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 […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Gutter
The Gutter, 2024. Directed by Isaiah Lester and Yassir Lester. Starring Shameik Moore, Susan Sarandon, D’Arcy Carden, Jackée Harry, Tony Baker, Paul Scheer, Kim Fields, Jay Ellis, Adam Brody, and Paul Reiser. SYNOPSIS: Walt lands work at bowling alley AlleyCatz. He’s pressured to embrace his bowling talent, which sparks backlash from detractors seeking to undermine […]
2024 BFI London Film Festival Review – Blitz
Blitz, 2024. Written and Directed by Steve McQueen. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham, and Kathy Burke. SYNOPSIS: Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II. Steve McQueen has been a pioneering voice in contemporary cinema […]
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 – She Will (2021)
She Will, 2021. Directed by Charlotte Colbert. Starring Malcolm McDowell, John McCrea, Alice Krige, Rupert Everett, Amy Manson, Jonathan Aris, Daniel Lapaine, and Kota Eberhardt. SYNOPSIS: Veronica (Alice Krige) is a Hollywood icon who retreats to the Scottish Highlands for a period of convalescence with her companion carer Desi (Kota Eberhardt). What follows is a […]
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 […]
2023 BFI London Film Festival Review – Cobweb
Cobweb, 2023. Directed by Kim Jee-Woon Starring Song Kang-ho, Lim Soo-jung, Oh Jung-se, Krystal Jung, Park Jeong-su, Jeon Yeo-been, and Jang Young-Nam SYNOPSIS: In the 1970s, Director Kim is obsessed by the desire to re-shoot the ending of his completed film Cobweb, but chaos and turmoil grip the set with interference from the censorship authorities, […]
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