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2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Flow

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Flow, 2024. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. SYNOPSIS: Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. Latvian Animator Gints Zilbalodis made a mark with his previous film Away […]

The Penguin Episode 4 Review – ‘Cent’Anni’

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Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of The Penguin… The Penguin has continued to build steady momentum, expanding the mythos of Matt Reeves’ The Batman in a memorable crime saga. After the thrilling conclusion to the previous episode and Oz and Vic disappearing into the wind, the fourth episode focuses entirely around the character of […]

BFI London Film Festival 2024 Review – The Wild Robot

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The Wild Robot, 2024. Written and Directed by Chris Sanders. Featuring the voice talents of Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Bill Nighy, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Catherine O’Hara, Ving Rhames, Matt Berry, Boone Storm, Alexandra Novelle, Raphael Alejandro, Paul-Mikél Williams, and Eddie Park. SYNOPSIS: After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded […]

Exclusive Interview – Kadiff Kirwan on Slow Horses Season 4

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Chris Connor chats with Slow Horses star Kadiff Kirwan… Kadiff Kirwan’s Marcus has been a firm favourite with the Slow Horses fanbase. We sat down with the him to chat about Marcus’ arc in season 4 and why the role means so much to him. Warning: this interview does contain major spoilers about the season […]

BFI London Film Festival 2024 Review – Memoir of a Snail

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Memoir of a Snail, 2024. Directed by Adam Elliot. Featuring the voice talents of Sarah Snook, Kodi-Smit Mcphee, and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel – a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs. Australian stop motion director, Adam Elliot has proven with the likes of Mary and […]

2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – All of You

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All of You, 2024. Directed by William Bridges. Starring Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Zawe Ashton, and Steven Cree. SYNOPSIS: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate. Brett […]

2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Blitz

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Blitz, 2024. Written and Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, and Kathy Burke. SYNOPSIS: Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II. Steve McQueen has been a pioneering voice in contemporary cinema […]

Slow Horses Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘Hello Goodbye’

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Chris Connor reviews the finale of Slow Horses season 4… Slow Horses has really built momentum throughout its fourth season, as in Mick Herron’s source material finding a way to balance its action and suspense with black humour and a sense of wit. This season an encapsulation of all that makes the show such a […]

Exclusive Interview – Ruth Bradley on Slow Horses Season 4

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Chris Connor chats with Slow Horses star Ruth Bradley… Within the world of Slough House and the Slow Horses, the head of the dogs is a major role previously occupied by the infamous Nick Duffy. The newest occupant of the role is Emma Flyt previously of the Met. We sat down with star Ruth Bradley […]