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The Red Turtle (2016)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 5, 2016

80min Country:   Belgium, France, Japan Genre:      Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery Director:   Michael Dudok de Wit Writers:    Michael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran  -Synopsis- Stranded on a deserted island and struggling to survive; a desperate castaway develops a rivalry with a mysterious giant red turtle, but this unlikely adversary may prove to be the key to […]

Blood Father (2016)

Posted by Gui on October 4, 2016

Review 88min Genre:      Action, Crime, Thriller Director:   Jean-François Richet Cast:        Mel Gibson, Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna…and more Writers:    Peter Craig and Andrea Berloff -Synopsis- Mel Gibson stars as a tough ex-con tattoo artist who goes on the run with his estranged daughter, a rebellious teen-turned gangster arm-candy, to protect her from from dangerous drug dealers […]

Swiss Army Man (2016)

Posted by Gui on October 2, 2016

Review 97min Genre:      Adventure, Comedy, Drama Director:   Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert Cast:        Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead…more Writers:    Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert -Synopsis- A desperate man stranded on a deserted island finds solace in the company of a flatulent dead body which washes up on the shore; but this multi-purpose corpse […]

Free State of Jones (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 29, 2016

Review 140min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama Director:    Gary Ross Cast:         Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali… Writers:     Leonard Hartman and Gary Ross -Synopsis- Biographical drama set during the American civil war starring Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight; a southern army soldier-turned-deserter who formed a small army and free society of fellow confederate deserters and runaway slaves, […]

Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 28, 2016

Review 90min Genre:      Action Director:   John Stockwell Cast:        Alain Moussi, Dave Bautista, Jean-Claude Van Damme…more Writers:    Dimitri Logothetis and Jim McGrath -Synopsis- An American in Thailand seeks to avenge his brother’s murder at the hands of a brutal Muay Thai champion, with the help of an enigmatic master he will learn the ways of the […]

The Magnificent Seven (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 24, 2016

Review 133min Genre:     Action, Western Director:  Antoine Fuqua Cast:       Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Haley Bennett…and more Writers:   Richard Wenk, Nic Pizzolatto, Akira Kurosawa… and more -Synopsis- Antoine Fuqua (Southpaw, Training Day) reboots the 1960 classic western remake of the Akira Kurosawa masterpiece; a late 19th century tale set in the old American West, following 7 […]

The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 22, 2016

Review 111min Genre:       Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:    Colm McCarthy Cast:         Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine…and more Writer:      Mike Carey -Synopsis- In a dystopian future where most of humanity is wiped out by a fungal infection which turns people into mindless cannibals; a group of surviving British scientists and soldiers embark on a dangerous journey […]

Imperium (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 21, 2016

Review 109min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Daniel Ragussis Cast:         Daniel Radcliffe, Toni Collette, Tracy Letts…and more Writers:     Michael German and Daniel Ragussis -Synopsis- Based on real events and set in the modern day Washington DC area; Daniel Radcliffe stars as a young FBI agent gone deep undercover as a skinhead to infiltrate a dangerous […]

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 18, 2016

Review 101min Genre:     Adventure, Comedy, Drama Director:  Taika Waititi Cast:       Julian Dennison, Sam Neill, Rima Te Wiata…and more Writers:   Taika Waititi and Barry Crump -Synopsis- A troubled young orphan funds stability with a rural couple, only to be threatened with a return to foster care when tragedy strikes; but this rebellious young “gangsta” has his […]

The Infiltrator (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 17, 2016

Review 127min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Brad Furman Cast:         Bryan Cranston, John Leguizamo, Diane Kruger…and more Writers:     Robert Mazur and Ellen Sue Brown -Synopsis- Crime drama set around Miami during the 1980s Reagan “War-on-Drugs” and based on a true story, starring Bryan Cranston as a U.S. government agent who goes undercover to break Colombian […]

Captain Fantastic (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 11, 2016

Review 119min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Matt Ross Cast:         Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn…and more Writer:      Matt Ross -Synopsis- After rejecting modern Western society and living off-the-grid in the forests of the Pacific Northwest; a quirky, self-sufficient and self-taught family leave their secluded paradise for mainstream civilisation after the tragic death of their mother. […]

Anthropoid (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 11, 2016

Review 120min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, Thriller, War Director:    Sean Ellis Cast:         Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan, Charlotte Le Bon…and more Writers:     Sean Ellis and Anthony Frewin -Synopsis- World War II period thriller based on the events of operation “Anthropoid”; a British SOE plan to use Czechoslovak resistance agents to infiltrate occupied Prague and assassinate Reinhard Heydrich; […]

Don’t Breathe (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 10, 2016

Review 88min Genre:       Horror, Thriller Director:    Fede Alvarez Cast:         Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette…and more Writers:     Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues -Synopsis- A plan to burgle the house of a blind older man in desolate Detroit becomes the worst idea ever, as the dream of escaping their town for a better life soon becomes […]

Ben-Hur (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 8, 2016

Review 123min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Drama Director:  Timur Bekmambetov Cast:       Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman…and more Writers:   Lew Wallace, Keith R. Clarke and John Ridley -Synopsis- In 1st century Jerusalem, a Jewish prince is made a slave after his family are betrayed by their adoptive Roman brother; but festering hatred sends him on a […]

Hell or High Water (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 7, 2016

Review 102min Genre:       Crime, Drama Director:    David Mackenzie Cast:         Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges…and more Writer:      Taylor Sheridan -Synopsis- In an effort to save their family home and protect their loved ones; two small-town Texas brothers take revenge on the ruthless banks that wronged them by executing a series of dangerous heists, but their […]

Café Society (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 4, 2016

Review 96min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Woody Allen Cast:        Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell…and more Writer:     Woody Allen -Synopsis- A wide-eyed, awkward young New Yorker moves to Los Angeles to try and find a place alongside his big-shot movie agent uncle, among the glitz & glamour of 1930s Hollywood; only to be caught up […]

Morgan (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 3, 2016

Review 92min Genre:      Sci-fi, Action, Mystery, Thriller Director:   Luke Scott Cast:        Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy, Toby Jones…and more Writer:     Seth W. Owen -Synopsis- Kate Mara stars as a corporate risk assessor who must determine the threat posed by a powerful and advanced artificially engineered girl, created in an isolated rural compound; but when her influence […]

Sausage Party (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 31, 2016

Review 89min Genre:      Animation, Comedy Director:   Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Cast:        Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill…and more Writers:    Kyle Hunter, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg -Synopsis- The team of Rogen & Goldberg bring us a comedy animation where food comes alive… literally; an outrageous and distinctly adult look at what our food gets up […]

Julieta (2016) (Spanish Language)

Posted by Gui on August 27, 2016

Review 99min Genre:      Drama Director:   Pedro Almodóvar Cast:        Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao…and more Writers:    Pedro Almodóvar and Alice Munro -Synopsis- A solemn middle-aged Spanish woman is confronted with her past and forced to re-live the traumatic events which caused a strained and estranged relationship with her daughter, in a return to female-centric relationship […]

War Dogs (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 27, 2016

Review 114min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Crime, Drama, War Director:    Todd Phillips Cast:         Miles Teller, Jonah Hill, Ana de Armas…and more Writers:     Stephen Chin, Todd Phillips, Jason Smilovic… and more -Synopsis- Outlandish comedy/drama from the director of ‘The Hangover’ and ‘Starsky & Hutch’; based on a true story of how young stoners from Miami became perhaps […]

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 24, 2016

Review 86min Genre:       Comedy, Mockumentary, Music Directors:   Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone Cast:         Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer…and more Writers:     Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer -Synopsis- Andy Samberg stars in a satirical music “mockumentary” featuring fellow members of pop parody group “The Lonely Island”, and a host of American pop & comedy […]

Bad Moms (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 22, 2016

Review 100min Genre:         Comedy Directors:     Jon Lucas and Scott Moore Cast:           Mila Kunis, Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell…and more Writer:        Jon Lucas and Scott Moore -Synopsis- A young working mother struggles to keep up appearances and balance her career with the demands of parenthood; but when she finally hits breaking point, going rogue is the only […]

Swallows and Amazons (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 21, 2016

97min Genre:      Family, Adventure, Mystery Director:   Philippa Lowthorpe Cast:        Dane Hughes, Kelly Macdonald, Rafe Spall…and more Writers:    Andrea Gibb and Arthur Ransome -Synopsis- In wartime Britain, four young siblings turn a rural English vacation into a “pirate” adventure on the local lake island; but their fantasy meets a dose of reality when they’re caught up […]

David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 20, 2016

Review 96min Genre:        Comedy, Mockumentary, Music Director:     Ricky Gervais Cast:          Ricky Gervais, Doc Brown, Jo Hartley…and more Writer:       Ricky Gervais -Synopsis- Ricky Gervais stars, writes and directs a comedy spin-off of his own creation ‘The Office’, as the infamous bumbling office manager tries his hand at rock stardom… of course with a camera crew […]

The Childhood of a Leader (2016) (English & French Language)

Posted by Gui on August 17, 2016

Review 116min Genre:      Drama Director:   Brady Corbet Cast:        Robert Pattinson, Liam Cunningham, Bérénice Bejo…and more Writers:    Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold -Synopsis- In the backdrop of war-torn rural France at the end of the First World War; an American diplomat negotiating the terms of German surrender relocates to a French village with his European wife and […]

Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 13, 2016

Review 102min Genre:      Family, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Director:   David Lowery Cast:        Oakes Fegley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford…more Writers:    David Lowery, Toby Halbrooks, Malcolm Marmorstein…more -Synopsis- Disney’s 21st century re-imagining of its own classic family film recounting the story of “Pete”; a young orphan boy who’s thrown back into civilisation after living wild in a […]

Wiener-Dog (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 13, 2016

Review 88min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Todd Solondz Cast:        Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn…and more Writer:     Todd Solondz -Synopsis- The dysfunctional lives of very different people are linked by a loveable dachshund who enriches the disillusioned existences of  its various inappropriate owners in this quirky Indie black comedy from writer/director Todd Solondz. If you’ve […]

The Shallows (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 12, 2016

Review 86min Genre:      Horror, Thriller Director:   Jaume Collet-Serra Cast:        Blake Lively, Óscar Jaenada, Brett Cullen…and more Writer:     Anthony Jaswinski -Synopsis- After being attacked by a Great White shark; a young surfer is stranded in paradise on a small rocky outcrop just a stone’s throw from a secluded beach; but her attacker and now stalker’s instinct […]

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 11, 2016

Review 98min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Jake Szymanski Cast:        Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick…and more Writers:    Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien -Synopsis- When party animals the “Stangle Brothers” are shamed into finding respectable dates for their sister’s Hawaiian wedding, they attract the attention of a couple of girls that could give them a […]

Nerve (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 10, 2016

Review 96min Genre:      Mystery, Thriller, Romance Director:   Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman Cast:        Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis…and more Writers:    Jeanne Ryan and Jessica Sharzer -Synopsis- A timid high-school senior meets a young stranger and unleashes her inner free-spirit after getting caught up in a mysterious interactive online dare game as a player, where […]

Suicide Squad (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 6, 2016

Review 123min Genre:      Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy Director:   David Ayer Cast:        Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto…and more Writer:     David Ayer -Synopsis- In exchange for preferential treatment; a ragtag group of expendable jailed super-villains are recruited and coerced by a shadowy government organization to execute dangerous secret missions against even greater threats, in this DC […]

Finding Dory (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 30, 2016

Review 97min Genre:       Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family Directors:   Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane Cast:         Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill…and more Writers:     Andrew Stanton, Angus MacLane, Victoria Strouse…more -Synopsis- One year after helping “Marlin” find his son “Nemo” and with her capricious memory jogged; our favourite forgetful blue tang embarks on her own ocean-spanning adventure to […]

When Marnie Was There (2014)

Posted by Gui on July 29, 2016

Review 103min Genre:      Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery Director:   Hiromasa Yonebayashi Cast:        Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura, Susumu Terajima…and more Writers:    Joan G. Robinson, Keiko Niwa, Masashi Ando… and more -Synopsis- A demure, socially anxious and emotionally detached teenage girl is sent on a Japanese countryside stay with relatives by her adoptive mother; only to be drawn […]

Jason Bourne (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 27, 2016

Review 123min Genre:      Action, Thriller Director:   Paul Greengrass Cast:        Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Tommy Lee Jones…and more Writers:    Paul Greengrass, Christopher Rouse and Robert Ludlum -Synopsis- With the help of an old “friend”, a new one and his memory intact; everyone’s favourite amnesiac super-agent returns on a globe-trotting mission to find out the truth about […]

Chevalier (2015) (Greek Language)

Posted by Gui on July 25, 2016

Review 105min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Athina Rachel Tsangari Cast:        Panos Koronis, Sakis Rouvas, Yiorgos Kendros…and more Writers:    Athina Rachel Tsangari and Efthymis Filippou -Synopsis- Director Athina Rachel Tsangari’s triumphant dark comedy at last year’s “BFI London Film Festival” is an absurd but perceptive Greek black comedy following six men on a luxury Aegean yacht […]

The BFG (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 23, 2016

Review 117min Genre:      Family, Adventure, Fantasy Director:   Steven Spielberg Cast:        Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Penelope Wilton…and more Writers:    Melissa Mathison and Roald Dahl… and more -Synopsis- An English orphan girl forms an unlikely bond with a friendly outcast giant who refuses to eat people like the rest of his kind, together they embark on a […]

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 22, 2016

Review 122min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Justin Lin Cast:       Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Idris Elba…and more Writers:   Simon Pegg, Doug Jung, Roberto Orci… and more -Synopsis- After a rescue mission goes awry; the scattered crew of the USS Enterprise are plunged into a fight for survival against a brutal foe who’s hell bent on […]

Men & Chicken (2015) (Danish Language)

Posted by Gui on July 16, 2016

Review 104min Genre:      Comedy, Drama, Mystery Director:   Anders Thomas Jensen Cast:        Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas…and more Writer:     Anders Thomas Jensen -Synopsis- When their father reveals the truth about their parentage on his deathbed; a pair of misfit brothers travel to a remote Danish island to unravel the mystery of their origins, only […]

Maggie’s Plan (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 15, 2016

Review 99min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Rebecca Miller Cast:        Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, Julianne Moore…and more Writers:    Rebecca Miller, Karen Rinaldi -Synopsis- “Maggie” thinks she found love when she falls for a married man and breaks up their troubled marriage, but when regret hits and reality sets in, she hatches a plan to reunite her […]

Keanu (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 13, 2016

Review 100min Genre:       Action, Comedy Director:    Peter Atencio Cast:         Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish…more Writers:     Jordan Peele, Alex Rubens -Synopsis- A pair of straight-laced cousins go undercover as dangerous thugs to rescue their kidnapped kitten from a menacing street gang in this fish-out-of-water action/comedy of stereotypes, a film debut for American superstar comedy duo Key […]

Ghostbusters (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 11, 2016

Review 116min Genre:     Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi Director:  Paul Feig Cast:       Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Chris Hemsworth…and more Writers:   Paul Feig, Katie Dippold and Ivan Reitman -Synopsis- Over 30 years after the boys save New York city, the girls get their shot in this lavish but risky reboot of a comedy classic; which sees writer/director […]

The Neon Demon (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 9, 2016

Review 117min Genre:     Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:  Nicolas Winding Refn Cast:       Elle Fanning, Abbey Lee, Jena Malone…and more Writers:   Nicolas Winding Refn, Mary Laws and Polly Stenham -Synopsis- Writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn applies his aesthetic stylings to a gruesome story about our vapid modern society’s obsession with youth and beauty, starring Elle Fanning as a […]

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 7, 2016

Review 110min Genre:     Action, Adventure Director:  David Yates Cast:       Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz…more Writers:   Adam Cozadl , Craig Brewer and Edgar Rice Burroughs -Synopsis- After years of living as “Lord Greystoke” in late 19th century England; “Tarzan” is manipulated into returning to his wild jungle roots only to find himself at the centre […]

From Afar (2016) (Spanish Language)

Posted by Gui on July 6, 2016

Review 93min Genre:      Drama Director:   Lorenzo Vigas Cast:        Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla…and more Writers:    Lorenzo Vigas and Guillermo Arriaga -Synopsis- A complex Venezuelan drama and “Golden Lion” winner at last year’s Venice Film Festival,  about a psychologically troubled middle-aged man who seeks solace in the company of young men, when an encounter with […]