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Lamb (2021) (Icelandic Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2021

Posted by Gui on November 11, 2021

Review 106min Genre:     Drama, Horror, Mystery Director:   Valdimar Jóhannsson Cast:       Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson… Writers:   Valdimar Jóhannsson and Sjón -Synopsis- On an isolated Icelandic sheep farm, a grieving farmer couple form an unnatural connection to a particularly special newborn lamb, but their fixation with their new lambkin soon blends with their […]

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 […]

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 […]

A Monster Calls (2016)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 7, 2016

108min Genre:     Animation, Drama, Fantasy Director:  J.A. Bayona Cast:       Lewis MacDougall, Felicity Jones, Sigourney Weaver…and more Writers:   Patrick Ness and Siobhan Dowd -Synopsis- “Conor” is a 12-year-old boy and yet clearly the man of the house, self-sufficient and a carer for his ailing young single mother; but when life’s struggles begin to take their toll, […]

Sausage Party (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 31, 2016

Review 89min Genre:      Animation, Comedy Director:   Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon Cast:        Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill…and more Writers:    Kyle Hunter, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg -Synopsis- The team of Rogen & Goldberg bring us a comedy animation where food comes alive… literally; an outrageous and distinctly adult look at what our food gets up […]

Tale of Tales (2015)

Posted by Gui on June 16, 2016

Review 134min Genre:      Adventure, Drama, Fantasy Director:   Matteo Garrone Cast:        Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, Toby Jones…and more Writers:    Giambattista Basile, Ugo Chiti, Matteo Garrone… and more -Synopsis- Italian director Matteo Garrone (Gomorrah, Reality) brings us a dark surrealist fantasy tale focused on the intertwining lives of three neighbouring European kingdoms and their obsessive Monarchs; based […]

The Jungle Book (2016)

Posted by Gui on April 17, 2016

Review 106min Genre:      Family, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Musical Director:   Jon Favreau Cast:        Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Idris Elba…and more Writers:    Justin Marks & Rudyard Kipling -Synopsis- Disney’s CGI-heavy 21st century version of Rudyard Kipling’s iconic story, following the fortunes of an orphan who’s raised in the jungle by his talking animal friends in this epic […]