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 […]
57th Chicago International Film Festival Capsule Review – The Beta Test
The Beta Test, 2021. Directed by Jim Cummings. Starring Jim Cummings, Virginia Newcomb, PJ McCabe, Kevin Changaris, Olivia Grace Applegate, Jessie Barr, Malin Barr, Jacqueline Doke, Wilky Lau, Grant Rosenmeyer, Laura Coover, and Keith Powell. SYNOPSIS: A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister […]
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 […]
Joaquin Phoenix is unsure if Joker 2 will happen
Back in May it was revealed that Warner Bros. and DC had signed original co-writer and director Todd Phillips to pen a sequel to the 2019’s Joker, and now, the lead actor of the film has addressed this months old report. During an interview with The Playlist to promote his role in Mike Mills’ new drama Cmon Cmon, Joaquin Phoenix has stated […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Cop Movie
A Cop Movie, 2021. Co-written and directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Starring Mónica Del Carmen and Raúl Briones. SYNOPSIS: A radical experiment combining documentary and fictional elements. The film gives voice to one of Mexico’s most controversial institutions: the police force, and unravels the causes of the impunity crisis that plagues the justice system. Alonso Ruizpalacios’ […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to star in superhero pic Prophet for Extraction‘s Sam Hargrave
You can’t go a few weeks without having Jake Gyllenhaal attached to a new project, let alone another graphic novel adaptation, because following on from the news that he’d signed on to star in Robert Kirkman’s Oblivion Song, the Donnie Darko actor has joined Prophet, a superhero pic from the director of Extraction. Prophet will […]
October Horrors 2021 – The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting, 1963. Directed by Robert Wise. Starring Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson and Russ Tamblyn. SYNOPSIS: A paranormal investigator gathers together a group of people to spend a night in the ominous Hill House as part of an experiment to determine if the building is haunted, oblivious to the terror that awaits them. […]
2021 BFI London Film Festival Review – Clara Sola
Clara Sola, 2021. Co-written and directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. Starring Wendy Chinchilla Araya, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, and Ana Julia Porras Espinoza. SYNOPSIS: In a remote village in Costa Rica, Clara, a withdrawn 40-year-old woman, experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as she begins a journey to free herself from the repressive religious and social […]
Peaky Blinders movie will start filming in 2023, confirms creator Steven Knight
Earlier this year, Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight confirmed that the upcoming sixth series of the hugely popular BBC series will be the final series but the story will continue in film form. Now, during a panel at the BFI London Film Festival (via Variety), Knight not only confirmed that the final season is currently in […]
