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Civil War (2024)

Posted by Gui on April 19, 2024

Review 109min Genre:       Drama, Thriller, War Director:     Alex Garland Cast:         Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura… and more Writers:     Alex Garland -Synopsis- In a dystopian and mortally divided near-future America torn apart by ideology and secessionist coalition states, a group of war correspondents embark on a dangerous odyssey across a ramshackled country towards Washington […]

New Order (2020) (Spanish Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2020

Posted by Gui on November 25, 2020

Review 88min Genre:       Drama Director:     Michel Franco Cast:         Naian González Norvind, Diego Boneta, Fernando Cuautle… Writers:     Michel Franco -Synopsis- A wealthy Mexico City family wedding becomes a bloodbath when anarchy reigns after angry protests against corruption and inequality turn into a violent wave which rips through the fabric of society, while the aftermath for both […]

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

Posted by Gui on February 8, 2019

Review 122min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Romance, Sci-fi Director:  Robert Rodriguez Cast:       Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Keean Johnson…and more Writers:   James Cameron, Laeta Kalogridis, Robert Rodriguez… and more -Synopsis- When she’s rescued from a scrapheap in a dystopian future city by a scientist, a young cyborg with extraordinary abilities struggles to find her place in this […]

A Quiet Place (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 6, 2018

Review 90min Genre:        Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:     John Krasinski Cast:          Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds…and more Writers:      Bryan Woods, Scott Beck and John Krasinski -Synopsis- In a world devastated by an unexplained catastrophe, a young family—stalked by menacing and mysterious creatures who hunt on sound alone—lives in complete silence and rural isolation, but their […]

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 […]

Mute (2018)

Posted by Gui on February 23, 2018

Review 126min Genre:       Mystery, Romance, Sci-fi, Thriller Director:    Duncan Jones Cast:         Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, Justin Theroux…and more Writers:     Duncan Jones and Michael Robert Johnson -Synopsis- Set in the near future neon-lit streets and back alleys of Berlin, a mysterious and mute but capable bartender becomes embroiled in the grimy underworld of the city, crossing […]

Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Posted by Gui on October 6, 2017

Review 163min Genre:       Mystery, Sci-fi, Thriller Director:    Denis Villeneuve Cast:         Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas…and more Writers:     Hampton Fancher, Michael Green and Philip K. Dick -Synopsis- Thirty years after the hunt for three Replicants through the futuristic streets of L.A. plunged him into an existential crisis, vanished former ‘Blade Runner’ Deckard is tracked […]

The Dark Tower (2017)

Posted by Gui on August 21, 2017

Review 95min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Fantasy Director:  Nikolaj Arcel Cast:       Tom Taylor, Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey…and more Writers:   Stephen King, Akiva Goldsman, Nikolaj Arcel… and more -Synopsis- When troubled New York teen ‘Jake’ discovers that his nightmares of a distant dying world are in fact premonitions, he travels to a parallel dimension and meets ‘The […]

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

Posted by Gui on July 17, 2017

Review 140min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi Director:  Matt Reeves Cast:       Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Amiah Miller…and more Writers:   Mark Bomback, Matt Reeves, Rick Jaffa… and more -Synopsis- After the devastation suffered by both sides in ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, Caesar is torn between a duty to lead his nation of super-apes […]

It Comes at Night (2017)

Posted by Gui on July 14, 2017

Review 91min Genre:       Horror, Mystery, Thriller Director:    Trey Edward Shults Cast:         Joel Edgerton, Carmen Ejogo, Christopher Abbott…and more Writer:      Trey Edward Shults -Synopsis- With the outside world ravaged by a contagious and virulent disease, a family survives in their secure and isolated home, only to have their refuge and lives threatened when they take in […]

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Posted by Gui on March 31, 2017

Review 120min Genre:      Sci-fi, Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery Director:   Rupert Sanders Cast:        Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano…and more Writers:    Masamune Shirow, Jamie Moss & William Wheeler -Synopsis- Set in a near-future where man and machine have become one; a crime-fighting cyborg leads a counter-cyberterrorist unit against a dangerous and shadowy hacker who targets individuals […]

The White King (2017)

Posted by Gui on January 25, 2017

Review 88min Genre:      Drama, Sci-fi Director:   Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel Cast:        Lorenzo Allchurch, Agyness Deyn, Jonathan Pryce …and more Writers:    György Dragomán, Alex Helfrecht and Jörg Tittel -Synopsis- Young ‘Djata’ lives a normal idyllic life in a totalitarian state oblivious to the brutal realities around him, but when his father is mysteriously abducted by […]

The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)

Posted by Gui on September 22, 2016

Review 111min Genre:       Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:    Colm McCarthy Cast:         Sennia Nanua, Gemma Arterton, Paddy Considine…and more Writer:      Mike Carey -Synopsis- In a dystopian future where most of humanity is wiped out by a fungal infection which turns people into mindless cannibals; a group of surviving British scientists and soldiers embark on a dangerous journey […]

High-Rise (2016) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on March 20, 2016

Review 119min Genre:       Drama, Sci-fi Director:    Ben Wheatley Cast:         Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller…and more Writers:     J.G. Ballard & Amy Jump -Synopsis- A young doctor movies into a state-of-the-art London high-rise building, the pinnacle of modern British living, where residents live within a rigid hierarchy and fractured class system. But when the building fails […]

High-Rise Teaser Trailer #1

Posted by Gui on January 7, 2016

Dystopian action/drama about an isolated London society in a state-of-the-art high-rise building where a rigid hierarchy and fractured class system descends into decadence and anarchy for the residents, a commentary on class division and the corruptive nature of modern urban living. Directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller among […]

The Lobster (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on October 16, 2015

Review 118min Genre:     Comedy, Romance, Sci-fi Director:   Yorgos Lanthimos Cast:        Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Léa Seydoux…and more Writers:    Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou In a dystopian alternative reality, where single people are sent to a resort to find a compatible partner within 45 days or they’ll be turned into an animal of their choice and released […]

Lost River (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on April 16, 2015

Review 95min Genre:      Drama, Fantasy Director:   Ryan Gosling Cast:        Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan…more Writer:     Ryan Gosling In a desolate town ravaged by the effects of a financial crisis, a single mother’s struggles see her descend into a depraved underworld while her teenage son’s quest to escape their living nightmare leads him to […]