Geek of Oz

Episode 31! Stu and Billy are back this week to discuss Moonlight ! Moonlight  is a drama based on the play In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue  by Tarell Alvin McCraney. It focuses on a young man dealing with his dysfunctional home life and coming of age in Miami during the "War on Drugs" era.  The story of his struggle to find himself is told across three defining chapters in his life as he experiences the ecstasy, pain, and beauty of falling in love while grappling with his own sexuality. The film is directed by Barry Jenkins ( Medicine for Meleancholy ), and stars  Trevante Rhodes, André Holland, Janelle Monáe, Ashton Sanders,  Jharrel Jerome, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, and Alex Hibbert. As well as the film, Stu and I discuss what else we've been watching this week, and look over the latest in movie news. As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback belo...

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom is a film that has drawn a fair amount of attention, not least for being released not long after Mandela’s own passing. It is not a perfect film and is, for the viewer, an extensive journey (clocking in at 2 hours, 27 mins), but one that is worth taking. It is an inspiring, moving and shocking story beautifully acted by leads Idris Elba ( The Wire , Luther , Thor ) as Mandela and Naomie Harris ( Skyfall, Pirates of the Caribbean ) as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. From the very beginning, the film declares itself to be “a very important biopic”, with a sweeping score set to dramatic slow-motion, frequent captioning of locations & dates and comprehensive dialogue, unpacking every moment that is captured of Mandela’s life. It cannot be described as a subtle film and at times verges on seeming a tad simplistic. Mandela and Winnie look just so glamorous and striking compared to the white South Africans who are generally unimpressive, ordinary-looking,...