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2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Salt In Our Waters

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The Salt In Our Waters, 2020. Directed by Rezwan Shahriar Sumit. Starring Titas Zia, Tasnova Tamanna, Fazlur Rahman Babu and Ashok Bepari. SYNOPSIS: When a sculptor visits a remote fishing village in Bangladesh, he finds himself beloved by some locals and treated as a dangerous invader by others. Multiple films at this year’s LFF focus […]

Movie Review – Rebecca (2020)

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Rebecca, 2020. Directed by Ben Wheatley. Starring Lily James, Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, Jane Lapotaire, Lucy Russell, Bryony Miller, Sam Riley, Bill Paterson, Tom Goodman-Hill, Mark Lewis Jones, Jeff Rawle, John Hollingworth, Ben Crompton, and Ann Dowd. SYNOPSIS: A young newlywed arrives at her husband’s imposing family estate on a windswept English […]

Movie Review – Wildfire (2020)

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Wildfire, 2020. Directed by Cathy Brady. Starring Nika McGuigan, Nora-Jane Noone, Kate Dickie, Martin McCann and Olga Wehrly. SYNOPSIS: The story of two sisters who grew up on the fractious Irish border. When one of them, who has been missing, finally returns home, the intense bond with her sister is re-ignited. Together they unearth their […]

Movie Review – 2067 (2020)

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2067, 2020. Written and Directed by Seth Larney. Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Leeanna Walsman, Deborah Mailman, Matt Testro, Damian Walshe-Howling, Aaron Glenane, Sana’a Shaik, and Finn Little. SYNOPSIS: One man’s journey to the future to save a dying world. It’s one thing to go on a journey attempting to find a cure for a […]

Movie Review – Love and Monsters (2020)

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Love and Monsters, 2020. Directed by Michael Matthews. Starring Dylan O’Brien, Jessica Henwick, Dan Ewing, Michael Rooker, and Ariana Greenblatt. SYNOPSIS: In a monster-infested world, Joel (Dylan O’Brien) learns his girlfriend is just 80 miles away. To make the dangerous journey, Joel discovers his inner hero to be with the girl of his dreams. Not […]

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – American Utopia

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American Utopia, 2020. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring David Byrne, Jaqueline Acevedo, and Gustavo di Dalva. SYNOPSIS: Spike Lee documents the former Talking Heads frontman’s brilliant, timely 2019 Broadway show, based on his recent album and tour of the same name. On the face of things, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne and director Spike Lee are […]

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – If It Were Love

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If It Were Love, 2020. Written and directed by Patric Chiha. Starring Gisèle Vienne. SYNOPSIS: They are fifteen young dancers of various origins and horizons. They are touring “Crowd,” Gisèle Vienne’s dance piece on the ’90s rave scene. Following them from theatre to theatre, If It Were Love documents their work as well as their strange, […]

Movie Review – Shithouse (2020)

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Shithouse, 2020. Directed by Cooper Raiff. Starring Cooper Raiff, Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker, Logan Miller, Olivia Welch, and Abby Quinn. SYNOPSIS: Lonely college freshman Alex has closed himself off from his peers, who all appear to have this whole “college thing” figured out. But everything changes one night when Alex takes a leap and attends a […]

October Horrors 2020 – Us (2019)

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Us, 2019. Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker.   SYNOPSIS: Gabe and Adelaide Wilson take their children on a vacation to their beach house hoping to enjoy some sunshine and relaxation. The family’s fun, however, is ruined by the arrival of a […]