Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018. Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Guy Pearce, Ian Hart, James McArdle, Gemma Chan, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and David Tennant. SYNOPSIS: Returning to the UK after the death of her husband, Mary Queen of Scots has a claim to the English throne, which puts her […]
Movie Review – Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)
Mary, Queen of Scots, 2018. Directed by Josie Rourke. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Jack Lowden, Joe Alwyn, David Tennant, Guy Pearce, Maria Dragus, Eileen O’Higgins, Liah O’Prey, Izuka Hoyle, Brendan Coyle, Martin Compston, Gemma Chan, and Ismael Cruz Córdova. SYNOPSIS: Mary Stuart’s attempt to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I, Queen of England, finds her condemned […]
Movie Review – Kindred (2020)
Kindred, 2020. Written and Directed by Joe Marcantonio. Starring Chloe Pirrie, Fiona Shaw, Jack Lowden, Tamara Lawrence, Anton Lesser, Edward Holcroft, and Kiran Sonia Sawar. SYNOPSIS: Following the death of her boyfriend Ben (Edward Holcroft) in a freak accident expectant mother Charlotte (Tamara Lawrence) is tended to by his family. Alone, isolated and confronted by formidable […]
Movie Review – Kindred (2020)
Kindred, 2020 Directed by Joe Marcantonio. Starring Tamara Lawrance, Jack Lowden, Fiona Shaw, Toyah Frantzen, Nyree Yergainharsian, Natalia Kostrzewa, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Anton Lesser, Chloe Pirrie, and Edward Holcroft. SYNOPSIS: When her boyfriend dies suddenly in an accident, psychologically fragile mother-to-be Charlotte is taken in by his family – but they seem increasingly obsessed with […]
Movie Review – Mangrove (2020)
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden, Alex Jennings, Nathaniel Martello-White, Llewella Gideon, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Gary Beadle, Richie Campbell, Jumayn Hunter, Joseph Quinn, Derek Griffiths, Jodhi May, Richard Cordery, Tahj Miles and Samuel West. SYNOPSIS: Mangrove tells this true story of The […]
2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Mangrove
Mangrove, 2020. Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Shaun Parkes, Letitia Wright, Malachi Kirby, Rochenda Sandall, Sam Spruell, Jack Lowden and Alex Jennings. SYNOPSIS: In 1970s London, police harassment of a crucial community hub for local Black people leads to a peaceful protest, which ends up in a court room. Steve McQueen is effectively a lucky […]
IFC Midnight releases trailer for psychological thriller Kindred
IFC Films has released a trailer for Joe Marcantonio’s psychological thriller Kindred which stars Tamara Lawrance as Charlotte, a mother-to-be who becomes suspicious of the intentions of her deceased boyfriend’s family (Fiona Shaw and Jack Lowden) after they seem increasingly obsessed with her every move; watch it here… When her boyfriend Ben suddenly dies in […]
Video Review – Capone (2020)
EJ reviews Josh Trank’s new film Capone… Capone, 2020 Written and Directed by Josh Trank Starring Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan, Kathrine Narducci, Jack Lowden, Noel Fisher, Tilda Del Toro, Al Sapienza, Mason Guccione, Jhemma Ziegler, and Wayne Pére With Josh Trank returning to the director’s chair, and Tom Hardy delivering one […]
Tom Hardy is Al Capone in first trailer for Josh Trank’s crime drama
Filmmaker Josh Trank has taken to his Twitter account to drop some major news about his upcoming Al Capone movie starring Tom Hardy in the titular role as the notorious mob boss. The crime drama, once called Fonzo, is now titled Capone and is set for a streaming debut this May. This biographical drama will […]
2020 EE Rising Star Award nominees announced
Ahead of the British Academy Film Award nominations tomorrow, the nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award have been revealed today. Set to content the coveted award, the only BAFTA voted for by the general public, are Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians, The Farewell), Jack Lowden (Fighting With My Family, Dunkirk), Kaitlyn Dever (Unbelievable, Detroit), […]
