Robot Dreams, 2023. Directed by Pablo Berger. Featuring the voice talents of Ivan Labanda, Graciela Molina, José Mediavilla, José García Tos, Esther Solans, Tito Trifol, and Rafa Calvo. SYNOPSIS: Adapted from Sara Varon’s graphic novel, Robot Dreams tells the story of Dog, a lonely soul who decides to buy himself a new companion in the […]
Movie Review – One Life (2023)
One Life, 2023. Directed by James Hawes. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Samantha Spiro, Jonathan Pryce, and Lena Olin. SYNOPSIS: One Life tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children […]
Movie Review – Saltburn (2023)
Saltburn, 2023. Directed by Emerald Fennell. Starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Rosamund Pike, Richard E Grant, and Carey Mulligan. SYNOPSIS: A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to […]
Movie Review – The Boy and the Heron (2023)
The Boy and the Heron, 2023. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring of the voice talents of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, and Yoshino Kimura. SYNOPSIS: Through encounters with his friends and uncle, The Boy and the Heron follows a teenage boy’s psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding […]
Movie Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, 2023. Directed by Sam Fell Featuring Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, David Bradley, Jane Horrocks, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Mohammed, and Miranda Richardson SYNOPSIS: Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary […]
Movie Review – The Killer (2023)
The Killer, 2023. Directed by David Fincher Starring Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, with Tilda Swinton and Sophie Charlotte SYNOPSIS: After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal. David Fincher once again peers into the darker recesses of the […]
Movie Review – The Pigeon Tunnel (2023)
The Pigeon Tunnel, 2023. Directed by Errol Morris. SYNOPSIS: Spans six decades as le Carré gives his final and most personal interview, interrupted with rare archival footage and dramatic anecdotes. It is set against the stormy Cold War backdrop that extends into the present day. John le Carré is one of Britain’s best-regarded novelists and […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Eileen
Eileen, 2023. Directed by William Oldroyd Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Sam Nivola, Tonye Patano and Owen Teague SYNOPSIS: A woman’s friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn. Thomasin McKenzie’s Eileen is habitually on the cusp of something. Things that threaten […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus
Ryuichi Sakamoto Opus, 2023. Directed by Neo Sora. Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto. SYNOPSIS: Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last performance, a concert film featuring just him and his piano playing for the last time before passing away. Ryuichi Sakamoto was one of modern classical music’s most eminent names, known for his versatility and work across video games, film scores […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – HAAR
Haar, 2023. Directed by Ben Hecking. Starring Kate Kennedy, Balász Czukor, Fehinti Balogun, Jack Morris, Claudia Jolly, Éva Magyar, Maddie Rice, Will Brown, Grace Chilton and Ágota Dunai. SYNOPSIS: While stranded on location in Budapest, Hungary, Jef, a busy film production manager, contemplates her life, relationships and memories. Shot entirely on Super 8, Haar has […]
