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Nomadland (2020)

Posted by Gui on February 17, 2021

Review 108min Genre:       Drama Director:     Chloé Zhao Cast:         Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May…and more Writers:     Chloé Zhao and Jessica Bruder -Synopsis- Alone and reeling from the loss of her way of life in the years following the financial crash of 2008, a free-spirited, hard-working middle-aged woman traverses the American Southwest and its heartland in […]

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 […]

Gringo (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 9, 2018

Review 110min Genre:       Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller Director:    Nash Edgerton Cast:         David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron, Joel Edgerton…and more Writers:     Anthony Tambakis and Matthew Stone -Synopsis- When an honest and unsuspecting struggling businessman is sent to Mexico by his corrupt bosses to close a deal that will revolutionise the pharmaceutical industry, he gets caught up in […]

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 […]

The Founder (2016)

Posted by Gui on February 18, 2017

Review 115min Genre:      Fact-based, Drama Director:   John Lee Hancock Cast:        Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch…and more Writer:     Robert D. Siegel -Synopsis- A biographical drama about the humble origins of the McDonald’s walk-in burger joint and its self-declared ‘founder’ Ray Kroc, chronicling his determined and ruthless journey from milkshake machine salesman in 1950s USA […]

American Pastoral (2016)

Posted by Gui on November 13, 2016

Review 108min Genre:       Drama Director:    Ewan McGregor Cast:         Ewan McGregor, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Connelly…more Writer:      Philip Roth and John Romano -Synopsis- Ewan McGregor makes his directorial debut and stars in an adaptation of Philip Roth’s prize-winning novel; following the fate of a respected and successful Jewish-American man, whose idyllic life unravels after his daughter becomes […]

Joy (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on December 31, 2015

Review 124min Genre:    Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director: David O. Russell Cast:      Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper…and more Writers:  David O. Russell and Annie Mumolo -Synopsis- Jennifer Lawrence is reunited with director David O. Russell in a semi-biographical comedy/drama based on Joy Mangano and her journey from struggling New York single mom to entrepreneur, […]