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All of Us Strangers (2023)- BFI London Film Festival 2023

Posted by Gui on December 6, 2023

Review 105min Genre:       Drama, Fantasy, Romance Director:     Andrew Haigh Cast:         Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Claire Foy…and more Writers:     Andrew Haigh and Taichi Yamada -Synopsis- A lonely gay screenwriter begins to develop a bond with an enigmatic neighbour in London while some visits back to his childhood home spark an unexpected reunion with his long-deceased parents, […]

The Killer (2023)- BFI London Film Festival 2023

Posted by Gui on October 27, 2023

Review 118min Genre:       Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller Director:     David Fincher Cast:         Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell…and more Writers:     Andrew Kevin Walker, Alexis Nolent, Luc Jacamon -Synopsis- A skilled and meticulous assassin who finally fails to stick to the plan is forced into hiding when an assignment goes wrong, only to be drawn into a […]

Color Out of Space (2020)

Posted by Gui on February 29, 2020

Review 111min Genre:       Comedy, Horror, Sci-fi Director:     Richard Stanley Cast:         Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur…and more Writers:     Richard Stanley, Scarlett Amaris and H.P. Lovecraft -Synopsis- Things get weird in small town rural America when a meteorite strikes the Gardner farm, as their behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre and the lines of reality are blurred […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Handmaiden (2016) (Korean & Japanese Language)

Posted by Gui on April 13, 2017

Review 144min Genre:     Drama, Mystery, Romance Director:  Park Chan-wook Cast:       Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo…and more Writers:   Jeong Seo-kyeong, Park Chan-wook and Sarah Waters -Synopsis- Acclaimed South Korean writer/director Park Chan-wook’s (Oldboy, Thirst) sexually charged period drama set in early 20th-century occupied Korea, where a young Korean woman’s plan to defraud a beautiful Japanese heiress […]

Fences (2016)

Posted by Gui on February 15, 2017

Review 139min Genre:      Drama Director:   Denzel Washington Cast:        Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Jovan Adepo …and more Writer:     August Wilson -Synopsis- Denzel Washington directs an adaptation of the award-winning August Wilson play in which he once starred, recounting the story of a former Baseball star turned city garbage collector, battling his inner demons and struggling to […]

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 […]

The Daughter (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 27, 2016

Review 95min Genre:       Drama Director:    Simon Stone Cast:         Geoffrey Rush, Odessa Young, Miranda Otto…and more Writers:     Henrik Ibsen and Simon Stone -Synopsis- The tranquil lives of an Australian small town group of people are thrown into turmoil when someone’s long anticipated return home dredges up dark family secrets, and a truth which tears unsuspecting families […]