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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Woman at War (2018) (Icelandic Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 21, 2018

Review 101min Genre:     Comedy, Crime, Drama Director:  Benedikt Erlingsson Cast:       Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo… Writers:   Benedikt Erlingsson and Ólafur Egilsson -Synopsis- Middle-aged Icelander ‘Halla’ leads a double life, known to most as an upstanding left-leaning Reykjavik choir director, but moonlighting as a militant environmental activist in rural Iceland, wreaking havoc on the country’s […]

Gifted (2017)

Posted by Gui on June 14, 2017

Review 101min Genre:      Drama Director:   Marc Webb Cast:        Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Jenny Slate… and more Writer:     Tom Flynn -Synopsis- A single man’s custody of his seven-year-old maths prodigy niece is threatened by her estranged grandmother, as he struggles to balance the immense potential of the girl with his late sister’s wish that she be […]

Lion (2016)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 18, 2016

129min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   Garth Davis Cast:        Dev Patel, Sunny Pawar, Nicole Kidman…and more Writers:    Saroo Brierley, Larry Buttrose, Luke Davies -Synopsis- Biographical drama based on the true story of Saroo Brierley; a poor 5-year-old Indian boy who was separated from his family and became one of India’s many street children a thousand miles […]

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 […]

Lion Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on August 26, 2016

Haunted by fleeting memories of childhood abandonment; a young man leaves his adoptive Australian family for his Indian roots in an effort unravel the mystery of his survival and separation from his biological family, based on the real story of Saroo Brierley and his book ‘The Long Way Home’. Directed by Garth Davis and starring  […]