Mulan, 2020.Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Liu Yifei, Yoson An, Tzi Ma, Donnie Yen, Jet Li, Jason Scot Lee, Gong Li, Rosalind Chao and Xana Tang.SYNOPSIS:A young woman pretends to be a man in order to take her ageing father’s place as a conscript in the Chinese Imperial Army.The recent wave of Disney’s live-action remakes […]
Movie Review – Happiest Season (2020)
Happiest Season, 2020.Directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Dan Levy, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, Mary Holland, Burl Moseley and Jake McDorman.SYNOPSIS:Harper impulsively invites her girlfriend, Abby, to meet her family over Christmas. The only problem is that she hasn’t told them she’s gay.It feels like the tide is […]
Movie Review – Yes, God, Yes (2019)
Yes God Yes, 2019.Directed by Karen Maine. Starring Natalia Dyer, Timothy Simons, Francesca Reale, Wolfgang Novogratz, Alisha Boe, Parker Wierling, Donna Lynne Champlin and Susan Blackwell.SYNOPSIS:A Catholic schoolgirl discovers her own sexual identity and the twisted morals of others at a weekend retreat.Turn of the century Catholic school is proving to be a fertile ground […]
Movie Review – The Ringmaster (2018)
The Ringmaster, 2018.Directed by Søren Juul Petersen. Starring Anne Bergfeld, Karin Michelsen, Damon Younger, Mads Koudal and Kristoffer Fabricius.SYNOPSIS:Two gas station attendants are kidnapped and forced to take part in a sadistic live show on the internet.Danish horror movie The Ringmaster – known in other territories as Finale – is a confused film. It opens […]
Movie Review – The End of the Storm (2020)
The End of the Storm, 2020.Directed by James Erskine. Starring Jurgen Klopp, Jordan Henderson, Virgil Van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Kenny Dalglish.SYNOPSIS:The story of Liverpool’s march to the Premier League title, during a season which was almost abandoned entirely due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.When director James Erskine started […]
Movie Review – Ropes (2019)
Ropes, 2019.Directed by José Luis Montesinos. Starring Paula del Río, Miguel Ángel Jenner and Jordi Aguilar.SYNOPSIS:A disabled girl finds herself trapped in a house with a rabid dog.In the crowded world of horror cinema, a great concept is only half the battle. Many of the best genre efforts of recent years have been built around […]
Movie Review – Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (2019)
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on the Exorcist, 2019.Directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. Starring William Friedkin.SYNOPSIS:A journey through the creation and legacy of The Exorcist, straight from the horse’s mouth.There aren’t many horror movies which have been as thoroughly analysed and dissected as The Exorcist. William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece has been the subject of millions […]
Movie Review – A Christmas Gift from Bob (2020)
A Christmas Gift from Bob, 2020.Directed by Charles Martin Smith. Starring Luke Treadaway, Kristina Tonteri-Young, Phaldut Sharma, Stefan Race, Celyn Jones, Tim Plester, Pepter Lunkuse, Anna Wilson-Jones, Daisy Badger, Nina Wadia and Bob the Cat.SYNOPSIS:James reminisces about a difficult Christmas, involving financial hardship and a struggle with overzealous animal welfare officials who threaten to take […]
Movie Review – Proxima (2019)
Proxima, 2019.Directed by Alice Winocour. Starring Eva Green, Zélie Boulant-Lemesle, Matt Dillon, Lars Eidinger and Sandra Hüller.SYNOPSIS:A French astronaut prepares for the difficult moment when she must leave her daughter behind in order to blast off into space.Movies about astronauts are very often more about the things tying them to the Earth than the things […]
Movie Review – The Three Kings (2020)
The Three Kings, 2020.Directed by Jonny Owen. Featuring Matt Busby, Bill Shankly and Jock Stein.SYNOPSIS:The story of three men who helped to shape modern football.British football fans love to get misty-eyed about the past. Sometimes it’s about the 1966 World Cup winners, or the period in the late 1970s when the likes of Liverpool, Nottingham […]
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