The Peanut Butter Falcon, 2019.Directed by Tyler Nilson and Mike Schwartz. Starring Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, Bruce Dern, John Hawkes, Jon Bernthal, Thomas Haden Church, Yelawolf, Jake Roberts, and Mick Foley.SYNOPSIS:A man with Down syndrome and a passion for wrestling escapes from a nursing home and joins a man on the run to […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Workforce
Workforce, 2019.Directed by David Zonana. Starring Luis Alberti, Jessica Galvez, Ramiro Resendiz, Rodrigo Mendoza and Jonathan Sanchez.SYNOPSIS:The marginalised workers helping to decorate a luxurious home take advantage of an opportunity to move into the property, and make it their own.Inequality is an issue all over the world, with those at the top taking every opportunity […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #3 with Alistair Ryder | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. This time around, the proper festival has started in earnest, so there’s plenty to talk about…On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, host Tom […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Personal History of David Copperfield
The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019.Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Laurie, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar, and Tilda Swinton.SYNOPSIS:A haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. Set in the 1840s, chronicling […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ghost Town Anthology
Ghost Town Anthology, 2019.Directed by Denis Côté. Starring Robert Naylor, Josée Deschênes, Jean-Michel Anctil, Diane Lavallée and Larissa Corriveau.SYNOPSIS:An isolated rural community is locked in a fugue of grief after the potential suicide of one of its residents.Grief is one of the most intimate human emotions. It’s deeply private and intensely powerful. In Ghost Town […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, 2019.Directed by Matt Wolf.SYNOPSIS:A Philadelphia librarian-turned-activist secretly recorded television 24-hours a day for 30 years.In November of 1979, Marion Stokes pressed the record button on her television set and didn’t stop until her death in December, 2012. In that time, she amassed hundreds of thousands of hours of footage, capturing […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Öndög
Öndög, 2019.Directed by Wang Quan’an. Starring Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Aorigeletu, Norovsambuu Batmunkh, and Gangtemuer Arild.SYNOPSIS:A murder case in the Mongolian steppe. A herder is asked to guard the crime scene – a woman who resolutely scares off both wolves and her neighbor. She has her own plans for the future, which are closely linked to the […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #2 with Sarah Cook | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. This time around, it’s week two and things are getting very weird indeed…On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the focus is still on […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #1 | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. Here’s the first installment…On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the focus is now on the London Film Festival. Regular host Tom Beasley discusses […]
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