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Radioactive

The incredible, true story of Marie Curie and her ground-breaking scientific achievements. In Paris, 1893, Marie meets fellow scientist Pierre Curie. The pair go on to marry, raise two daughters and change the face of science forever by jointly winning the Nobel Prize for the discovery of radium in 1903.

Showing: 1 November 2023

Date of release: 2019
Running time: 1h 49m
Director: Marjane Satrapi
Writers: Jack Thorne and Lauren Redniss
Country: UK, France, US, China and Hungary
Language: English
Links: IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic BBFC Official Film Website

Radioactive Plot Synopsis

Radioactive is the incredible, true story of Marie Curie and her ground-breaking scientific achievements. In Paris, 1893, Marie meets fellow scientist Pierre Curie. The pair go on to marry, raise two daughters and change the face of science forever by jointly winning the Nobel Prize for the discovery of radium in 1903. Marie Curie was the first female scientist to win the esteemed prize.

After the death of her beloved Pierre, Marie continues her research and invites scandal when she has an affair with another prominent scientist, Paul Langevin. However, it is Marie’s commitment to science which prevails, and the responsibility that comes with discoveries that quite literally change the world. Intercut between past and various sections of the present, we see how their science shaped both modern medicine and the advent of nuclear power and weapons.

Film Reviews

Life, death, science, mysticism, love and hate blend together to reveal depths of an internationally renowned genius. Deeply personal, sometimes tipping into the experimental, Radioactive is like no biographical feature I’ve ever seen.
Joelle Monique, Paste Magazine

As startling as it is to see the beloved scientist hated in her time, that we’re able to see this headstrong legend as a sexual being at all is a credit to how much Pike gradually humanizes her as a woman, while never pleading for our pity.
Amy Nicholson, Variety

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Shown: 2 November 2022

Exminster Film Club Rating: 76%

Date of release: 2021
Running time: 2h 04m
Director: Jason Reitman
Writers: Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman
Country: USA and Canada
Language: English
Links: IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic BBFC Official Film Website

Ghostbusters: Afterlife Plot Synopsis

When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

Film Reviews

Director Jason Reitman does his father and fans proud with a funny, sweet, and spooky family movie that proudly takes on the legacy of Ghostbusters, while also introducing something exciting and new.
Rosie Knight, IGN

It’s always fun, inventive and full of charm. If you have any concerns that Jason Reitman’s film might sully the legacy of his dad’s greatest creation, there’s nothing to be afraid of.
Olly Richards, Empire

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Minari

A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of this new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home.

Shown: 3 November 2021

Exminster Film Club Rating: 70%

Date of release: 2020
Running time: 1h 55m
Director / Writer: Lee Isaac Chung
Country: USA
Language: Korean and English
Links: IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic BBFC Official Film Website

Minari Plot Synopsis

Yearning to own a small patch of land and be more than a chicken sexer, the ambitious paterfamilias, Jacob Yi, relocates his Korean-American family: sceptical wife, Monica, and their children, David and Anne, from California to 1980s rural Arkansas, to start afresh and capture the elusive American Dream. However, new beginnings are always challenging, and to find out what is best for the family, let alone start a 50-acre farm to grow and sell Korean fruits and vegetables, is easier said than done. But, amid sincere promises, cultural unease, fleeting hopes, and the ever-present threat of financial disaster, Jacob is convinced that he has found their own slice of Eden in the rich, dark soil of Arkansas. Can grandma Soonja’s humble but resilient minari help the Yi family figure out their place in the world?

Film Reviews

Sensitively written and acted, beautifully shot, and with a charming, sparingly used score, Minari is so engaging that it’s easy to forget how radical it is.
Nicholas Barber, BBC

It’s impossible not to appreciate the deep understanding of human behavior, as well as the way that ordinary objects and situations acquire symbolic meaning when we think about them in relation to the characters. This is a lovely, unique film.
Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com

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Review from an EFC Member

Produced by, and starring, Walking Dead actor Steven Yeun, Minari centres around the lives of a young Korean-American family trying to establish their own successful farming business in rural Kansas.
Through a combination of amazing performances by the cast, particularly Yeun as the hardworking and stubborn father and veteran South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung as his foul-mouthed mother-in-law, and incredible music from composer Emile Mosseri, Minari illustrates the struggles of those attempting to pursue the ‘American Dream’ in an evocative, sometimes funny yet overall poignant experience which I’m sure many people will find as entertaining and thought provoking as I did.
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1917

1917 is Exminster Film Club’s November 2020 film. As a WW1 regiment assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop men from walking straight into a deadly trap.

Shown: 4 November 2020

Date of release: 2020
Running time: 1h 59m
Directors: Sam Mendes
Writers: Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Language: English
Links: IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic

1917 Plot Synopsis

At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield (George MacKay) and Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) are given a seemingly impossible mission. In a race against time, they must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers—Blake’s own brother among them.

Film Reviews

Mendes has made a film that feels wholly alive. It’s a carefully polished picture, not one that strives for gritty realism. But its inherent devotion to life and beauty is part of its power.
Stephanie Zacharek, TIME

1917 is a modern war classic and one of the best movies of the year.
Johnny Oleksinski, New York Post

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Yesterday

Yesterday was Exminster Film Club’s third screening. Struggling musician Jack, realises he’s become the only person on Earth who can remember The Beatles after waking up in an alternate timeline where they never existed.

Shown: 6 November 2019

Date of release: 2019
Running time: 1h 56m
Director: Danny Boyle
Writers: Jack Barth and Richard Curtis
Country: UK
Language: English
Links: IMDB Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic Official Film Website

Yesterday Plot Synopsis

Yesterday, everyone knew The Beatles. Today, only Jack remembers their songs. He’s about to become a very big deal. From Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis, comes a rock-n-roll comedy about music, dreams, friendship, and the long and winding road that leads to the love of your life. Jack Malik is a struggling singer-songwriter in a tiny English seaside town whose dreams of fame are rapidly fading, despite the fierce devotion and support of his childhood best friend, Ellie. Then, after a freak bus accident during a mysterious global blackout, Jack wakes up to discover that The Beatles have never existed … and he finds himself with a very complicated problem, indeed. Performing songs by the greatest band in history to a world that has never heard them.

From The EFC Committee

After the sombre “Peterloo” shown last month it was time for the sheer joy and escapism of “Yesterday”.

Our audience, ranging from 12 upwards, were treated to the uplifting and heartwarming story of a struggling singer-songwriter, Jack Malik (Himish Patel), who by sheer chance is the only person on earth who remembers the Beatles – or so he thinks.

In his debut film role Patel was endearing and convincing as Jack, doing all his own singing and giving his own twist to some of the most well-known and loved songs in the world. Lily James, as best friend and manager Ellie was as watchable as ever and with real-life husband and wife, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Meera Syal, playing Jack’s parents and a supporting appearance by Ed Sheeran, the film couldn’t fail.

Everyone left smiling!

Film Reviews

A glowing tribute to The Beatles and their music, this is both a toe-tapping pleasure to watch and a smart, occasionally scathing look at how we get things wrong.
Helen O’Hara, Empire

The film has lots of fun with its premise – until America beckons, then suddenly it seems to lose its head of steam. … Yet it rallies in style for a beautifully judged and surprisingly moving finale.
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

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