No Other Choice, 2025.Directed by Park Chan-wook. Starring Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon.SYNOPSIS:After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.Park Chan-wook has proven adept at seamlessly flitting between genres over the past 30 years, from dark, psychological drama and action with his […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Is This Thing On?
Is This Thing On?, 2025Directed by Bradley Cooper. Starring Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Sean Hayes, Bradley Cooper, Andra Day, Amy Sedaris, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds, and Scott Icenogle.SYNOPSIS:As their marriage unravels, Alex faces middle age and divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. Meanwhile, his wife Tess confronts sacrifices made for their […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Hamnet
Hamnet, 2025.Directed by Chloe Zhao. Starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal. Joe Alwyn, Emily Watson, Jacobi Jupe, and Noah Jupe.SYNOPSIS:A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.Shakespeare’s works are known the world over, and his personal life has been examined before on screen, notably in Shakespeare in Love. […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Voice of Hind Rajab
The Voice of Hind Rajab, 2025. Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania. Starring Saja Kilani, Motaz Malhees, Clara Khoury, and Amer Hlehel.SYNOPSIS:Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call. A 6-year old girl is trapped in a car under IDF fire in Gaza, pleading for rescue. While trying to keep her on the line, they do everything they […]
2025 London Film Festival Review – The Mastermind
The Mastermind, 2025.Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis, John Magaro, Gaby Hoffmann, and Bill Camp.SYNOPSIS:An unemployed carpenter turned amateur art thief plans his first big heist, and when things go haywire, his life unravels.Kelly Reichardt is a hard director to pin down; she has built a reputation on eclectic, distinct […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Bad Apples
Bad Apples, 2025.Directed by Jonatan Etzler. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eddie Waller, Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder.SYNOPSIS:A struggling primary school teacher begins to make some questionable decisions after one of her students is injured.There has been something of an education crisis in the UK for some time now with a shortage of teachers […]
2025 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ballad of a Small Player
Ballad of a Small Player, 2025.Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, and Alex Jennings.SYNOPSIS:When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might just hold the key to his salvation.Edward Berger has been on an […]
Exclusive Interview – The Mastermind composer Rob Mazurek
Chris Connor chats with The Mastermind composer Rob Mazurek…Rob Mazurek is a celebrated musician on the jazz circuit as part of Chicago Underground. He has now made his film scoring debut with Kelly Reichardt’s The Mastermind. We sat down with him to discuss making his first film score, collaborating with Reichardt and how he found […]
Movie Review – Conclave (2024)
Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini.SYNOPSIS:The Pope has died. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must lead the Conclave to select a new leader of the Catholic world. But as high-ranking cardinal candidates gather, he […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door, 2024.Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola.SYNOPSIS:Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation.Pedro Almodóvar is one of European […]
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