Conclave, 2024. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Lucian Msamati, Brían F. O’Byrne, Carlos Diehz, Merab Ninidze, Thomas Loibl, Sergio Castellitto, and Isabella Rossellini. SYNOPSIS: The Pope has died. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) must lead the Conclave to select a new leader of the Catholic world. But as high-ranking cardinal […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Room Next Door
The Room Next Door, 2024. Directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola. SYNOPSIS: Ingrid and Martha were close friends in their youth, when they worked together at the same magazine. After years of being out of touch, they meet again in an extreme but strangely sweet situation. Pedro Almodóvar […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Super/Man – The Christopher Reeve Story
Super/Man – The Christopher Reeve Story, 2024. Directed by Ian Bonhôte & Peter Ettedgui. Featuring Christopher Reeve, Dana Reeve, Alexandra Reeve Givens, Matthew Reeve, Will Reeve, Gae Sexton, Glenn Close, Jeff Daniels, Whoopi Goldberg, John Kerry, Brooke Ellison, Steven Kirshblum, Richard Donner, Susan Sarandon, Robin Williams, Bill Clinton, Johnny Carson, Jane Seymour, Barack Obama, and […]
BFI London Film Festival 2024 Review – Hard Truths
Hard Truths, 2024. Written and directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin, Sophia Brown, Ani Nelson, and David Webber. SYNOPSIS: Set in London, Leigh’s new film explores family relationships in the post-pandemic world. Mike Leigh has been one of the most pioneering voices in the UK film industry since the 1970s with the […]
Movie Review – All of You (2024)
All of You, 2024. Directed by William Bridges Starring Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Zawe Ashton, Steven Cree, and Jenna Coleman. SYNOPSIS: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches one of them up with their supposed […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Flow
Flow, 2024. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. SYNOPSIS: Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences. Latvian Animator Gints Zilbalodis made a mark with his previous film Away […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Elton John: Never Too Late
Elton John: Never Too Late, 2024. Directed by R.J. Cutler and David Furnish Featuring Elton John, Bernie Taupin, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, John Reid, and David Furnish SYNOPSIS: Elton John looks back on his life and the early days of his 50-year career. As he prepares for his final concert in North America at Dodger […]
BFI London Film Festival 2024 Review – Memoir of a Snail
Memoir of a Snail, 2024. Directed by Adam Elliot. Featuring the voice talents of Sarah Snook, Kodi-Smit Mcphee, and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel – a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs. Australian stop motion director, Adam Elliot has proven with the likes of Mary and […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – All of You
All of You, 2024. Directed by William Bridges. Starring Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Zawe Ashton, and Steven Cree. SYNOPSIS: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in a stirring near-futuristic romance as best friends who harbor an unspoken love for one another even after a test matches one of them up with their supposed soulmate. Brett […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Cats of Gokogu Shrine
The Cats of Gokogu Shrine, 2024. Directed by Kazuhiro Soda SYNOPSIS: The feline population of a Japanese town and its human inhabitants are the focus of this immersive meditation on community and the cycle of life. Documentarian Kazuhiro Soda (Inland Sea) attempts to capture a purrrrfect slice of life with his single location observational film […]
