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Shazam! (2019)

Posted by Gui on April 2, 2019

Review 124min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy Director:  David F. Sandberg Cast:       Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong…and more Writers:   Henry Gayden, Darren Lemke, Bill Parker… and more -Synopsis- In and out of foster homes and placed with a quirky new family, a street-smart teenage loner is chosen by an ancient wizard to become […]

Us (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 24, 2019

Review 116min Genre:       Horror, Mystery, Thriller Director:    Jordan Peele Cast:         Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex…and more Writer:      Jordan Peele -Synopsis- A young family’s picturesque vacation at their beach house turns into a nightmare and struggle for survival with the mysterious arrival of some sinister and relentless doppelgängers, leaving the matriarch fighting to protect her […]

Captain Marvel (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 10, 2019

Review 124min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy Director:  Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Cast:       Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Jude Law…and more Writers:   Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Geneva Robertson-Dworet…more -Synopsis- When a shapeshifting alien menace leads her to Earth in the mid 1990s, a powerful ‘Kree’ warrior joins forces with a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent to neutralise […]

The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 8, 2019

Review 96min Genre:     Drama Director:  Sara Colangelo Cast:       Maggie Gyllenhaal, Parker Sevak, Gael García Bernal…and more Writers:   Sara Colangelo and Nadav Lapid -Synopsis- When a New York kindergarten teacher spots a rare poetic talent in one of her gifted students, she develops an obsession with nurturing what she thinks may be a child genius . […]

Fighting with My Family (2019)

Posted by Gui on February 26, 2019

Review 108min Genre:     Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:  Stephen Merchant Cast:       Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden, Dwayne Johnson…and more Writer:    Stephen Merchant -Synopsis- A girl from a wrestling family in unassuming East England dreams of making it in the world of global wrestling entertainment, and has her dreams turned into a reality when the WWE rolls into […]

Piercing (2019)

Posted by Gui on February 18, 2019

Review 81min Genre:     Horror, Thriller Director:  Nicolas Pesce Cast:       Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa…and more Writers:   Nicolas Pesce and Ryû Murakami -Synopsis- When a family man leaves home on the false premise of a business trip to indulge in and mitigate his murderous fantasies, his plan is soon scuppered by a troubled prostitute and […]

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Posted by Gui on February 1, 2019

Review 106min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Crime, Drama Director:    Marielle Heller Cast:         Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Jane Curtin…and more Writers:     Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty -Synopsis- When her literary career begins to wane and her work no longer pays the bills, a prickly New York writer forms an alliance and unlikely friendship with a British […]

Colette (2018)

Posted by Gui on January 9, 2019

Review 111min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama Director:    Wash Westmoreland Cast:         Keira Knightley, Dominic West, Denise Gough…and more Writers:     Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland & Rebecca Lenkiewicz -Synopsis- Coming of age in turn-of-the century France through her marriage to a writer-impresario who takes credit for her work, a country girl becomes the toast of the town when her […]

Mary Poppins Returns (2018)

Posted by Gui on December 21, 2018

Review 130min Genre:       Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical Director:    Rob Marshall Cast:         Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw…and more Writers:     David Magee, Rob Marshall, P.L. Travers… and more -Synopsis- With young ‘Jane’ and ‘Michael Banks’ now grown and raising their own family in depression-era London, the world’s most iconic nanny returns to help the family in […]

Aquaman (2018)

Posted by Gui on December 14, 2018

Review 143min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy Director:  James Wan Cast:       Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Patrick Wilson…and more Writers:   David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, Will Beall, James Wan…more -Synopsis- A child of two worlds but an outsider in both, half-human half-Atlantean ‘Arthur Curry’ must rise to his regal destiny when the megalomaniacal would-be king of Atlantis seeks […]

The Old Man & the Gun (2018)

Posted by Gui on December 10, 2018

Review 93min Genre:     Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance Director:  David Lowery Cast:       Robert Redford, Sissy Spacek, Casey Affleck…and more Writers:   David Lowery and David Grann -Synopsis- Career criminal Forrest Tucker may be the most charming bank robber in history, pulling off heists without forgetting his manners while enchanting the woman who loves him despite himself, and […]

Sorry to Bother You (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on December 5, 2018

Review 111min Genre:     Comedy, Sci-fi Director:  Boots Riley Cast:       Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Armie Hammer…and more Writer:    Boots Riley -Synopsis- A young black Californian telemarketer figures out the key to success, perfecting his ‘white voice’, raising his station in life but uncovering a sinister corporate conspiracy and presenting him with new existential problems which challenge […]

Creed II (2018)

Posted by Gui on November 30, 2018

Review 130min Genre:     Drama, Sport Director:  Steven Caple Jr. Cast:       Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Sylvester Stallone…more Writers:   Cheo Hodari Coker, Sylvester Stallone, Juel Taylor… and more -Synopsis- With new responsibilities on the table and much to lose, new heavyweight champion ‘Adonis Creed’ is confronted by history and a daunting new challenge . . . […]

Outlaw King (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on November 7, 2018

Review 121min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, War Director:  David Mackenzie Cast:       Chris Pine, Florence Pugh, Stephen Dillane…and more Writers:   David Mackenzie, Bathsheba Doran, James MacInnes… and more -Synopsis- Reeling from personal tragedy and the oppression of 14th century English occupation, nobleman Robert the Bruce seizes his destiny as king of the Scots and begins a daring […]

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)

Posted by Gui on October 27, 2018

Review 134min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, Music Director:  Bryan Singer Cast:       Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Gwilym Lee…and more Writers:   Anthony McCarten and Peter Morgan -Synopsis- In rockin’ early 70s London, a prodigiously talented young immigrant and aspiring musician teams up with two of his fellow musicians/students and an unassuming bassist to form a wholly unique band, […]

Suspiria (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 25, 2018

Review 152min Genre:     Drama, Horror, Mystery Director:  Luca Guadagnino Cast:       Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth…and more Writers:   David Kajganich, Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi -Synopsis- An ambitious young American dance student joins a prestigious academy in a divided 70s Berlin, only to discover that the school and its staff hide a sinister secret, placing […]

Beautiful Boy (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 18, 2018

Review 120min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama Director:    Felix Van Groeningen Cast:         Timothée Chalamet, Steve Carell, Maura Tierney…and more Writers:     Felix Van Groeningen, Luke Davies, David Sheff… and more -Synopsis- As his son sinks deeper into addiction and emotional limbo while becoming a ghost to his California family, a father struggles to understand who his baby boy […]

Widows (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 15, 2018

Review 129min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:    Steve McQueen Cast:         Viola Davis, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell…and more Writers:     Steve McQueen, Gillian Flynn and Lynda La Plante -Synopsis- When their husbands pay the ultimate price for a life of crime and leave them with debts to dangerous people, a group of disparate Chicago widows form their […]

Shadow (2018) (Mandarin Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 12, 2018

Review 116min Genre:     Action , Drama, War Director:  Zhang Yimou Cast:       Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Ryan…and more Writers:   Li Wei and Zhang Yimou -Synopsis- At the end of the ‘Three Kingdom’s’ era in warring third century China, an arrogant young king languishes on the throne of Pei and holds to a peace accord, putting […]

Wildlife (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 11, 2018

Review 104min Genre:     Drama Director:  Paul Dano Cast:       Ed Oxenbould, Carey Mulligan, Jake Gyllenhaal…and more Writers:   Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan and Richard Ford -Synopsis- Having just settled into life in picturesque suburban Montana of the early 1960s, a dignified teenager begins to suffer in silence as he watches his family fall apart when his dad […]

A Simple Favour (2018)

Posted by Gui on September 21, 2018

Review 117min Genre:       Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:    Paul Feig Cast:         Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding…and more Writers:     Jessica Sharzer and Darcey Bell -Synopsis- When her elegant, high-flying new friend asks for a favour and then mysteriously disappears, a young suburban single mother becomes obsessed with finding out the truth, only to be unexpectedly […]

American Animals (2018)

Posted by Gui on September 8, 2018

Review 116min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Bart Layton Cast:         Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Jared Abrahamson…and more Writer:      Bart Layton -Synopsis- Bored with life and on the road to nowhere, four Kentucky college kids hatch a plan to make their mark on the world—an audacious and unlikely heist at a library which would become one […]

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Posted by Gui on August 26, 2018

Review 135min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Crime, Drama Director:    Spike Lee Cast:         John David Washington, Adam Driver, Topher Grace…more Writers:     Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Spike Lee… and more -Synopsis- Spike Lee returns with a timely biographical period tale based on the life of Ron Stallworth—the first African-American officer in the Colorado Springs PD, who conducted an […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

Posted by Gui on August 4, 2018

Review 118min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-fi Director:  Peyton Reed Cast:       Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas…and more Writers:   Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Paul Rudd…and more -Synopsis- With his superhero career on ice and daddy duty taking precedence, ‘Scott Lang’ is called upon to once again accept responsibility and save the day—teaming up with […]

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

Posted by Gui on July 29, 2018

Review 147min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Thriller Director:    Christopher McQuarrie Cast:         Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Rebecca Ferguson…and more Writer:      Christopher McQuarrie -Synopsis- Hunted by his government and pitted against a dangerous old foe, IMF super-agent ‘Ethan Hunt’ and his team return for their deadliest and riskiest mission to date, plunged into a race against […]

First Reformed (2018)

Posted by Gui on July 15, 2018

Review 113min Genre:       Drama, Thriller Director:    Paul Schrader Cast:         Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer… Writer:       Paul Schrader -Synopsis- Dealing with his own personal tragedy, existential concerns and the demons of his flock, a small town New York priest struggles with a crisis of conscience in a world he no longer understands, in this […]

Leave No Trace (2018)

Posted by Gui on July 2, 2018

Review 109min Genre:      Drama Director:   Debra Granik Cast:        Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster, Dana Millican…and more Writers:    Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and Peter Rock -Synopsis- Forced to abandon their idyllic wild existence in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, an emotionally scarred father and his thirteen year-old daughter struggle to adapt to the society around them, […]

Sicario 2: Soldado (2018)

Posted by Gui on July 1, 2018

Review 122min Genre:       Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:    Stefano Sollima Cast:         Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner…and more Writer:      Taylor Sheridan -Synopsis- As the ill-fated US ‘war on drugs’ escalates with the Mexican border as the battlefield, and with a new administration willing to pour fuel on the fire, former sicario ‘Alejandro’ and CIA […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

Posted by Gui on May 25, 2018

Review 135min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Ron Howard Cast:       Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson…and more Writers:   Jonathan Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas -Synopsis- Years before becoming an infamous space hustler and hero of the rebel alliance, aspiring pilot ‘Han Solo’ must pull off a daring heist for a dangerous operator, cutting his […]

Deadpool 2 (2018)

Posted by Gui on May 18, 2018

Review 119min Genre:       Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy Director:    David Leitch Cast:         Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Julian Dennison…and more Writers:     Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Ryan Reynolds…and more -Synopsis- Everyone’s favourite fourth wall-breaking, quick-healing, wisecracking superhero returns with more clever quips and bad intentions, forming a ragtag team of disparate talents to save a gifted kid from […]

Beast (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 23, 2018

Review 107min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance Director:    Michael Pearce Cast:         Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, Geraldine James…and more Writer:      Michael Pearce -Synopsis- When a repressed young woman meets a mysterious stranger in an isolated island community, she becomes caught between duty towards her oppressive family and an infatuation with a man suspected of multiple murders […]

Thoroughbreds (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 7, 2018

Review 92min Genre:       Drama, Thriller Director:    Cory Finley Cast:         Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin…and more Writer:      Cory Finley -Synopsis- Two well-to-do suburban Connecticut teens rekindle a childhood friendship and bond over their challenging but opposing personalities and outsider characters, leading to a sinister plan to solve their family issues which quickly gets out of […]

Ready Player One (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 26, 2018

Review 140min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Steven Spielberg Cast:       Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn…and more Writers:   Zak Penn and Ernest Cline -Synopsis- Set in a dystopian future where people escape society’s problems rather than solve them, and an era of fully immersive gaming where virtual is the new reality; a talented young player […]

Wonderstruck (2017)- BFI London Film Festival 2017

Posted by Gui on March 6, 2018

Review 116min Genre:      Drama, Family, Mystery Director:   Todd Haynes Cast:        Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, Julianne Moore…and more Writer:     Brian Selznick -Synopsis- The intersecting story of two American twelve-year-olds who are separated by geography and half a century but connected through shared experiences, only to be brought together by cosmic forces and a city-spanning adventure in […]

Game Night (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 1, 2018

Review 100min Genre:       Action, Comedy, Crime Director:    John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein Cast:         Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Jesse Plemons…and more Writer:      Mark Perez -Synopsis- When a group of middle-class suburbanite ‘game night’ devotees mistake a violent kidnapping for a bout of murder-mystery role-playing, a night of hilarious madness ensues in this madcap modern comedy […]

Lady Bird (2017)

Posted by Gui on February 23, 2018

Review 94min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Greta Gerwig Cast:         Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts…and more Writer:      Greta Gerwig -Synopsis- The story of a spirited and irrepressible California high school senior, with East coast dreams beyond her station and a strained relationship with her loving but frustrating parents, in this quirky coming-of-age dramedy from indie […]

Black Panther (2018)

Posted by Gui on February 13, 2018

Review 134min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure Director:  Ryan Coogler Cast:       Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan…and more Writers:   Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole -Synopsis- Fresh from returning home after the events of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ as king of the powerful and advanced but mysterious and secretive African nation of ‘Wakanda’, ‘T’Challa’ faces […]

Journeyman (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2017

Posted by Gui on February 10, 2018

Review 92min Genre:       Drama Director:    Paddy Considine Cast:         Paddy Considine, Jodie Whittaker, Tony Pitts…and more Writer:      Paddy Considine -Synopsis- When British boxing veteran and middleweight champion ‘Matty Burton’ suffers a catastrophic brain injury during a fight, he’s forced to effectively re-start his life, with huge emotional implications for his wife and infant daughter . . […]

Last Flag Flying (2017)- BFI London Film Festival 2017

Posted by Gui on January 22, 2018

Review 125min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Richard Linklater Cast:         Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne…and more Writers:     Richard Linklater and Darryl Ponicsan -Synopsis- A Vietnam veteran enlists the help of his estranged soldier buddies to bury his fallen Marine son, embarking on a road trip which will force them to reflect on a changing world […]

Hostiles (2017)

Posted by Gui on January 5, 2018

Review 133min Genre:       Drama, Western Director:    Scott Cooper Cast:         Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi…and more Writers:     Scott Cooper and Donald E. Stewart -Synopsis- In the post civil war 19th century American frontier, a respected and bigoted army captain and his unit reluctantly escort a tribal chief and his family home to Montana, a dangerous […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

Posted by Gui on December 29, 2017

Review 152min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi Director:  Rian Johnson Cast:       Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver… and more Writers:   Rian Johnson and George Lucas -Synopsis- After the events of ‘The Force Awakens’, The Resistance struggles to hold back a resurgent First Order as Rey begins her training with Luke Skywalker, setting in motion events […]

Stronger (2017)- BFI London Film Festival 2017

Posted by Gui on December 1, 2017

Review 119min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama Director:    David Gordon Green Cast:         Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson…more Writers:     John Pollono, Jeff Bauman and Bret Witter -Synopsis- Caught up in the devastation of the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013, a young man struggles to physically and emotionally recover from his ordeal while becoming an unsuspecting symbol of […]

The Disaster Artist (2017)

Posted by Gui on November 30, 2017

Review 103min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:    James Franco Cast:         James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie…and more Writers:     Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and Greg Sestero -Synopsis- When an aspiring young actor meets an older mysterious wannabe thespian, they join forces and head to tinseltown to follow their dreams of stardom, but when Hollywood rejection […]

Battle of the Sexes (2017)- BFI London Film Festival 2017

Posted by Gui on November 20, 2017

Review 121min Genre:     Fact-based, Comedy, Drama, Sport Director:  Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris Cast:       Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough…and more Writer:    Simon Beaufoy -Synopsis- A light-hearted story of the struggle for equal rights in professional tennis, set against the backdrop of the media circus surrounding the exhibition match between legendary women’s world number one […]