The Sundance Institute and Picturehouse Cinemas have announced that Edgar Wright’s debut documentary The Sparks Brothers will open the 2021 edition of Sundance Film Festival: London on July 29th. “I was just 5 years old when I was hypnotised by Ron & Russell Mael (collectively Sparks) staring at me from the telly on a 1979 […]
Movie Review – The Nightingale (2019)
The Nightingale, 2019. Directed by Jennifer Kent. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie and Magnolia Maymuru. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century Australia, an Irish convict embarks on a mission of violent revenge when her family is attacked by a group of English soldiers. Aussie director Jennifer Kent immediately became […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – Hail Satan?
Hail Satan?, 2019. Directed by Penny Lane. Starring Lucien Greaves and Jex Blackmore. SYNOPSIS: A documentary examining the rise of the Satanic Temple, as well as its clashes with the evangelical Christian parts of America. For many of us, Satanism is something that seemed cool as an edgy teenager firmly in the “screw God” phase […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – The Last Tree
The Last Tree, 2019. Directed by Shola Amoo. Starring Sam Adewumni, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Demmy Ladipo, Ruthxjiah Bellenea, Tai Golding, Denise Black and Nicholas Pinnock. SYNOPSIS: A Nigerian-British boy is taken from a comfortable rural foster home to live with his biological mother in the city, bringing about an identity crisis that reverberates into his teenage […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – Ask Dr Ruth
Ask Dr Ruth, 2019. Directed by Ryan White. Starring Dr Ruth Westheimer, Miriam Westheimer, Joel Westheimer, Leora Westheimer and Pierre Lehu. SYNOPSIS: The story of TV sex therapist Dr Ruth Westheimer, who is still blowing the minds of Americans with her frank discussions of sexuality at the age of 90. The opening scene of Ask […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – The Farewell
The Farewell, 2019. Directed by Lulu Wang. Starring Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Diana Lin, Tzi Ma, Jiang Yongbo, Lu Hong, Chen Han and Aoi Mizuhara. SYNOPSIS: A Chinese family reunite for a wedding, but almost everyone involved really knows that it’s a chance to say goodbye to their beloved matriarch, from whom they are concealing her […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – Apollo 11
Apollo 11, 2019. Directed by Todd Douglas Miller. Starring Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins. SYNOPSIS: A documentary that brings to life a selection of archive footage, including some that has never been seen before, to explore the 1969 mission to put men on the moon. Coming less than a year after Damien Chazelle’s […]
Sundance London 2019 Review – Animals
Animals, 2019. Directed by Sophie Hyde Starring Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Fra Fee, Dermot Murphy and Amy Molloy. SYNOPSIS: Resisting the building urge to grow up, 30 year old Laura rockets between her old party animal lifestyle and her newly found, more mature, love affair. Laura and her flatmate Tyler live from one night out […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – Yardie (2018)
Yardie, 2018. Directed by Idris Elba. Starring Aml Ameen, Stephen Graham, Calvin Demba, Naomi Ackie, and Shantol Jackson. SYNOPSIS: Broken by the murder of his older brother, Dennis turns to a life of crime in the backstreets of Kingston, Jamaica circa 1973. A decade later, he’s sent overseas to London, where he reunites with lost […]
Sundance London 2018 Review – Never Goin’ Back (2018)
Never Goin’ Back, 2018. Directed by Augustine Frizzell. Starring Maia Mitchell, Camila Morrone and Kyle Mooney. SYNOPSIS: Jessie and Angela, high school dropouts, are taking a week off to chill at the beach. Too bad their house got robbed, rent’s due, they’re about to get fired, and they’re broke. It’s been a while since we’ve […]