Once again May in Europe focused the world’s attention on the French Riviera to truly kick off the 2024/2025 movie season, start the award show express headed towards next year’s Oscars, and turbocharge this year’s film festival season, as the world’s media and the great & good of global cinema gathered once again at world’s […]

After a couple of years of disruption and a triumphant return last year, the world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival once again gathered the great and the good of global cinema to the French Riviera to celebrate 76th edition of the annual Cannes Film Festival. As usual international media and selected audiences caught a […]

Review 121min Genre:       Action, Adventure, Fact-based Director:     Martin Bourboulon Cast:         François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Eva Green…and more Writers:     Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière and Alexandre Dumas -Synopsis- A skilled young 17th century swordsman’s dreams of joining the legendary Musketeers sends him on an unexpected adventure when he becomes embroiled in a pan-European […]

After a global pandemic put an end to the 2020 version and moved last year’s streamlined return to a high summer affair, the world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival returned en force to its traditional spring slot and brought the great and the good of global cinema back to the French Riviera to celebrate […]

Review 108min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance Director:     Wes Anderson Cast:         Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright…and more Writers:     Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola…more -Synopsis- A picturesque fictional mid-20th century French town brings together a collection of colourful journalists and their stories, published by a French outpost of an American paper on the […]

Review 126min Genre:       Crime, Drama, Thriller Director:     Julia Ducournau Cast:         Agathe Rousselle, Vincent Lindon, Garance Marillier…and more Writers:     Julia Ducournau -Synopsis- A detached and fearsome exotic dancer with a scarring past and morbid present goes on the run, plunging into gender fluidity and a new identity when she forms a curious deceptive bond with a […]

Over a year since a global pandemic nixed the full 2020 version and a couple of months after its traditional date, the world’s most prestigious film festival finally returns to the French Riviera as the great and the good of global cinema gathered for the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival. As films and their makers […]

Review 77min Genre:       Comedy, Crime, Horror Director:     Quentin Dupieux Cast:         Jean Dujardin, Adèle Haenel, Albert Delpy…and more Writers:     Quentin Dupieux -Synopsis- A curious French man develops an obsession with a brown suede deerskin jacket with its own personality, as he sequesters himself in a small country town and assumes the identity of a […]

Review 119min Genre:     Drama, Thriller, War Director:  Sam Mendes Cast:       George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth…and more Writers:   Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns -Synopsis- In the trenches and frontlines of the first world war, two young British soldiers are given a deadly mission—venture deep behind enemy lines to deliver a message and stop a doomed […]

Review 140min Genre:       Fact-based, Drama, War Director:    David Michôd Cast:         Timothée Chalamet , Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris…and more Writers:     Abe Forsythe and Joel Edgerton -Synopsis- In 15th century England, a reluctant young heir to the throne becomes the monarch when his tyrannical father dies, leaving him to navigate the precarious politics of court while dealing […]

Another year another late spring visit to the French riviera, where the great and the good of the global film industry, and the world’s press, converged on the 14th of May to mark the beginning of twelve days of film celebration and promotion at the world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival, the 72nd annual […]

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 […]

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 […]

Review 107min Genre:     Drama, Romance, Thriller Director:  François Ozon Cast:       Marine Vacth, Jérémie Renier, Jacqueline Bisset…and more Writers:   François Ozon and Joyce Carol Oates -Synopsis- A fragile and beautiful young woman falls for her psychologist, only to be caught in a paranoid web of seduction and deceit when she discovers there may be more to […]

The world’s biggest and most prestigious film festival got an early start this year as the 8th of May saw the great and the good of the global film industry converge once again on the French riviera, flanked of course by the world’s media, kicking-off twelve days of glitz and celebration of the cinematic arts […]

Review 143min Genre:       Drama Director:    Robin Campillo Cast:         Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel…more Writers:     Robin Campillo and Philippe Mangeot -Synopsis- Frustrated by government inactivity over the spread of HIV in early 1990s France, a group of AIDS activists step-up their efforts and begin taking matters into their own hands, while dealing with shifting […]

Review 92min Genre:       Crime, Thriller Directors:   Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani Cast:         Marc Barbé, Stéphane Ferrara, Bernie Bonvoisin…and more Writers:     Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Jean-Pierre Bastid -Synopsis- When a violent armed gang plans a heist in sunny Southern France and lifts 250 kilograms of gold, they seem to have found the […]

Review 105min Genre:       Drama, Romance Director:    Léa Mysius Cast:         Noée Abita, Juan Cano, Laure Calamy…and more Writers:     Léa Mysius and Paul Guilhaume -Synopsis- When 13-year-old loner ‘Ava’ is hit with the prospect of the impending loss of her eyesight while on a French beachside vacation with her family, the spirited teen decides to accelerate her […]

Review 122min Genre:      Fact-based, Adventure, Drama Director:   Jérôme Salle Cast:        Lambert Wilson, Pierre Niney, Audrey Tautou…and more Writers:    Jérôme Salle, Jean-Michel Cousteau, Albert Falco… and more -Synopsis- A biographical drama about the life and times of legendary French filmmaker, pioneer and oceanic explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau—from his self-centred ambition to conquer the seas to his duty […]

Review 137min Genre:     Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Luc Besson Cast:       Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen…and more Writers:   Luc Besson, Pierre Christin, Jean-Claude Mézières… and more -Synopsis- When a mysterious force threatens their space station super-city and the thousand different species who’ve built it over centuries, special galactic agents ‘Valerian’ and ‘Laureline’ are plunged into […]

Review 106min Genre:     Fact-based, Action, Drama, War Director:  Christopher Nolan Cast:       Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance…and more Writer:    Christopher Nolan -Synopsis- In the summer of 1940 and with Britain on the brink of military catastrophe, nearly 400,000 British and allied soldiers stand cut-off and surrounded by the German army on the northern French coast, […]

Review 122min Genre:       Comedy Director:    Bruno Dumont Cast:         Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, Brandon Lavieville…more Writer:      Bruno Dumont -Synopsis- In early 20th century coastal Northern France, a duo of self-styled detectives gather to investigate a spate of mysterious disappearances, which may unravel a conspiracy involving the resident eccentric aristocratic family and the ordinary local boatsmen in […]

The global film industry and world’s media converged on the French riviera on the 17th of May to kick-off twelve days of celebration of the cinematic arts—not to mention all the glitzy pomp and premieres—as the 70th edition of the world’s most prestigious film festival opened in style. Once again filmmakers & shakers from across […]

Review 113min Genre:      Drama, War Director:   François Ozon Cast:        Pierre Niney, Paula Beer, Anton von Lucke…and more Writers:    François Ozon, Philippe Piazzo and Ernst Lubitsch -Synopsis- Set in 1919 during the aftermath of World War I, a grieving young German woman develops a complex relationship with a young Frenchman who mysteriously lays flowers at the […]

Review 99min Genre:     Drama, Horror Director:  Julia Ducournau Cast:       Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf, Rabah Nait Oufella…and more Writer:    Julia Ducournau -Synopsis- A young, French vegetarian veterinary student undergoes an extreme transformation after her formative and alarming college experiences, unleashing disturbing carnal proclivities and a dark penchant for flesh in this stylistic and provocative indie directorial […]

Review 130min Genre:     Drama, Mystery, Thriller Director:  Paul Verhoeven Cast:       Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny…and more Writers:   David Birke, Philippe Djian and Harold Manning -Synopsis- Isabelle Huppert stars a successful and uncompromising video-game company boss who engages in a dangerous game with the masked stranger who sexually assaulted her at home, exposing the disturbing […]

Review 124min Genre:      Drama, Romance, Thriller, War Director:   Robert Zemeckis Cast:        Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris…and more Writer:     Steven Knight -Synopsis- A British/Canadian agent and French a resistance fighter develop a romance forged under-fire while undercover subverting German operations in North Africa, but their family life and bond is tested when she’s suspected of […]

103min Genre:      Drama Director:   Katell Quillévéré Cast:        Emmanuelle Seigner, Tahar Rahim, Anne Dorval…and more Writers:    Maylis De Kerangal, Katell Quillévéré, Gilles Taurand -Synopsis- When a teenage surfer is left clinically brain-dead from a horrific car accident, his distraught parents have a heart-wrenching decision to make regarding the imminent next step; the outcome of which will […]

80min Country:   Belgium, France, Japan Genre:      Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery Director:   Michael Dudok de Wit Writers:    Michael Dudok de Wit, Pascale Ferran  -Synopsis- Stranded on a deserted island and struggling to survive; a desperate castaway develops a rivalry with a mysterious giant red turtle, but this unlikely adversary may prove to be the key to […]

Isabelle Huppert stars a successful and uncompromising video-game company boss, who engages in a dangerous game with the stranger who assaulted her at home in this French thriller from Dutch genre master Paul Verhoeven. Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Isabelle Huppert, Christian Berkel and Anne Consigny among others. Genre: Drama, Thriller UK Release: 24th […]

Review 116min Genre:      Drama Director:   Brady Corbet Cast:        Robert Pattinson, Liam Cunningham, Bérénice Bejo…and more Writers:    Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold -Synopsis- In the backdrop of war-torn rural France at the end of the First World War; an American diplomat negotiating the terms of German surrender relocates to a French village with his European wife and […]

Who’s getting too old for this s**t? The “Buddy-Cop” sub-genre has become a staple for action/comedy audiences and to celebrate the release of Shane Black’s off-beat crime action/comedy romp ‘The Nice Guys’, we bring you our Top 5 films where unlikely partnerships are formed to save the day.   #5: Taxi (1998) Metrodome A smash-hit […]

The 11th of May signaled the beginning of the 69th Cannes Film Festival; where filmmakers & shakers from across the globe converge on the French riviera for 12 glitzy days of pomp and premieres, bringing the world an array of likely award-contending films to be released throughout the rest of 2016 and well into 2017… […]

Review 92min Genre:      Action, Thriller Director:   James Watkins Cast:        Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Charlotte Le Bon…and more Writer:     Andrew Baldwin An American pickpocket in Paris is on the run after being unwittingly implicated in a terrorist attack, hunted by a hard-nosed CIA super agent, together they form a unwilling alliance to unravel a conspiracy which […]

Review 115min Genre:       Crime, Drama Director:    Jacques Audiard Cast:         Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan…and more Writers:     Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain & Noé Debré -Synopsis- After escaping persecution in Sri Lanka, a refugee and his unorthodox family struggle to build a new life as caretakers in the dangerous suburbs of Paris in this Palme d’Or-winning drama from the […]

Week 2 November 2015 This week we celebrate 10 of the most memorable film music scores by legendary composer Maestro Maurice Jarre, whose work ranges from ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ to ‘Jacob’s Ladder’, we have only included a small section from the main themes and strongly advise you buy the full soundtracks to enjoy them in […]

Review 103min Genre:     Fact-based, Drama, Sport Director:  Stephen Frears Cast:       Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Jesse Plemons…and more Writers:   John Hodge, David Walsh Biographical drama from British director Stephen Frears (The Queen, High Fidelity) about the rise and spectacular fall of cancer survivor, 7-time Tour de France winning cyclist and disgraced drugs cheat Lance Armstrong, chronicling […]

Review 123min Genre:    Fact-based, Adventure, Drama Director: Robert Zemeckis Cast:      Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Charlotte Le Bon, Ben Kingsley…more Writers:  Robert Zemeckis, Christopher Browne & Philippe Petit Director Robert Zemeckis’ (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump) dramatization of the extraordinary story of French high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s 1974 illegal attempt to walk across a high-wire suspended 400 […]

Another 2 weeks of glamour and media frenzy comes to an end at the French Riviera, oh and there was also a film festival there apparently, tonight the 68th annual Cannes International Film Festival culminates with the announcement of this year’s “Feature Film” prizewinners, including the prestigious ultimate award the Palme d’Or. The awarding jury […]

Review 113min Genre:    Drama Director: Céline Sciamma Cast:      Karidja Touré, Assa Sylla, Cyril Mendy…and more Writer:   Céline Sciamma With a bleak future ahead a teenage African immigrant girl living in the suburban “Ghettos” outside of Paris finds solace and belonging within a group of tough-talking teenagers, life seems better for “Vic” in her new gang […]

Review 107min Genre:     Romance, Drama, War Director:  Saul Dibb Cast:       Michelle Williams, Matthias Schoenaerts…and many more Writers:   Matt Charman, Saul Dibb, Irène Némirovsky Set in the early days of the Nazi occupation of France in 1940, Michelle Williams stars as a young French villager caught between her burgeoning feelings towards a very different sort of […]

88min Genre:    War, Drama Director: Stanley Kubrick Cast:      Kirk Douglas, Ralph Meeker, George Macready… and more Writers:  Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, Jim Thompson … and more Kirk Douglas stars as Colonel Dax of the French army in the trenches of World War I, forced to defend his men’s lives from overzealous military generals when they […]

155min Genre:     Drama, Thriller, Crime Director:  Jacques Audiard Cast:       Tahar Rahim, Niels Arestrup, Adel Bencherif …and more Writers:   Thomas Bidegain, Jacques Audiard, Abdel Raouf Dafri… more A Prophet is a gritty and uncompromising drama set in modern day France and tells the story of Malik a young French-Algerian man navigating his way through a tough […]