The Personal History of David Copperfield, 2019. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Starring Dev Patel, Ben Whishaw, Hugh Laurie, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Peter Capaldi, Rosalind Eleazar, and Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A haunting semi-autobiographical tale of a boy who is sent away by his stepfather after his mother dies but manages to triumph over incredible adversities. Set in […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Ghost Town Anthology
Ghost Town Anthology, 2019. Directed by Denis Côté. Starring Robert Naylor, Josée Deschênes, Jean-Michel Anctil, Diane Lavallée and Larissa Corriveau. SYNOPSIS: An isolated rural community is locked in a fugue of grief after the potential suicide of one of its residents. Grief is one of the most intimate human emotions. It’s deeply private and intensely […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project, 2019. Directed by Matt Wolf. SYNOPSIS: A Philadelphia librarian-turned-activist secretly recorded television 24-hours a day for 30 years. In November of 1979, Marion Stokes pressed the record button on her television set and didn’t stop until her death in December, 2012. In that time, she amassed hundreds of thousands of […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Öndög
Öndög, 2019. Directed by Wang Quan’an. Starring Dulamjav Enkhtaivan, Aorigeletu, Norovsambuu Batmunkh, and Gangtemuer Arild. SYNOPSIS: A murder case in the Mongolian steppe. A herder is asked to guard the crime scene – a woman who resolutely scares off both wolves and her neighbor. She has her own plans for the future, which are closely […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #2 with Sarah Cook | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. This time around, it’s week two and things are getting very weird indeed… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the focus is still […]
Pick of the London Film Festival Special #1 | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast
During the course of the BFI London Film Festival 2019, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast is devoting itself to looking at the best of the fest. Here’s the first installment… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the focus is now on the London Film Festival. Regular host Tom Beasley […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story
Being Frank: The Chris Sievey Story, 2018. Directed by Steve Sullivan. Featuring Frank Sidebottom, Ross Noble, Johnny Vegas, Mike Joyce, John Cooper Clarke, Mark Radcliffe, and John Thomson. SYNOPSIS: The story of musician-turned-comedian Chris Sievey, whose flamboyant creation Frank Sidebottom took the British comedy scene by storm in the 1980s and 90s. Steve Sullivan’s pop-y doc […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Peterloo
Waterloo, 2018. Directed by Mike Leigh. Starring Maxine Peake, Rory Kinnear, Neil Bell, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst, Rachel Finnegan, Tom Meredith, Simona Bitmate, Robert Wilfort, Karl Johnson, Sam Troughton, Alastair Mackenzie, David Bamber and Tim McInnerny. SYNOPSIS: The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre where British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. Peterloo […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Blaze
Blaze, 2018. Directed by Ethan Hawke. Starring Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Charlie Sexton, David Kallaway, Richard Linklater, Jenn Lyon, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Ritchie Montgomery, Wyatt Russell, D. Taylor Loeb, and Kris Kristofferson. SYNOPSIS: A biopic of the largely unknown country musician Blaze Foley, charting his tumultuous life, from his early marriage to his short but […]
2018 BFI London Film Festival Review – Wild Rose
Wild Rose, 2018. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, Jamie Sives, James Harkness and Janey Godley. SYNOPSIS: A young woman and ex-offender from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville country star. Wild Rose is a sweet and sincere but light-hearted film about a young single mum from Glasgow, with a […]
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