A Hidden Life, 2019.Written and directed by Terrence Malick. Starring August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Nyqvist, and Bruno Ganz.SYNOPSIS:Austrian farmer Franz Jägerstätter faces the threat of execution for refusing to fight for the Nazis during World War II.After spending years out in the experimental doldrums to the extent of borderline self-parody, Terrence Malick […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Irishman
The Irishman, 2019.Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, Stephen Graham, Domenick Lombardozzi, Anna Paquin, Ray Romano, Jesse Plemons, and Jack Huston.SYNOPSIS:A mob hitman recalls his possible involvement with the slaying of Jimmy Hoffa.The gangster genre has existed almost as long as filmmaking itself has, and […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019.Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, and Wendy Makkena.SYNOPSIS:After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s most beloved neighbour.In […]
Movie Review – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, 2019.Written and directed by Vince Gilligan. Starring Aaron Paul, Charles Baker, Matt Jones, and Jonathan Banks.SYNOPSIS:After escaping Jack and his gang, Jesse Pinkman goes on the run from the police and tries to escape his own inner turmoil.When Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan first announced a follow-up movie to his […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Earthquake Bird
Earthquake Bird, 2019.Written and directed by Wash Westmoreland. Starring Alicia Vikander, Riley Keough, and Naoki Kobayashi.SYNOPSIS:A young woman living in Tokyo becomes the prime suspect in a horrific murder when her friend goes missing in the wake of a tumultuous love triangle.Acclaimed filmmaker Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette) tries his hand at the thriller genre […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – First Love
First Love, 2019.Directed by Takashi Miike. Starring Becky, Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Masaaki Uchino, Shota Sometani, Takehiro Miura, Sakurako Konishi, Jun Murakami, and Sansei Shiomi.SYNOPSIS:A young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme over the course of one night in Tokyo.The latest film from the industrious Takashi Miike – “only” […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Burning Cane
Burning Cane, 2019.Directed by Phillip Youmans. Starring Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, and Dominique McClellan.SYNOPSIS:Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.Phillip Youmans delivers one of the most precocious feature debuts in recent memory with Burning Cane, a film so studied in its […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith, 2019.Written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe. Starring William Friedkin.SYNOPSIS:A lyrical and spiritual cinematic essay on The Exorcist, Leap of Faith explores the uncharted depths of William Friedkin’s mind’s eye, the nuances of his filmmaking process, and the mysteries of faith and fate that have shaped his life and filmography.Veteran pop-culture documentarian […]
Movie Review – Little Monsters (2019)
Little Monsters, 2019.Written and directed by Abe Forsythe. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Josh Gad, Alexander England, Nadia Townsend, Kat Stewart, Diesel La Torraca, and Stephen Peacocke.SYNOPSIS:A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.Watching this Australian rom-zom-com from director Abe Forsythe (Down […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Knives Out
Knives Out, 2019.Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme.SYNOPSIS:When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the […]
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