7 Days, 2021. Directed by Roshan Sethi. Starring Geraldine Viswanathan, Karan Soni, Gita Reddy, Zenobia Shroff and Mark Duplass. SYNOPSIS: After being set up by their parents, a man and a woman on a date are forced to isolate together when the COVID-19 pandemic strikes. We’re going to see a lot of films like 7 […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Azor
Azor, 2021. Directed by Andreas Fontana. Starring Fabrizio Rongione, Stéphanie Cléau, Juan Pablo Geretto and Elli Medeiros. SYNOPSIS: A Swiss banker takes over accounts in Argentina from his colleague in the 1980s, finding himself forced to navigate the complex, febrile politics of a military junta. Dark, murky intrigue is the order of the day when […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Humidity Alert
Humidity Alert, 2021. Directed by Bong Soo Ko. Starring Baek Seung-Hwan, Lee Hee-Jun and Ko Ju-Hwan. SYNOPSIS: A special Q&A screening of a new film causes chaos for a cinema trying to deal with COVID-19 restrictions. We all know that cinemas have faced a tough time during the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially forced to close as […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Taking
The Taking, 2021. Written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. SYNOPSIS: Following his acclaimed documentaries on Psycho, Alien and The Exorcist, Alexandre O. Philippe turns to Monument Valley for his latest inspiration. Genre film documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe (78/52, Memory: The Origins of Alien) takes a swift move away from horror for his latest project, […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall, 2021. Directed by Jeymes Samuel. Starring Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Idris Elba, Regina King, LaKeith Stanfield, Edi Gathegi, Delroy Lindo, RJ Cyler, Danielle Deadwyler, and Deon Cole. SYNOPSIS: When an outlaw discovers an enemy who has wronged him in the past is being released from prison, he reunites his gang in […]
Spencer, King Richard, Benedetta, Last Night in Soho and The French Dispatch among the big hitters as London Film Festival announces full line-up
As the flashbulbs begin to dim from the Venice Film Festival, the The 65th BFI London Film Festival has taken the baton and unveiled its full programme for October’s celebration of cinema, featuring some well-received carry-overs such as Pablo Larrain’s Spencer, Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch, and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, as […]
Movie Review – Stray (2020)
Stray, 2020. Directed by Elizabeth Lo. Featuring Zeytin, Nazar, and Kartal. SYNOPSIS: Filmed over a two year period, Elizbeth Lo’s shaggy dog story chronicles the life of Zeytin, a stray dog navigating the trials of life thrown at her on the streets of Istanbul. Disney’s 1963 live-action classic, The Incredible Journey, 80s TV treat The […]
Movie Review – Another Round (2020)
Another Round, 2020. Directed by Thomas Vinterberg. Starring Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Lars Ranthe, Magnus Millang, Maria Bonnevie, Helene Reingaard Neumann, Magnus Sjørup, Silas Cornelius Van and Albert Rudbeck Lindhart. SYNOPSIS: Four friends, all high school teachers, test a theory that they will improve their lives by maintaining a constant level of alcohol in […]
Movie Review – After Love (2020)
After Love, 2020. Directed by Aleem Khan. Starring Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss and Nasser Memarzia. SYNOPSIS: After the death of her husband, a woman travels across the English Channel to find the woman with whom he was having an affair. Joanna Scanlan is one of the most underrated and versatile actors in Britain. […]
Movie Review – The Human Voice (2020)
The Human Voice, 2020. Directed by Pedro Almodovar. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A woman waits for a phonecall from her ex-lover of 5 years, after he has recently left her. In 1930, Jean Cocteau’s monologue The Human Voice premiered at the Comedie-Francaise. The piece at that time would have seemed dazzlingly experimental – an audience […]
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