Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Sophia La Porta, Michael Smiley, Clare Holman, Andrew Havill, Vincent Franklin, Nicholas Burns, Clare Perkins, Danny Lee Wynter and Adrian Schiller. SYNOPSIS: A movie censor becomes obsessed with the work of one particular video nasty director, believing he might have some connection to the disappearance of […]
Movie Review – Censor (2021)
Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Havill, Felicity Montagu, Danny Lee Wynter, Clare Perkins, Guillaume Delaunay, Richard Glover, Beau Gadsdon, and Amelie Child Villiers. SYNOPSIS: After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out […]
Censor Never Reaches Its Full Horror Potential | Sundance 2021 Video Review
Censor, 2021. Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley, Clare Holman, Andrew Havill, Felicity Montagu, Danny Lee Wynter, Clare Perkins, Guillaume Delaunay, Richard Glover, Beau Gadsdon, Amelie Child-Villiers. You may call me a bit sick for this, but I expected more “nasty” out of […]
2021 Sundance Film Festival Review – Censor
Censor, 2021. Co-written and directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, and Michael Smiley. SYNOPSIS: After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the past mystery of her sister’s disappearance, embarking on a quest that dissolves the line between fiction […]
Movie Review – The Mercy (2018)
The Mercy, 2018. Directed by James Marsh. Starring Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, David Thewlis, Jonathan Bailey, Ken Stott, Eleanor Stagg, Finn Elliot, Kit Connor, Oliver Maltman, Mark Gatiss, Simon McBurney, Sam Hoare, Avye Leventis, Andrew Buchan, Anna Madeley, Adrian Schiller, Simon Chandler, Genevieve Gaunt, Alexia Traverse-Healy, Dorothy Atkinson, Sebastian Armesto, and Martin Marquez. SYNOPSIS: The […]
Movie Review – A Cure for Wellness (2017)
A Cure for Wellness, 2017. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Starring Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie, and Susanne Wuest. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps, but soon suspects that the spa’s […]
Movie Review – A Cure for Wellness (2017)
A Cure for Wellness, 2017. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Starring Dane DeHaan, Mia Goth, Jason Isaacs, Adrian Schiller, Celia Imrie, and Susanne Wuest. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious young executive is sent to retrieve his company’s CEO from an idyllic but mysterious “wellness center” at a remote location in the Swiss Alps but soon suspects that the spa’s […]
Movie Review – The Danish Girl (2015)
The Danish Girl, 2015 Directed by Tom Hooper Starring Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Adrian Schiller, Ben Whishaw and Matthias Schoenaerts SYNOPSIS: A fictitious love story inspired by the lives of Danish artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer. […]
