Tannhäuser Gate

UK Release Date:  10 June 2026 Director:  Steven Spielberg Cast:  Emily Blunt, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth, Courtney Grace, Eve Hewson, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Elizabeth Marvel, Josh O'Connor, Wyatt Russell Runtime:  145 mins Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ ½   Review: Disclosure Day opens with a point of view shot, placing the audience in the film's world.  There are a multitude of instances of expert handheld camera work from Janusz Kamiński. His camera movement is so fluid, at times as if you're gliding alongside the characters.  It is a clear and immediate desire for audience engagement from Steven Spielberg. This is a film that he wants the audience to immerse themselves in, question moments during the runtime.  However, David Koepp's script doesn't particularly allow the audience's thoughts to find a satisfactory conclusion. He takes far too many easy exits within his writing.   Koepp and Spielberg seem to be working in conflict rather than in tandem. O...

Director:  Francis Ford Coppola Cast: Marlon Brando, James Caan, John Cazale, Sofia Coppola, Franc D'Ambrosio, Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Andy Garcia, Diane Keaton, Morgana King, Al Pacino, Talia Shire, Simonetta Stefanelli Total Runtime: 539 mins Average Rating:  ⭐⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐ The Godfather. Kay: Michael, you never told me you knew Johnny Fontane! Michael: Sure, you want to meet him? Kay: Well, yeah! Sure. Michael: My father helped him with his career.  Kay: How did he do that? Michael: Let's listen to the song. Kay: Tell me, Michael. Please.  Michael: Well, when Johnny was first starting out, he was signed to a personal services contract with this big-band leader. And as his career got better and better, he wanted to get out of it. But the band leader wouldn't let him. Now, Johnny is my father's godson. So my father went to see this bandleader and offered him $10,000 to let Johnny go, but the bandleader said no. So the next day, my father went back, only t...