The Christmas Chronicles, 2018.Directed by Clay Kaytis. Starring Kurt Russell, Darby Camp, Judah Lewis, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Martin Roach, Lamorne Morris, and Oliver Hudson.SYNOPSIS:The story of sister and brother, Kate and Teddy Pierce, whose Christmas Eve plan to catch Santa Claus on camera turns into an unexpected journey that most kids could only dream about.‘Tis the season […]
Leeds International Film Festival 2018 Review – Night of the Dead Horror Marathon
The Leeds International Film Festival plays annual host to an overnight horror marathon, Night of the Dead, in which 300-ish gorehounds gather inside Leeds’ historic Hyde Park Picture House to hunker down with the latest and “greatest” in cult horror gems.2018 marked the 18th Night of the Dead all-nighter, and it’s my 9th time attending, […]
Video Game Review – Hitman 2
Shaun Munro reviews Hitman 2…The surprising episodic approach to 2016’s Hitman proved initially divisive but ultimately successful, enticing players to obsess over a single assassination sandbox during the month-ish wait between installments, to experiment with new approaches and basically get more out of the game.Hitman 2, however, returns to the traditional all-at-once delivery model, a shift that comes […]
Video Game Review – The Quiet Man
Shaun Munro reviews The Quiet Man…Quietly dumped on Steam and PSN this past week, The Quiet Man is a cinematic action-adventure game that, bizarrely enough, made its debut at Square Enix’s E3 presentation earlier this year. After its flatline of a world premiere, the game has released sooner than expected with nothing more than a faint […]
Movie Review – Cam (2018)
Cam, 2018.Directed by Daniel Goldhaber. Starring Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, and Melora Walters.SYNOPSIS:An erotic webcam performer finds her followers stolen by a doppelganger who hijacks her channel, pushes the sexual envelope farther, and otherwise seems determined to destroy her life.The cyber-thriller genre has routinely proven to be a tough nut to crack, as most all […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Support the Girls
Support the Girls, 2018.Directed by Andrew Bujalski. Starring Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, James Le Gros, AJ Michalka, Dylan Gelula, Shayna McHayle, Lea DeLaria, Jana Kramer, and Brooklyn Decker.SYNOPSIS:The general manager at a highway-side ”sports bar with curves” has her incurable optimism and faith, in her girls, her customers, and herself, tested over the course of […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos, 2018.Directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Valter Skarsgård and Sky Ferreira.SYNOPSIS:A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.Whether you’re fond of the Norwegian black metal scene or haven’t a clue about it, this chilling, unflinchingly violent dramatisation […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Burning
Burning, 2018.Directed by Lee Chang-dong. Starring Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, and Steven Yeun.SYNOPSIS:Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighbourhood. She asks if he’d mind looking after her cat while she’s away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces Jong-su […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Kindergarten Teacher
The Kindergarten Teacher, 2018.Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal.SYNOPSIS:A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.A rare Hollywood remake of an acclaimed, award-winning foreign film which arguably improves upon its inspiration, The […]
Movie Review – Happy New Year, Colin Burstead (2018)
Happy New Year, Colin Burstead, 2018.Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Neil Maskell, Hayley Squires, Sam Riley, Charles Dance and Joe Cole.SYNOPSIS:Colin hires a lavish country manor for his extended family to celebrate New Year. Unfortunately for Colin his position of power in the family is under serious threat from the arrival of his estranged brother David.Though […]
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