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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

Wild Rose (2019)

Posted by Gui on April 14, 2019

Review 100min Genre:       Drama, Music Director:    Tom Harper Cast:         Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo…and more Writer:      Nicole Taylor -Synopsis- When a young and irrepressible but irresponsible Scottish single mother’s spirits fail to be dampened by a stint in prison, she soon gets back to pursuing an unlikely dream of becoming a Nashville country music […]

Mid90s (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 10, 2019

Review 85min Genre:       Drama Director:    Jonah Hill Cast:         Sunny Suljic, Na-kel Smith, Lucas Hedges…and more Writer:      Jonah Hill -Synopsis- It ain’t easy to figure out who you are or want to be at thirteen, but for L.A. teen ‘Stevie’ life is about to get eventful in his mid 90s summer, as he balances a troubled […]

The Sisters Brothers (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 7, 2019

Review 122min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Western Director:    Jacques Audiard Cast:         Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal…and more Writers:     Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain and Patrick DeWitt -Synopsis- When their latest contract takes them across the unforgiving mid-19th century American West on a hunt for a gold prospector with a valuable secret, the notorious pair of […]

The Highwaymen (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 28, 2019

Review 132min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    John Lee Hancock Cast:         Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy Bates…and more Writer:      John Fusco -Synopsis- When the resources of the Texas governor’s office, state law enforcement and the FBI aren’t enough to ensnare a band of brutal outlaws and perverse folk heroes in 1930s depression era USA, the […]

Lords of Chaos (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 27, 2019

Review 118min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, Music Director:  Jonas Åkerlund Cast:       Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Valter Skarsgård…and more Writers:   Dennis Magnusson, Jonas Åkerlund, Didrik Søderlind…and more -Synopsis- Norway in the late 1980s and early 90s, when a group of young outcast form a hugely influential black metal band to vent their anarchist frustrations, but as their […]

The White Crow (2019) (Russian & English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 21, 2019

Review 127min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Ralph Fiennes Cast:       Oleg Ivenko, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Ralph Fiennes…and more Writers:   David Hare and Julie Kavanagh… and more -Synopsis- A chronicle of the makings of Siberian ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev and the difficult non-conformist personality which forged a standout artist—from his youth in Russia through to his time performing […]

Under the Silver Lake (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 15, 2019

Review 139min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:    David Robert Mitchell Cast:         Andrew Garfield, Riley Keough, Zosia Mamet…and more Writer:      David Robert Mitchell -Synopsis- A directionless young man plunges into the murky depths of Los Angeles when he becomes obsessed with unravelling the mystery of his beautiful and mysterious neighbour who inexplicably disappears, only to uncover […]

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 . […]

Serenity (2019)

Posted by Gui on March 1, 2019

Review 106min Genre:      Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:   Steven Knight Cast:        Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke…more Writer:     Steven Knight -Synopsis- A fishing boat captain’s tranquil existence on a tropical island is shattered by the re-emergence of his ex-wife, whose plea for help and sinister plan to deal with her abusive new husband plunges him into […]

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 […]

Capernaum (Arabic Language) (2018)

Posted by Gui on February 20, 2019

Review 126min Genre:       Crime, Drama Director:    Nadine Labaki Cast:         Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Kawsar Al Haddad…more Writers:     Nadine Labaki, Jihad Hojeily and Michelle Keserwany -Synopsis- Streetwise twelve-year-old ‘Zain’ lives a tough life on the streets of the Lebanese capital, estranged from his family and drawn to Ethiopian refugee ‘Rahil’ and her baby son while […]

A Private War (2018)

Posted by Gui on February 13, 2019

Review 110min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, War Director:    Matthew Heineman Cast:         Rosamund Pike, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hollander…and more Writers:     Marie Brenner and Arash Amel -Synopsis- A cinematic ode to journalists and the sacrifices they make through the prism of award-winning ‘The Sunday Times’ war correspondent Marie Colvin’s career, chronicling her struggle to shine a light on […]

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on February 7, 2019

Review 119min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Romance Director:    Barry Jenkins Cast:         KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King…and more Writers:     Barry Jenkins and James Baldwin -Synopsis- A nineteen-year-old and her family struggle to prove the innocence of her falsely accused and incarcerated young fiancé, before their unborn child comes into the unjust world, in this socially reflective […]

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 […]

Burning (Korean Language) (2018)

Posted by Gui on February 1, 2019

Review 148min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:    Lee Chang-dong Cast:         Yoo Ah-in, Steven Yeun, Jeon Jong-seo…and more Writers:     Jungmi Oh, Lee Chang-dong and Haruki Murakami -Synopsis- A lonely young Korean man’s childhood friendship is rekindled when he’s reunited with a former neighbour, only to have his world uprooted when a successful and mysterious man— with […]

Green Book (2018)

Posted by Gui on January 29, 2019

Review 130min Genre:     Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:  Peter Farrelly Cast:       Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini…and more Writers:   Peter Farrelly, Brian Hayes Currie and Nick Vallelonga -Synopsis- When a sophisticated African-American jazz and classical pianist recruits a gruff working-class Italian-American bouncer to be his driver for a tour of the early 1960s segregated American south, […]

The Mule (2018)

Posted by Gui on January 25, 2019

116min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Clint Eastwood Cast:         Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest…and more Writers:     Sam Dolnick and Nick Schenk -Synopsis- After falling on hard times and reeling from his failure as a father and husband, an elderly horticulturalist and US veteran becomes a drug mule for a notorious Mexican cartel, but struggles […]

Vice (2018)

Posted by Gui on January 23, 2019

111min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:    Adam McKay Cast:         Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell…and more Writer:      Adam McKay -Synopsis- Respected by some, reviled by others, and feared by many, US political stalwart Dick Cheney rises through the ranks of the republican party, serving presidents and cleaning house in the private sector on his way […]

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 […]

The Favourite (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on December 31, 2018

Review 119min Genre:       Fact-based, Comedy, Drama Director:    Yorgos Lanthimos Cast:         Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz…and more Writers:     Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara -Synopsis- Early 18th century England and the reign of an ailing Queen Anne, defined by increasingly bizarre behaviour and her relationship with influential confidante Duchess Sarah Churchill, whose distant cousin arrives to […]

Papillon (2018)

Posted by Gui on December 30, 2018

Review 133min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Michael Noer Cast:         Charlie Hunnam, Rami Malek, Roland Møller…and more Writers:     Aaron Guzikowski, Henri Charrière, Dalton Trumbo…more -Synopsis- Accused of murder and imprisoned on a brutal and remote penal colony in 1930s French Guiana, Henri Charrière endures the hardships of his sentence while making enemies and forming an […]

Roma (2018) (Spanish Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on December 12, 2018

Review 135min Genre:       Drama Director:    Alfonso Cuarón Cast:         Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey…more Writer:      Alfonso Cuarón -Synopsis- A black & white Spanish language character piece set in the social and political bustle of Mexico in the early 70s, following the tribulations of an upper middle-class family and their domestic servants, who prove […]

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 […]

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 . . . […]

Assassination Nation (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on November 20, 2018

Review 108min Genre:     Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:  Sam Levinson Cast:       Odessa Young, Hari Nef, Suki Waterhouse…and more Writer:    Sam Levinson -Synopsis- When modern technology and a voyeuristic culture conspire to destroy the last semblance of privacy in American suburbia, the residents of Salem lose their minds and unleash pure unadulterated mayhem, as a quartet of […]

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on November 14, 2018

Review 132min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Musical, Western Directors:   Joel Coen and Ethan Coen Cast:         Tim Blake Nelson, James Franco, Liam Neeson…and more Writers:     Joel Coen and Ethan Coen -Synopsis- The Coen Brothers and Netflix bring us a unique Western anthology, a compendium of six stories set in the 19th century American frontier, chronicling the old […]

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 […]

Peterloo (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on November 1, 2018

Review 154min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Mike Leigh Cast:       Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell…and more Writer:    Mike Leigh -Synopsis- In early 19th century England at the end of the Napoleonic wars, the hungry and poor of Manchester gather to protest and demand universal suffrage, only to be stormed by the overzealous military and suffer […]

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, […]

First Man (2018)

Posted by Gui on October 26, 2018

Review 141min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama Director:  Damien Chazelle Cast:       Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke…and more Writers:   Josh Singer and James R. Hansen -Synopsis- In the middle of the cold war and at the height of the space race, an unassuming pilot and NASA astronaut from Ohio is chosen to command what would become the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Border (Swedish Language) (2018)- BFI London Film Festival 2018

Posted by Gui on October 17, 2018

Review 101min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Romance Director:    Ali Abbasi Cast:         Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Jörgen Thorsson…and more Writers:     Ali Abbasi, Isabella Eklöf and John Ajvide Lindqvist -Synopsis- ‘Tina’ is a perennial outsider, a loner with an abnormal physical appearance and extra sensory abilities, making her a highly effective Swedish border guard but something of a […]

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 […]