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The Two Popes (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on November 25, 2019

Review 125min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Fernando Meirelles Cast:       Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín…and more Writer:    Anthony McCarten -Synopsis- At the start of the new century, the dogmatic conservative Pope Benedict XVI clashes with Argentinean liberal reformist cardinal Jorge Bergoglio and future Pope Francis, tussling over the direction of the Catholic church as they […]

Judy & Punch (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on November 20, 2019

Review 105min Genre:       Crime, Drama Director:    Mirrah Foulkes Cast:         Mia Wasikowska, Damon Herriman, Benedict Hardie…more Writers:     Mirrah Foulkes -Synopsis- In puritanical 17th century England, an irresponsible father and manipulative self-centred puppeteer takes out his shortcomings and alcoholism on his wife and baby, only to face a reckoning when she returns with new purpose as an […]

Le Mans ’66 (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on November 11, 2019

Review 152min Genre:     Fact-based, Action, Drama, Sport Director:  James Mangold Cast:       Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe…and more Writers:   Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth and Jason Keller -Synopsis- Determined to dethrone the dominant Ferrari team at the 1966 24 Hours Le Mans race, automotive designer and engineer Carroll Shelby teams up with indomitable driver Ken Miles […]

Luce (2019)

Posted by Gui on November 7, 2019

Review 109min Genre:    Drama Director: Julius Onah Cast:      Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer…and more Writers:  Julius Onah and J.C. Lee -Synopsis- A model student and all-star athlete, Luce’s life as an African child refugee turned into an adoptive American teen is flipped upside down when his parents discover a clash […]

Doctor Sleep (2019)

Posted by Gui on November 3, 2019

Review 151min Genre:    Drama, Horror, Thriller Director: Mike Flanagan Cast:      Ewan McGregor, Kyliegh Curran, Rebecca Ferguson…and more Writers:  Mike Flanagan and Stephen King -Synopsis- Forty years after the events at the Overlook Hotel and with his psychic abilities in full flow, ‘Danny Torrance’ struggles to rebuild his life while being haunted by […]

Knives Out (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 30, 2019

Review 130min Genre:     Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:  Rian Johnson Cast:       Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas…and more Writers:   Rian Johnson -Synopsis- When the wealthy author patriarch of a combative and dysfunctional American family unexpectedly dies at one of their gatherings, a police detective and a celebrated private investigator are sent to investigate, but […]

The King (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 28, 2019

Review 140min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, War Director:    David Michôd Cast:         Timothée Chalamet , Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris…and more Writers:     Abe Forsythe and Joel Edgerton -Synopsis- In 15th century England, a reluctant young heir to the throne becomes the monarch when his tyrannical father dies, leaving him to navigate the precarious politics of court while dealing […]

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)

Posted by Gui on October 27, 2019

Review 128min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:    Tim Miller Cast:         Natalia Reyes, Mackenzie Davis, Linda Hamilton…and more Writers:     James Cameron, David S. Goyer, Justin Rhodes… and more -Synopsis- When a fearsome new ‘Terminator’ arrives to kill her and an enhanced super-soldier from the future is sent to protect her, a young Mexican woman soon finds […]

The Irishman (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 23, 2019

Review 208min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Martin Scorsese Cast:         Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci…and more Writers:     Steven Zaillian and Charles Brandt -Synopsis- When 1950s family man truck driver Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran ingratiates himself with certain people, he soon climbs the ranks of the East coast mob, while becoming a labour union […]

Joker (2019)

Posted by Gui on October 21, 2019

Review 122min Genre:       Comic-book, Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:    Todd Phillips Cast:         Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz…and more Writers:     Todd Phillips and Scott Silver -Synopsis- When the pressures of a toxic world conspire with life hitting him hard, a failed clown and aspiring comedian takes his inability to bring joy and find happiness badly, […]

JoJo Rabbit (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 18, 2019

Review 108min Genre:     Comedy, Drama, War Director:  Taika Waititi Cast:       Roman Griffin Davis, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi… more Writers:   Taika Waititi and Christine Leunens -Synopsis- In the final days of Nazi Germany, a young boy deals with childhood strife and his struggles in the Hitler youth by turning to his imaginary friend and constant companion—Adolf […]

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 15, 2019

Review 121min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:     Joe Talbot Cast:         Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Danny Glover…and more Writers:     Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails and Rob Richert -Synopsis- In the modern day San Francisco Bay Area, a young black man teams up with his best friend to reclaim his family’s former large Victorian house in the Fillmore District, […]

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 11, 2019

Review 119min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Armando Iannucci Cast:        Dev Patel, Tilda Swinton, Hugh Laurie…and more Writers:    Armando Iannucci, Simon Blackwell and Charles Dickens -Synopsis- When his idyllic country childhood is abruptly ended by tragedy and the arrival of a callous step-family, an aspiring young author is bludgeoned by the harsh realities of life and […]

Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 7, 2019

Review 112min Genre:     Drama Director:   Ciro Guerra Cast:       Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Gana Bayarsaikhan…and more Writers:   J.M. Coetzee -Synopsis- On the edge of an unspecified foreign empire, a magistrate at a remote desert outpost begins to have a crisis of conscience when the brutal treatment of the bordering nomadic ‘barbarians’, and his role in it, […]

The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 5, 2019

Review 97min Genre:     Adventure, Comedy, Drama Director:  Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz Cast:       Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson…and more Writers:   Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz -Synopsis- Armed with the ambition to break free and the dream of becoming a wrestler, a young man with Down’s Syndrome escapes his care home and embarks on an […]

Monos (2019) (Spanish Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2019

Posted by Gui on October 2, 2019

Review 102min Genre:       Drama, Thriller, War Director:    Alejandro Landes Cast:         Sofia Buenaventura, Moises Arias, Julianne Nicholson…more Writers:     Alejandro Landes and Alexis Dos Santos -Synopsis- In the remote mountains and jungles of Latin America, a small close-knit colony of armed, ritualistic young commandos lives wild and trains intensely while waiting for orders. But when a hostage […]

Ad Astra (2019)

Posted by Gui on September 19, 2019

Review 122min Genre:     Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi Director:  James Gray Cast:       Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga…and more Writers:   James Gray and Ethan Gross -Synopsis- Tasked with discovering the fate of his vanished space pioneer father while on top secret exploration mission with implications for the survival of humanity, an unflappable US Army major […]

IT Chapter Two (2019)

Posted by Gui on September 7, 2019

Review 169min Genre:       Horror, Thriller Director:    Andy Muschietti Cast:         Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård…and more Writers:     Gary Dauberman and Stephen King -Synopsis- Twenty-seven years after escaping the claws of a murderous clown-like demon, tragedy and a fateful call reunites the ‘Losers Club’ in Derry to take a final stand against a resurgent Pennywise and […]

The Mustang (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 31, 2019

Review 96min Genre:      Crime, Drama Director:   Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Cast:        Matthias Schoenaerts, Bruce Dern, Jason Mitchell…and more Writers:    Mona Fastvold, Brock Norman Brock…and more -Synopsis- Languishing in a Nevada prison with little hope for redemption, a withdrawn and anti-social hardened convict finds hope in a horse therapy rehabilitation program, as he struggles […]

Crawl (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 27, 2019

Review 87min Genre:    Horror, Thriller Director: Alexandre Aja Cast:      Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark…more Writers:  Michael Rasmussen and Shawn Rasmussen -Synopsis- When a devastating category five hurricane heads toward her childhood Florida home and her estranged father goes AWOL, a young determined woman heads home to investigate, only to be plunged into […]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 24, 2019

Review 108min Genre:       Horror, Mystery, Thriller Director:    André Øvredal Cast:         Zoe Margaret Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur…and more Writers:     Dan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, Guillermo del Toro…more -Synopsis- When a group of teenagers discover a manifesting book of scary stories in a creepy abandoned mansion in late 1960s USA, they unleash a dark fate upon their […]

Good Boys (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 19, 2019

Review 89min Genre:       Comedy Director:    Gene Stupnitsky Cast:         Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon…and more Writers:     Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky -Synopsis- On a quest to replace a broken drone and get to an epic kissing party, a trio of twelve-year-old misfit friends embark on an epic foul-mouthed suburban American journey that’ll turn them […]

Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 16, 2019

Review 161min Genre:     Comedy, Drama Director:  Quentin Tarantino Cast:       Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie…and more Writers:   Quentin Tarantino -Synopsis- Against the backdrop of the final years of Hollywood’s ‘Golden Age’ in the late 1960s, and the death of American innocence, a washed-up actor and his loyal stunt double to take one last shot at […]

Blinded by the Light (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 10, 2019

Review 117min Genre:     Comedy, Drama, Music Director:  Gurinder Chadha Cast:       Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams…and more Writers:   Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha and Sarfraz Manzoor -Synopsis- Struggling to fit in and find his voice in Thatcher’s austere late 1980s Britain, a British-Pakistani teen discovers a melodic beacon of hope to guide him through his […]

Animals (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 3, 2019

Review 109min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Sophie Hyde Cast:         Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Fra Fee…and more Writers:     Emma Jane Unsworth -Synopsis- When one of them becomes engaged to a responsible musician, the lives of two hard-drinking, fast-living thirty-something Dubliners are inevitably changed, as the limits of their co-dependent friendship are tested and their lifestyle choices […]

The Lion King (2019)

Posted by Gui on July 20, 2019

Review 118min Genre:      Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Musical Director:   Jon Favreau Cast:        Donald Glover, Beyoncé, James Earl Jones…and more Writers:    Jeff Nathanson, Brenda Chapman, Irene Mecchi… and more -Synopsis- A prince Lion cub’s path to the throne is disrupted by the treachery of his ambitious uncle after the death of his regal father, forcing him […]

Midsommar (2019)

Posted by Gui on July 5, 2019

147min Genre:     Drama, Horror, Mystery Director:  Ari Aster Cast:       Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper…and more Writers:   Ari Aster -Synopsis- Looking to get away from life in the US and broaden their cultural horizons, a group of American students join their Swedish colleague on a trip back home to join the summer festivities in […]

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

Posted by Gui on July 5, 2019

Review 129min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Jon Watts Cast:       Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya…and more Writers:   Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee… and more -Synopsis- With the world recovering from the snap-reversing ‘blip’ and the loss of ‘Iron Man’, and with everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood ‘Spider-Man’ in need of a vacation, ‘Peter Parker’ […]

Apollo 11 (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 28, 2019

Review 93min Genre:       Documentary Director:    Todd Douglas Miller Cast:         Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins…and more   -Synopsis- An in-depth look at NASA’s 1969 Apollo 11 mission and the journey which would change the course of humanity while inspiring generations, as director Todd Douglas Miller dives into and remasters rare and extraordinary footage to relive […]

Toy Story 4 (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 21, 2019

Review 100min Genre:       Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family Director:    Josh Cooley Cast:         Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts…and more Writers:     Andrew Stanton, Stephany Folsom, John Lasseter…more -Synopsis- When ‘Bonnie’s’ new favourite makeshift comfort toy ‘Forky’ goes AWOL while on a family road trip, ‘Woody’ and the gang launch an ambitious rescue mission which soon turns into […]

Diego Maradona (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 20, 2019

Review 130min Genre:     Documentary, Sport Director:  Asif Kapadia Cast:       Diego Maradona, Claudia Villafañe, Corrado Ferlaino… and more Writers:   Asif Kapadia -Synopsis- A chronicle of the charismatic football legend at the height of his success and excess at Napoli in the mid-80s, and his transformation from a kid in a Buenos Aires shantytown to […]

Brightburn (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 15, 2019

Review 90min Genre:       Fantasy, Horror, Thriller Director:    David Yarovesky Cast:         Jackson A. Dunn, Elizabeth Banks, David Denman…and more Writers:     Brian Gunn and Mark Gunn -Synopsis- When a childless rural couple discover a crash-landed baby from another world on their land, it seems like a blessing from the heavens, but his personality and childhood soon reveals […]

X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 7, 2019

Review 131min Genre:      Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy Director:   Simon Kinberg Cast:        Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain…and more Writers:    Simon Kinberg , John Byrne, Chris Claremont… and more -Synopsis- After the showdown with ‘Apocalypse’ revealed the formidable but frightening abilities hidden inside her, ‘Jean Grey’ struggles to control a newfound cosmic power which threatens to […]

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Posted by Gui on June 1, 2019

Review 131min Genre:      Action, Adventure, Disaster, Fantasy, Sci-fi Director:   Michael Dougherty Cast:        Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, Kyle Chandler…and more Writers:    Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields, Max Borenstein… and more -Synopsis- When giant mythical monsters called ‘Titans’ begin to rise again and battle for supremacy on Earth, shadowy scientific organisation ‘Monarch’ leads the human response and […]

Booksmart (2019)

Posted by Gui on May 28, 2019

Review 102min Genre:       Comedy Director:    Olivia Wilde Cast:         Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Skyler Gisondo…and more Writers:     Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins… and more -Synopsis- Headed to college after surviving the high school meat-grinder, a couple of academically focused and awkward best friends—determined to have fun and prove they’re more than just brains and conformity—embark […]

Rocketman (2019)

Posted by Gui on May 22, 2019

Review 121min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, Music, Musical Director:    Dexter Fletcher Cast:         Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jamie Bell…and more Writers:     Lee Hall -Synopsis- A semi-fantastical chronicle of Elton John’s breakthrough years and his transformation from shy suburban London kid to global show-stopping superstar—seen through the prism of his relationships writing partner Bernie Taupin and manager […]

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

Posted by Gui on May 17, 2019

Review 130min Genre:       Action, Crime, Thriller Director:    Chad Stahelski Cast:         Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane…and more Writers:     Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins…and more -Synopsis- On the run after being excommunicated from ‘The Continental’ for breaking a sacred rule and spilling blood on the underground institution’s floor—thereby activating a huge global bounty on his […]

Birds of Passage (2018) (Spanish and Wayuu language)

Posted by Gui on May 16, 2019

Review 125min Genre:     Crime, Drama Director:  Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego Cast:       José Acosta, Carmiña Martínez, Natalia Reyes…and more Writers:   Maria Camila Arias, Jacques Toulemonde Vidal, Cristina Gallego -Synopsis- A chronicle of the rise of an indigenous Colombian tribe, when an outsider marries into one of their prominent families and begins a drug smuggling […]

Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)

Posted by Gui on May 10, 2019

Review 104min Genre:      Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Mystery Director:   Rob Letterman Cast:        Justice Smith, Ryan Reynolds, Kathryn Newton…and more Writers:    Dan Hernandez, Benji Samit, Rob Letterman…and more -Synopsis- When his estranged private detective father disappears and is presumed dead, a young man’s trip to the modern metropolis of ‘Ryme City’ turns into a mystery when […]

High Life (2018)

Posted by Gui on May 9, 2019

Review 113min Genre:     Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi Director:  Claire Denis Cast:       Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth…and more Writers:   Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau and Geoff Cox -Synopsis- Disregarded by society and relegated to subjects of a science experiment in space, a group of outcast criminals struggle to retain their sanity and humanity in the deep […]

Vox Lux (2018)

Posted by Gui on May 3, 2019

Review 114min Genre:       Drama, Music Director:    Brady Corbet Cast:         Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Raffey Cassidy…and more Writers:     Brady Corbet -Synopsis- Formed by tragedy and coming-of-age in extreme circumstances, a New York teenager’s unconventional rise to stardom sees her propelled to the ranks of pop superstar at the turn of this century, as she struggles to […]

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Posted by Gui on April 27, 2019

Review 181min Genre:      Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy Directors:  Anthony Russo and Joe Russo Cast:        Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson…more Writers:    Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, Stan Lee… and more -Synopsis- Still reeling and unable to move on from the finger-snapping, universe-contracting events of ‘Infinity War’, a group of disparate and very changed surviving ‘Avengers’ […]

Eighth Grade (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 26, 2019

Review 93min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Bo Burnham Cast:         Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Luke Prael…and more Writers:     Bo Burnham -Synopsis- On the cusp of full teendom but struggling to get over the line, an outwardly shy and awkward solitary fourteen-year-old toils with the distinct 21st century struggles and timeless tribulations of early adolescence, as she […]

Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

Posted by Gui on April 18, 2019

Review 159min Genre:     Action, Crime, Drama Director:  S. Craig Zahler Cast:       Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles…and more Writer:    S. Craig Zahler -Synopsis- When two hard-working but overzealous cops are suspended for misconduct and police brutality, they plunge into the underworld to take matters into their own hands to get their dues the easy way, […]