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The Fabelmans (2022)

Posted by Gui on January 27, 2023

Review 151min Genre:       Drama Director:     Steven Spielberg Cast:         Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano…and more Writers:     Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner -Synopsis- In post war suburban America, a boy with big dreams is beguiled by the magic of the pictures and nurtured by his free-spirited mother to become a storyteller himself, as he […]

Another Round (2020) (Danish Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2020

Posted by Gui on November 5, 2020

Review 117min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:     Thomas Vinterberg Cast:         Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang…and more Writers:     Thomas Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm -Synopsis- An indifferent, straight-laced pushover Danish high school teacher in an existential rut and his three scholarly colleagues think they have found the key to a successful and fulfilling life within […]

Luce (2019)

Posted by Gui on November 7, 2019

Review 109min Genre:    Drama Director: Julius Onah Cast:      Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer…and more Writers:  Julius Onah and J.C. Lee -Synopsis- A model student and all-star athlete, Luce’s life as an African child refugee turned into an adoptive American teen is flipped upside down when his parents discover a clash […]

IT Chapter Two (2019)

Posted by Gui on September 7, 2019

Review 169min Genre:       Horror, Thriller Director:    Andy Muschietti Cast:         Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, Bill Skarsgård…and more Writers:     Gary Dauberman and Stephen King -Synopsis- Twenty-seven years after escaping the claws of a murderous clown-like demon, tragedy and a fateful call reunites the ‘Losers Club’ in Derry to take a final stand against a resurgent Pennywise and […]

Good Boys (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 19, 2019

Review 89min Genre:       Comedy Director:    Gene Stupnitsky Cast:         Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon…and more Writers:     Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky -Synopsis- On a quest to replace a broken drone and get to an epic kissing party, a trio of twelve-year-old misfit friends embark on an epic foul-mouthed suburban American journey that’ll turn them […]

Blinded by the Light (2019)

Posted by Gui on August 10, 2019

Review 117min Genre:     Comedy, Drama, Music Director:  Gurinder Chadha Cast:       Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams…and more Writers:   Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha and Sarfraz Manzoor -Synopsis- Struggling to fit in and find his voice in Thatcher’s austere late 1980s Britain, a British-Pakistani teen discovers a melodic beacon of hope to guide him through his […]

Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

Posted by Gui on July 5, 2019

Review 129min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Sci-fi Director:  Jon Watts Cast:       Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya…and more Writers:   Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Stan Lee… and more -Synopsis- With the world recovering from the snap-reversing ‘blip’ and the loss of ‘Iron Man’, and with everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood ‘Spider-Man’ in need of a vacation, ‘Peter Parker’ […]

Booksmart (2019)

Posted by Gui on May 28, 2019

Review 102min Genre:       Comedy Director:    Olivia Wilde Cast:         Beanie Feldstein, Kaitlyn Dever, Skyler Gisondo…and more Writers:     Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins… and more -Synopsis- Headed to college after surviving the high school meat-grinder, a couple of academically focused and awkward best friends—determined to have fun and prove they’re more than just brains and conformity—embark […]

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 […]

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 […]

Thoroughbreds (2018)

Posted by Gui on April 7, 2018

Review 92min Genre:       Drama, Thriller Director:    Cory Finley Cast:         Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy, Anton Yelchin…and more Writer:      Cory Finley -Synopsis- Two well-to-do suburban Connecticut teens rekindle a childhood friendship and bond over their challenging but opposing personalities and outsider characters, leading to a sinister plan to solve their family issues which quickly gets out of […]

Lady Bird (2017)

Posted by Gui on February 23, 2018

Review 94min Genre:       Comedy, Drama Director:    Greta Gerwig Cast:         Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts…and more Writer:      Greta Gerwig -Synopsis- The story of a spirited and irrepressible California high school senior, with East coast dreams beyond her station and a strained relationship with her loving but frustrating parents, in this quirky coming-of-age dramedy from indie […]

IT (2017)

Posted by Gui on September 9, 2017

Review 135min Genre:       Drama, Horror, Thriller Director:    Andy Muschietti Cast:         Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard…and more Writers:     Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, Stephen King… and more -Synopsis- When the children of Derry Maine start to mysteriously disappear, a group of 80s teenage outcasts are terrorised and hunted by a supernatural sinister being who takes the […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

Posted by Gui on July 6, 2017

Review 133min Genre:     Comic-book, Action, Adventure Director:  Jon Watts Cast:       Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton…and more Writers:   Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, Jon Watts… and more -Synopsis- After entering the superhero fray during the ‘Avengers’ family quarrel, ‘Peter Parker’ struggles to balance his powers with new-found responsibility while navigating the treacherous waters of […]

Central Intelligence (2016)

Posted by Gui on July 1, 2016

Review 108min Genre:     Action, Comedy Director:  Rawson Marshall Thurber Cast:       Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan…and more Writers:   Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen & Rawson Marshall Thurber -Synopsis- Two former high school friends; one now a mild-mannered accountant and the other a CIA super agent, are reunited and thrown together into a web of international espionage […]

Sing Street (2016)

Posted by Gui on May 18, 2016

Review 106min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance Director:    John Carney Cast:         Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Jack Reynor, Lucy Boynton…and more Writer:      John Carney -Synopsis- In 1980s recession-hit Ireland, a teenager rebels against society’s norms and escapes family strife by forming a “New-Romantic” band to impress a girl in an 80s coming-of-age musical comedy from the director of […]

Dope (2015) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on September 3, 2015

Review 103min Genre:      Comedy, Drama Director:   Rick Famuyiwa Cast:        Shameik Moore, Tony Revolori, Kiersey Clemons…and more Writer:      Rick Famuyiwa A trio of high-school geeks trying to survive on the streets and “hoods” of southern Los Angeles get caught in a web of drug and gang activity after a chance encounter at a party, as they […]