park on Hudson / Verity's Summer / Robot & Frank

Hyde Park on Hudson
Directed by: Roger Michell
Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Olivia Williams, Samuel West, Olivia Colman
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (Murray) welcomes King George (West) and Queen Elizabeth (Colman) of Britain to the title retreat in the summer of 1939. The plan is to use the occasion to garner public support among Americans for Britain, a nation which finds itself on the brink of war with Nazi Germany.

The 5 Best Movies of January 2013


The five new releases most enjoyed by the Waffler this January.

New Release Review - Hello I Must Be Going

Directed by: Todd Louiso
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Christopher Abbott, Blythe Danner, John Rubinstein

A thirty-something divorcee embarks on a relationship with a disillusioned nineteen-year-old.

New Release Review - Wrong

Directed by: Quentin Dupieux
Starring: Jack Plotnick, Eric Judor, Alexis Dziena, William Fichtner, Steve Little

Absurdist tale of a man's search for his missing dog.

New Release Review - The Last Stand

Directed by: Jee-woon Kim
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Peter Stormare, Eduardo Noriega, Luiz Guzman, Jaimie Alexander, Sonny Landham, Harry Dean Stanton

A small-town sheriff and his deputies must stop an escaped drug-lord from crossing the Mexican border.

New Release Review - American Mary

Directed by: Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska
Starring: Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, John Emmet Tracy 

A surgery student is drawn into the underground world of extreme body modification.

New Release Review - Movie 43

Directed by: Elizabeth Banks, Steven Brill, Steve Carr, Rusty Cundieff, James Duffy, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, Patrik Forsberg, James Gunn, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner, Jonathan van Tulleken
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Kristen Bell, Halle Berry, Leslie Bibb, Kate Bosworth, Gerard Butler, Bobby Cannavale, Kieran Culkin, Josh Duhamel, Anna Faris, Richard Gere, John Hodgman, Terrence Howard, Hugh Jackman, Johnny Knoxville, Justin Long, Stephen Merchant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Chris Pratt, Liev Schreiber, Seann William Scott, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis, Uma Thurman, Naomi Watts, Kate Winslet

Star-studded comedy anthology.

New Release Reviews - Bullhead / The Playroom / The Liability

Bullhead
Directed by: Michaël R. Roskam
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy
As a child, cattle farmer's son Jacky (Schoenarts) suffers an attack which renders his testicles irreparably damaged, leading him as an adult to develop an addiction to illegal growth hormones and testorone supplements. The perpetrator of the attack was never punished as the father of Jacky's best friend Diederik (Perceval) refused to allow his son give evidence against the son of a local gangster. As adults, Diederik and Jacky have separately become involved in the illegal hormone trade and are reunited, bringing back uncomfortable memories and setting Jacky off on a path of vengeance.

New Release Review - Flight

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Denzel Washington, Nadine Velasquez, Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood, John Goodman, Don Cheadle, James Badge Dale, Melissa Leo

A pilot who prevents his passenger plane from crashing is revealed to have been under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

New Release Review - The Sessions

Directed by: Ben Lewin
Starring: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, William H. Macy, Moon Bloodgood, Adam Arkin, Rhea Perlman

To lose his virginity, a polio victim hires a sex surrogate.