The Power of the Dog, 2021.Directed by Jane Campion. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Thomasin McKenzie.SYNOPSIS:A rancher torments his brother’s new stepson as they work in the sweltering environment of the American West.Jane Campion rewards those who are willing to wait for her. It has been more than a decade […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Petite Maman
Petite Maman, 2021.Written and Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Joséphine Sanz, Gabrielle Sanz, Nina Meurisse, Stéphane Varupenne, and Margot Abascal.SYNOPSIS:Nelly has just lost her grandmother and is helping her parents clean out her mother’s childhood home. She explores the house and the surrounding woods. One day she meets a girl her same age building a […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – C’mon C’mon
C’mon C’mon. 2021Written and Directed by Mike Mills. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, Gaby Hoffmann, Scoot McNairy, Molly Webster, Jaboukie Young-White, and Sarah Klein.SYNOPSIS:A radio journalist embarks on a cross-country trip with his young nephew.There are real-life concerns about the planet’s future and the emotional struggles of a fictional estranged family in writer/director Mike Mills’s […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Mayor Pete
Mayor Pete, 2021.Directed by Jesse Moss. Featuring Pete Buttigieg, and Chasten Buttigieg.SYNOPSIS:An inside look at Pete Buttigieg campaign to run for President of the United States.The 2019 Iowa caucus is typically remembered for the botched and delayed voting results, and the surprise victory for openly gay South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg. Directed by Jesse […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Julia
Julia. 2021Directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. Featuring Julia Child, José Andrés Puerta, Ruth Reichl, Cecile Richards, and Marcus Samuelsson.SYNOPSIS: Julia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.Even for those unfamiliar with cookbook author/TV host Julia Child, […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday, 2021Directed by Eva Husson. Starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Glenda Jackson, Sope Dirisu, Nathan Reeve, Samuel Barlow, Dexter Raggatt, Patsy Ferran, Charlie Oscar, Emma D’Arcy, Simon Shepherd, Caroline Harker, Craig Crosbie, Emily Woof, Alex Cubb, Forrest Bothwell, and Albert Welling.SYNOPSIS:A maid living in post-World War I England secretly plans […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
The Storms of Jeremy Thomas, 2021.Directed by Mark Cousins. Featuring Jeremy Thomas, Mark Cousins, Debra Winger, Tilda Swinton, and Rebecca O’Brien.SYNOPSIS:Film historian Mark Cousins takes a look back at the life and work of film producer Jeremy Thomas, a driving force in movies for over thirty years.There is no denying the influence of Jeremy Thomas […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bergman Island
Bergman Island, 2021.Directed by Mia Hansen-Love. Starring Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth, Grace Delrue, Mia Wasikowska, Anders Danielsen Lie, Hampus Nordensen and Clara Strauch.SYNOPSIS:Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) are writers looking for an idyllic setting in which to write. Tony is an avid Ingmar Bergman fan and convinces Chris to spend some time on […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Drive My Car
Drive My Car, 2021.Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima, Masaki Okada, Park Yurim, Jin Daeyeon, Sonia Yuan, Ahn Hwitae, Perry Dizon, and Satoko Abe.SYNOPSIS:Yûsuke Kafuku is a stage actor and director happily married to his playwright wife. Then one day she disappears.The prologue of Drive My Car is almost a […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Belfast
Belfast, 2021.Directed by Kenneth Branagh. Starring Jude Hill, Jamie Dornan, Caitríona Balfe, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds and Colin Morgan.SYNOPSIS:In the midst of the Troubles, a young boy and his parents struggle with the idea that their future might have to lie somewhere other than the city they have always called home.Kenneth Branagh has put down […]
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