Posted by Gui on May 8, 2023
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 […]
Posted by Gui on October 31, 2021
Review 105min Genre: Drama, Thriller Director: Joel Coen Cast: Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand , Bertie Carvel…more Writers: Joel Coen and William Shakespeare -Synopsis- A medieval Scottish lord and his ambitious wife execute a dastardly plan to ruthlessly seize power in the land after the prophecy of three weird witch sisters, only to be plunged into […]
Posted by Gui on October 28, 2019
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Posted by Gui on October 12, 2018
Review 116min Genre: Action , Drama, War Director: Zhang Yimou Cast: Deng Chao, Sun Li, Zheng Ryan…and more Writers: Li Wei and Zhang Yimou -Synopsis- At the end of the ‘Three Kingdom’s’ era in warring third century China, an arrogant young king languishes on the throne of Pei and holds to a peace accord, putting […]
Posted by Gui on February 13, 2018
Review 134min Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure Director: Ryan Coogler Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan…and more Writers: Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole -Synopsis- Fresh from returning home after the events of ‘Captain America: Civil War’ as king of the powerful and advanced but mysterious and secretive African nation of ‘Wakanda’, ‘T’Challa’ faces […]
Posted by Gui on June 18, 2017
Review 105min Genre: Fact-based, Drama, War Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Cast: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery…and more Writer: Alex von Tunzelmann -Synopsis- In the days leading up to D-Day and the Allied invasion of occupied France, British prime minister Winston Churchill clashes with the military brass in his opposition to the Normandy landings, as the […]
Posted by Gui on October 5, 2016
111min Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Romance Director: Amma Asante Cast: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport…and more Writer: Guy Hibbert -Synopsis- Amma Asante directs a biographical drama based on the true story of Prince and future first president Seretse Khama of Botswana and his controversial interracial relationship with his white British wife Ruth Williams, an early […]
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 […]