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, […]
Movie Review – Cam (2018)
Cam, 2018. Directed by Daniel Goldhaber. Starring Madeline Brewer, Patch Darragh, and Melora Walters. SYNOPSIS: An erotic webcam performer finds her followers stolen by a doppelganger who hijacks her channel, pushes the sexual envelope farther, and otherwise seems determined to destroy her life. The cyber-thriller genre has routinely proven to be a tough nut to […]
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 – Marriage Story (2019)
Marriage Story, 2019. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Merrit Weaver, Wallace Shawn, and Mark O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: A modern romance chronicling the slow, painful process of separation between Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson). Marriage Story begins as a parable of love. It also ends […]
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 […]
Movie Review – Limbo (2020)
Limbo, 2020. Directed by Ben Sharrock. Starring Amir El-Masry, Vikash Bhai, Kwabena Ansah, Ola Orebiyi, Sidse Babett Knudsen and Sanjeev Kohli. SYNOPSIS: A group of immigrants housed on a remote Scottish island wait anxiously for the response to their asylum claims. It’s such a cliché to refer to a movie as “timely”, particularly this year […]
Movie Review – Possessor (2020)
Possessor, 2020. Directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rossif Sutherland, Gabrielle Graham, Kaniehtiio Horn, and Sean Bean. SYNOPSIS: Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough) is a special operative for a secret organisation who carry out assassinations for high-paying clients. The USP is that they use brain-implant technology to inhabit […]
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