Faya Dayi, 2021. Written and directed by Jessica Beshir. SYNOPSIS: A spiritual journey into the highlands of Harar, immersed in the rituals of khat, a leaf Sufi Muslims chewed for centuries for religious meditations – and Ethiopia’s most lucrative cash crop today. Jessica Beshir’s feature documentary debut certainly isn’t the liveliest sit to be sought […]
Movie Review – All My Friends Hate Me (2021)
All My Friends Hate Me, 2021. Directed by Andrew Gaynord. Starring Nia Roberts, Annes Elwy, Julian Lewis Jones, Sion Alun Davies, Steffan Cennydd, Rhodri Meilir, Charly Clive and Lisa Palfrey. SYNOPSIS: Reconnecting with his university friends after years working with refugees, a young man becomes increasingly sure that something is amiss with the group of […]
Movie Review – Boiling Point (2021)
Boiling Point, 2021. Directed by Philip Barantini. Starring Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Jason Flemyng, Ray Panthaki, Lourdes Faberes, Lauryn Ajufo and Hannah Walters. SYNOPSIS: On one of the busiest nights of the year, a harried head chef and his team attempt to put together high-quality cuisine under immense pressure. Stephen Graham is one […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Nitram
Nitram, 2021. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Essie Davis, Anthony LaPaglia and Judy Davis. SYNOPSIS: A fictionalised take on the story of the Port Arthur shooting – the most notorious mass shooting in Australian history. The 1996 Port Arthur shooting is one of the most horrifying events in recent Australian history, and […]
Movie Review – Munich: The Edge of War (2021)
Munich: The Edge of War, 2021. Directed by Christian Schwochow. Starring George MacKay, Jessica Brown Findlay, Jeremy Irons, Jannis Niewöhner, Sandra Hüller, Martin Wuttke. SYNOPSIS: September 1938, following years of rising Facism in Europe, Hitler is intent on expanding Germany’s influence across Europe. In an effort to keep the peace, both sides strive to achieve […]
Movie Review – The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
The Real Charlie Chaplin, 2021. Co-written and directed by Peter Middleton and James Spinney. SYNOPSIS: Charlie Chaplin was a pivotal figure in cinema. In this documentary Peter Middleton and James Spinney explore what made this silent movie enigma tick, through unprecedented access to archive materials. For anyone who knows anything about cinema Charlie Chaplin is […]
Disney+ Review – Dopesick
Martin Carr reviews Dopesick… Michael Keaton might be filling column inches for his Batman return in The Flash right now, but there is something more sombre hitting Disney plus on November 12th. Dopesick is an eight part drama which explores the creation, marketing and impact of a drug called Oxycontin on America. A class two narcotic which […]
Movie Review – Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest (2021)
Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest, 2021. Directed by Mads Hedegaard. Starring Kim Cannon Arm, Walter Day and Shigeru Miyamoto. SYNOPSIS: This documentary, which takes a nostalgic deep dive into video game culture, is drawn together by ‘Cannon Arm’ Kim Kobke. A man of singular talent, who attempts to play arcade cabinet classic Gyruss for […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – True Things
True Things, 2021. Directed by Harry Wootliff. Starring Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, Hayley Squires, Elizabeth Rider and Frank McCusker. SYNOPSIS: A JobCentre worker strikes up a romantic relationship with a mysterious ex-convict who visits her office. Harry Wootliff delivered one of the absolute gems of the London Film Festival back in 2018, when her debut […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter, 2021. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Paul Mescal, Peter Sarsgaard, Dagmara Domińczyk and Ed Harris. SYNOPSIS: A translator on an idyllic holiday becomes obsessed with a young mother, inspiring her to think back to her own parenting methods. I often wonder how I would’ve reacted if […]
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