The Hunger, 1983. Directed by Tony Scott. Starring Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, and Beth Ehlers. SYNOPSIS: A scientist specialising in the research of ageing and sleep finds herself at the centre of a love triangle between two centuries old vampires. One of my running themes this year has been to […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Stan & Ollie
Stan & Ollie, 2018. Directed by Jon S. Baird. Starring Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Shirley Henderson, Nina Arianda, Rufus Jones, Danny Huston, Susy Kane and Stephanie Hyam. SYNOPSIS: Laurel and Hardy, the world’s most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song – a […]
FrightFest Presents Review – The Dark (2018)
The Dark, 2018. Directed by Justin P. Lange. Starring Nadia Alexander, Toby Nichols, Karl Markovics, and Margarete Tiesel. SYNOPSIS: An undead girl and an abused blind boy hiding in the woods form an unlikely relationship. The influence of Let the Right One In has been reaching far and wide in mainstream horror over the past […]
Movie Review – Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Bad Times at the El Royale, 2018. Directed by Drew Goddard. Starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth, Cailee Spaeny, Lewis Pullman, and Nick Offerman. SYNOPSIS: Circa 1968, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. […]
Movie Review – If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Michael Beach, Teyonah Parris, Finn Wittrock, Diego Luna, Emily Rios, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: With the father (Stephan James) of her unborn child wrongly incarcerated, Trish (Kiki Layne) must find strength in the face of the […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 21 – The Conjuring 2 (2016)
The Conjuring 2, 2016. Directed by James Wan. Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Frances O’Connor, Madison Wolfe, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Simon Delaney, Franka Potente, Simon McBurney, Lauren Esposito, Robin Atkin Downes, Bob Adrian, Bonnie Aarons, Javier Botet, Patrick McAuley, and Benjamin Haigh. SYNOPSIS: In Enfield, North London, Single mother Peggy Hodgson and her children find themselves victim to […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Private War
A Private War, 2018. Directed by Matthew Heineman. Starring Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Stanley Tucci, Tom Hollander, Faye Marsay, Rita Williams, and Corey Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Marie Colvin (Rosamund Pike) was a professional addict, only she was drawn towards the lure of the war torn hostile territory of Libya, or Syria, in order to report on […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk, 2018. Directed by Barry Jenkins. Starring Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Colman Domingo, Regina King, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Dave Franco, Diego Luna, Pedro Pascal, Ed Skrein, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: Childhood sweethearts Tish and Fonny live in Harlem in the 1970s and are planning a life together, despite difficulties […]
October Horrors 2018 Day 20 – Starry Eyes (2014)
Starry Eyes, 2014. Directed by Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer. Starring Alex Essoe, Amanda Fuller, Noah Segan, Fabian Therese, and Shane Coffey. SYNOPSIS: Sarah, an aspiring actress, is desperate to become a star. After securing an audition for a role in a horror film, Sarah is overjoyed to be given the chance to show her […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Movie Review – The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give, 2018. Directed by George Tilman Jr. Starring Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Lamar Johnson, Issa Rae, Algee Smith, Sabrina Carpenter, Common, K.J. Apa, Rayven Symone Ferrell, Myles Evans, TJ Wright, Megan Lawless, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Al Mitchell, Karan Kendrick, Andrene Ward-Hammond, Drew Starkey, Kurt Yue, Susan Santiago, Brian Lafontaine, Tanya […]
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