That They May Face the Rising Sun, 2023. Directed by Pat Collins. Starring Barry Ward, Anna Bederke, Ruth McCabe, Lalor Roddy, and Sean McGinley. SYNOPSIS: Based on internationally acclaimed Irish author John McGahern’s award winning novel of the same name, That They May Face the Rising Sun is a vivid evocation of nature, humanity and […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – All of Us Strangers
All of Us Strangers, 2023. Directed by Andrew Haigh. Starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy. SYNOPSIS: A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbor as he then discovers his parents appear to be living just as they were on the day they […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Perfect Days
Perfect Days, 2023. Directed by Wim Wenders. Starring Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Sayuri Ishikawa, and Arisa Nakano. SYNOPSIS: A janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music. Wim Wenders is a titan of European cinema with acclaimed German language films like Kings of the Road, Wings of Desire and Wrong Move, he is […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon, 2023. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Brendan Fraser, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, Jillian Dion, William Belleau, Jason Isbell, Louis Cancelmi, Scott Shepherd, John Lithgow, and Sturgill Simpson. Members of the Osage tribe in the United States are murdered […]
BFI London Film Festival 2023 Review – In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon
In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, 2023. Directed by Alex Gibney. Starring Paul Simon. SYNOPSIS: In Restless Dreams follows Paul Simon inside the studio making his new album Seven Psalms while looking back on his six-decade career with countless musical peaks from Sounds of Silence to Graceland. Paul Simon is one of popular […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Bikeriders
The Bikeriders, 2023. Written and Directed by Jeff Nichols. Starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Mike Faist, Norman Reedus, Michael Shannon, Emory Cohen, Boyd Holbrook, Paul Sparks, and Damon Herriman. SYNOPSIS: The Bikeriders is a furious drama following the rise of a fictional 1960s Midwestern motorcycle club through the lives of its members. Jeff […]
The Continental: From the World of John Wick Episode 3 Review – ‘Theater of Pain’
Chris Connor reviews the third and final episode of The Continental: From the World of John Wick… The Continental has provided an intriguing if uneven examination of the John Wick universe prior to the dog-loving assassin’s time at the hotel. It has worked as a 70s-set thriller but its ties to real world events and […]
Star Wars: Ahsoka Episode 8 Review – ‘The Jedi, the Witch, and the Warlord’
Chris Connor reviews the season finale of Star Wars: Ahsoka… Ahsoka has crammed a lot into its eight-episode run, continuing the central storyline from Rebels while also addressing events teased in The Mandalorian. In spite of the breadth of stories being covered, it has largely felt like a successful live-action continuation for most of these […]
The Continental: From the World of John Wick Episode 2 Review – “Loyalty to the Master”
Chris Connor reviews the second episode of The Continental… After a promising opening episode that introduced us to the world of the John Wick universe in the 1970s, the second episode of The Continental steps things up a notch as young Winston Scott and his associates prepare a full-out conflict with The Continental and the […]
Star Wars: Ahsoka Episode 7 Review – ‘Dreams and Madness’
Chris Connor reviews the penultimate episode of Star Wars: Ahsoka… After finally reaching Thrawn and Ezra in its previous chapter, Ahsoka moves towards its endpoint with an action-packed penultimate episode. The opening sees the fallout of Hera’s actions, with the threat of a court martial from Mon Mothma and other senators before C-3PO makes a […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- …
- 29
- Next Page »