Misbehaviour, 2020. Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe. Starring Keira Knightley, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jessie Buckley, Greg Kinnear, Rhys Ifans, Keeley Hawes, Lesley Manville, Suki Waterhouse, Loreece Harrison, Clara Rosager and Ruby Bentall. SYNOPSIS: A group of women’s liberation activists plan to stage a protest at the 1970 edition of the Miss World pageant. The story of the […]
Movie Review – Bacurau (2019)
Bacurau, 2019. Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles. Starring Bárbara Colen, Sônia Braga, Thomas Aquino, Silvero Pereira, Thardelly Lima and Udo Kier. SYNOPSIS: A small Brazilian town finds itself under siege from heavily armed American invaders. Above all else, Bacurau delights in its status as a slippery, unpredictable beast that straddles genres, tones […]
Rust and Bone with Calm With Horses director Nick Rowland | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #69
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, Nick Rowland – director of new drama Calm With Horses – talks about being inspired by the terrific Rust and Bone… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, the […]
Movie Review – And Then We Danced (2019)
And Then We Danced, 2019. Directed by Levan Akin. Starring Levan Gelbakhiani, Bachi Valishvili, Ana Javakhishvili, Kakha Gogidze, Giorgi Tsereteli and Aleko Begalishvili. SYNOPSIS: A dancer struggles with the convergence of a huge professional opportunity and the rise of a desire that is not tolerated in his conservative homeland. The nation of Georgia did not […]
Ring with film critic Sarah Miles | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #68
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Sarah Miles discusses J-horror classic Ring… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Sarah Miles stops by for a deep dive into the world of […]
Movie Review – Push (2019)
Push, 2019. Directed by Fredrik Gertten. Starring Leilani Farha, Saskia Sassen, Joseph Stiglitz, Ada Colau and Roberto Saviano. SYNOPSIS: A look at the global crisis in affordable housing, seen through the eyes of UN special rapporteur Leilani Farha. It’s always a slightly difficult job to review politically-charged documentaries. There’s a sense that, if you agree […]
Movie Review – Onward (2020)
Onward, 2020. Directed by Dan Scanlon. Featuring the voice talents of Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Mel Rodriguez, Lena Waithe and Ali Wong. SYNOPSIS: Two elf siblings go on a quest to complete a magic spell that would allow them to see their deceased father one more time. One of the many […]
Movie Review – Downhill (2020)
Downhill, 2020. Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Zach Woods, Miranda Otto, Zoë Chao, Kristofer Hivju, Julian Grey, Ammon Jacob Ford and Giulio Berruti. SYNOPSIS: A family is tested when the father flees, leaving his family behind, in the face of a potentially deadly avalanche. Downhill was a weird […]
Come and See with film critic Conor Crooks | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #67
On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic Conor Crooks reveals the power of Soviet war movie Come and See… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, film critic Conor Crooks discusses the Soviet war […]
Movie Review – Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire, 2019. Directed by Céline Sciamma. Starring Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel and Luàna Bajrami. SYNOPSIS: A painter hired to produce a portrait of a wealthy lady before she is married falls in love with her subject. There’s a scene early on in Céline Sciamma’s desperately romantic, sensory lesbian love story […]
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