The Breaker Upperers, 2018. Directed by Madeleine Sami and Jackie van Beek. Starring Madeleine Sami, Jackie van Beek, James Rolleston, Celia Pacquola, and Ana Scotney. SYNOPSIS: Two professional cynics, Jen (Jackie van Beek) and Mel (Madeleine Sami), run an agency where they offer their unique talents in breaking up couples so that the individual can move on […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Sorry to Bother You
Sorry to Bother You, 2018. Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun and Armie Hammer. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed. […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Girl
Girl, 2018. Directed by Lukas Dhont. Starring Victor Polster, Arieh Worthalter, Oliver Bodart, Tijmen Govaerts, Valentijn Dhaenens and Katelijne Damen. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen-year-old Lara’s transitioning is further complicated by her pursuit of a professional career in ballet at a prestigious Belgian dance academy. Written and directed by Lukas Dhont, and in the running in the first […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Guilty
The Guilty, 2018. Directed by Gustav Möller. Starring Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, and Johan Olsen. SYNOPSIS: A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. The Danish entry into the upcoming race for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar is a tight, unpretentious low-budget […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Evelyn
Evelyn, 2018. Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel. SYNOPSIS: When his brother, newly diagnosed as schizophrenic and suffering from intense depression, took his own life at 22, Orlando and his other two siblings buried the trauma, rarely talking about it. Over a decade later, the remaining family set out on a hiking tour, visiting landscapes Evelyn liked […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Widows
Widows, 2018. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Elizabeth Debicki, Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Kaluuya, Colin Farrell, Cynthia Erivo, Brian Tyree Henry, Jacki Weaver, Carrie Coon, Liam Neeson, Robert Duvall, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, John Bernthal, Garret Dillahunt and Lukas Haas. SYNOPSIS: When her husband is killed in a robbery gone wrong, Veronica Rawlings must […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned from a Mythical Man, 2018. Directed by Tommy Avallone. Starring Tommy Avallone and Bill Murray. SYNOPSIS: This documentary explores various urban legends around Hollywood’s most elusive star. If you’ve ever bothered to Google Bill Murray, you’ll probably be aware that he has a penchant for showing up in unexpected […]
The Must-See Movies of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival
Matt Rodgers with the must-see movies of the 2018 BFI London Film Festival… With the labyrinthine streets of Venice emptying to the sound of effusive praise for First Man, and Toronto readying themselves to herald the breakout performance of Lady Gaga in A Star is Born, (though surely this happened when she won a Golden Globe […]
Stan & Ollie to close the 62nd BFI London Film Festival
The 62nd BFI London Film Festival has announced that it will close with the world premiere of Stan & Ollie, the upcoming biopic of Laurel and Hardy, starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly as the legendary comedy double act. Check out a first look image here… SEE ALSO: Laurel and Hardy biopic Stan & […]
Steve McQueen’s Widows will open 62nd BFI London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival has announced that this year’s Opening Night gala will be Academy Award winner Steve McQueen’s new feature Widows, with its international premiere set to take place on October 10th an Cineworld in Leicester Square. “I am absolutely delighted that Widows will be opening this year’s BFI London Film Festival,” said McQueen. […]
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