Babi Yar. Context, 2021. Directed by Sergei Loznitsa. SYNOPSIS: Nazi troops massacre more than 30,000 Jews over a two-day period in September 1941. Given that the world is typically used to seeing aggressively narrative-driven depictions of the Holocaust – whether cinematic feature or documentary – Sergei Loznitsa’s (Donbass) new doc Babi Yar. Context may seem rather […]
Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho gets another trailer
With just a couple of weeks to go until its theatrical release, Universal Pictures has released a new (and presumably final) trailer for Last Night in Soho, the new time-bending psychological thriller from acclaimed director Edgar Wright; check it out here… Eloise, an aspiring fashion designer, is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Little Palestine (Diary of a Siege)
Little Palestine (Diary of a Siege), 2021. Directed by Abdallah Al-Khatib. SYNOPSIS: After the Syrian Revolution, Al-Assad’s regime besieges the district of Yarmouk, the largest Palestinian refugee camp in the world. Yarmouk is cut off. The director records the daily deprivations while celebrating the people’s courage. Abdallah Al-Khatib’s deeply upsetting, righteously angry in-the-trenches documentary captures […]
Marvel’s Eternals gets a new TV spot and featurette
With its November release creeping closer, another two TV spots have arrived online for Marvel’s Eternals, along with a ‘In the Beginning’ featurette which includes interviews with director Chloe Zhao, producers Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and stars Gemma Chan, Salma Hayek, Kumail Nanjiani, and Angelina Jolie; check them out here… “The story takes place […]
Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – Paris, 13th District
Paris, 13th District, 2021. Directed by Jacques Audiard. Starring Noémie Merlant, Makita Samba, Lucie Zhang, Jehnny Beth, Geneviève Doang, Pol White, Line Phé, Annabelle Milot, Lumina Wang, Camille Léon-Fucien, Stephen Manas, Rong-Ying Yang, Raphaelle Doyle, Oceane Cairaty, and Anaïde Rozam. SYNOPSIS: Émilie meets Camille who is attracted to Nora, who crosses paths with Amber. Three […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007)
The Poughkeepsie Tapes, 2007. Directed John Erick Dowdle. Starring Stacy Chbosky, Ben Messmer, Ivar Brogger, Lou George, Michael Lawson, Samantha Robson and Ron Harper. SYNOPSIS: Authorities stumble upon a cache of hundreds of VHS tapes recorded by and depicting the crimes of a meticulous and sadistic serial killer. It seems not a week goes by […]
Go behind the scenes of Halloween Kills with new featurette
Ahead of its release this Friday, another two behind the scenes featurettes have arrived online for Halloween Kills which see director David Gordon Green gives viewers a look at the set of the horror sequel and discusses making the movie; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Exclusive Interview – Halloween Kills director David Gordon Green […]
Watch two teasers for Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed animation Belle
Currently screening at the 2021 BFI London Film Festival off the back of some stellar reviews from the Cannes Film Festival, where critics called it “Beauty and the Beast meets The Matrix”, GKIDS Studio have revealed that Mamoru Hosoda’s critically acclaimed Belle will be out in January next year, and have released these stunning new […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – A Hero
A Hero, 2021. Written and Directed by Asghar Farhadi. Starring Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabande, Fereshteh Sadr Orafaee, Sahar Goldust, Maryam Shahdaie, Ali Reza Jahandideh, Ehsan Goodarzi, Sarina Farhadi, Farrokh Nourbakht, Mohammad Aghebati, and Saleh Karimai. SYNOPSIS: Rahim is in prison because of a debt he was unable to repay. During a two-day leave, he tries […]
Extreme Cinema – The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Last House on the Left, 1972. Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Sandra Cassel, Lucy Grantham, David Hess, Fred J. Lincoln, Jeramie Rain, Gaylord St. James and Cynthia Carr. The early 1970s was the period in which America was a nation bitterly divided over the Vietnam War. Wes Craven, a then young director of exploitation […]
