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Movie Review – McQueen (2018)

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McQueen, 2018. Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Etedgui. Featuring Alexander McQueen, Isabella Blow, Jodie Kidd, Alice Smith. SYNOPSIS: An intimate portrayal of the rags-to-riches story of East-End boy done good, Alexander McQueen, who took the fashion industry by storm with his provocative and game-changing shows, only for the world he helped to shape ultimately end […]

Movie Review – Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

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Hearts Beat Loud. 2018. Directed by Brett Haley. Starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Ted Danson, Toni Collette, Sasha Lane and Blythe Danner. SYNOPSIS:  A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college. Brett Haley’s Hearts Beat Loud is part catchy pop-positive chorus, part radio-friendly verses one might […]

Second Opinion – My Friend Dahmer (2018)

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My Friend Dahmer, 2018. Written and Directed by Marc Meyers. Starring Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, Dallas Roberts. SYNOPSIS: A young Jeffrey Dahmer struggles to belong in high school. Despite being about one of the most depraved serial killer ever to have lived, My Friend Dahmer plays out with striking normality. That is not […]

Sundance London 2018 Review – The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post, 2018. Directed by Desiree Akhavan Starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane, Jennifer Ehle, John Gallagher Jr., and Forrest Goodluck. SYNOPSIS: Teenager Cameron is sent away to a “de-programming” centre when her relationship with another girl is discovered. But instead of helping her follow a more conventional lifestyle, it makes her […]

Blu-ray Review – Birth of the Dragon (2016)

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Birth of the Dragon, 2016. Directed by George Nolfi. Starring Philip Ng, Billy Magnussen, Yu Xia, Wang Xi’An, Steven Roberts, Simon Yin, and Xing Jin. SYNOPSIS: A fictionalised account of the legendary fight between Bruce Lee and Wong Jack Man in 1964. The film is called Birth of the Dragon and you already know it […]

Movie Review – Welcome to Curiosity (2018)

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Welcome to Curiosity, 2018. Directed by Ben Pickering Starring: Kacey Clarke, Amrita Acharia, Richard Blackwood, Lili Bordan and Stephen Marcus. SYNOPSIS: Four interconnected stories surrounding the escape from prison of a notorious serial killer. Ben Pickering’s Welcome to Curiosity see’s the director join with writer Darren Ripley for a second time, following their joint debut […]

Blu-ray Review – Jake Speed (1986)

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Jake Speed, 1986. Directed by Andrew Lane. Starring Wayne Crawford, Dennis Christopher, Karen Kopins, John Hurt, Donna Pescow, and Leon Ames. SYNOPSIS: A woman hires a fictional hero to help find her kidnapped sister. Post-Indiana Jones, the 1980s suddenly filled up with adventure movies featuring a rough-and-ready hero helping out an attractive young woman (who […]

Movie Review – Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary, 2018. Written and Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Gabriel Byrne, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro, and Alex Wolff. SYNOPSIS: When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more they discover, the more they find themselves trying […]

Sundance London 2018 Review – The Tale (2017)

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The Tale, 2017. Directed by Jennifer Fox. Starring Laura Dern, Isabelle Nelisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, and Common. SYNOPSIS: Documentary maker Jennifer seems to have it all until a story she wrote at the age of 13 is discovered by her mother.  It’s about a special relationship with an adult and Jennifer realises […]