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2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Lords of Chaos

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Lords of Chaos, 2018.Directed by Jonas Åkerlund. Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, Valter Skarsgård and Sky Ferreira.SYNOPSIS:A teenager’s quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.Whether you’re fond of the Norwegian black metal scene or haven’t a clue about it, this chilling, unflinchingly violent dramatisation […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Burning

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Burning, 2018.Directed by Lee Chang-dong. Starring Yoo Ah-in, Jeon Jong-seo, and Steven Yeun.SYNOPSIS:Deliveryman Jong-su is out on a job when he runs into Hae-mi, a girl who once lived in his neighbourhood. She asks if he’d mind looking after her cat while she’s away on a trip to Africa. On her return she introduces Jong-su […]

Kidding Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Cookie’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Kidding…There is so much invention beneath the surface of this show that knowing where to begin each week represents a huge challenge. Theological questions around existence lock horns with foul mouthed parakeets, while romantic entanglements and musical numbers break your heart. This show is no longer about divorce, […]

Movie Review – Assassination Nation (2018)

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Assassination Nation, 2018.Directed by Sam Levinson. Starring Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse, Abra, Colman Domingo, Bill Skarsgård, Joel McHale, Anika Noni Rose, Bella Thorne, Maude Apatow, and Cody Christian.SYNOPSIS:This is a thousand percent a true story about how the quiet, all-American town of Salem absolutely lost its mind.Fuck me up some more why don’t […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Outlaw King

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Outlaw King, 2018. Directed by David Mackenzie. Starring Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Billy Howle, Stephen Dillane, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, James Cosmo, Sam Spruell, Tony Curran, Callan Mulvey and Duncan Lacroix. SYNOPSIS: A true David v Goliath story of how the great 14th Century Scottish ‘Outlaw King’ Robert The Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat and […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Favourite

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The Favourite, 2018.Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult, Mark Gatiss, James SmithSYNOPSIS:It’s early 18th century England, and Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) is suffering from a rather painful case of gout. In her absence as monarch, her close friend Lady Sarah (Rachel Weisz) is on hand to perform her […]

October Horrors 2018 Day 18 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula, 1992.Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, Sadie Frost, and Tom Waits.SYNOPSIS:In the 15th century, Prince Vlad renounces God and calls upon the powers of darkness to grant him eternal life until he is rejoined with his late […]

2018 BFI Film Festival Review – Museo

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Museo, 2018.Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios. Starring Gael García Bernal and Leonardo Ortizgris.SYNOPSIS:In 1985 veterinary students Juan and his best friend Benjamin set out to steal a number of priceless artefacts from the Mexican National Museum of Anthropology. This incredible film is actually based on a true story. Over the years, Hollywood has conditioned audiences into […]

2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Kindergarten Teacher

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The Kindergarten Teacher, 2018.Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Anna Baryshnikov, Rosa Salazar, Michael Chernus and Gael García Bernal.SYNOPSIS:A kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy.A rare Hollywood remake of an acclaimed, award-winning foreign film which arguably improves upon its inspiration, The […]