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Poor Things (2023)- BFI London Film Festival 2023

Posted by Gui on October 22, 2023

Review 221min Genre:       Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi Director:     Yorgos Lanthimos Cast:         Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo…and more Writers:     Tony McNamara and Alasdair Gray -Synopsis- In a surrealist Victorian Britain, a tragically deceased young woman is re-born and given a second shot at life when she’s re-animated by an eccentric mad scientist, as her […]

High Life (2018)

Posted by Gui on May 9, 2019

Review 113min Genre:     Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi Director:  Claire Denis Cast:       Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth…and more Writers:   Claire Denis, Jean-Pol Fargeau and Geoff Cox -Synopsis- Disregarded by society and relegated to subjects of a science experiment in space, a group of outcast criminals struggle to retain their sanity and humanity in the deep […]

Piercing (2019)

Posted by Gui on February 18, 2019

Review 81min Genre:     Horror, Thriller Director:  Nicolas Pesce Cast:       Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska, Laia Costa…and more Writers:   Nicolas Pesce and Ryû Murakami -Synopsis- When a family man leaves home on the false premise of a business trip to indulge in and mitigate his murderous fantasies, his plan is soon scuppered by a troubled prostitute and […]

Colette (2018)

Posted by Gui on January 9, 2019

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 […]

The Happytime Murders (2018)

Posted by Gui on August 30, 2018

Review 91min Genre:       Comedy, Crime, Mystery Director:    Brian Henson Cast:         Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Maya Rudolph…and more Writers:     Todd Berger and Dee Austin Robertson -Synopsis- In a modern day Los Angeles where puppets live alongside humans as society’s furry underclass, a washed up former puppet detective-turned-private eye reluctantly teams up with his ex-partner to solve […]

L’Amant Double (2017) (French Language)

Posted by Gui on June 2, 2018

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 […]

Red Sparrow (2018)

Posted by Gui on March 2, 2018

Review 140min Genre:       Mystery, Thriller Director:    Francis Lawrence Cast:         Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts… Writers:     Justin Haythe and Jason Matthews -Synopsis- When a young Russian lady is recruited for ‘Sparrow School’—a rigorous intelligence program with a focus on seduction and manipulation—she becomes caught between multiple international spying efforts when her mission to expose a […]

The Handmaiden (2016) (Korean & Japanese Language)

Posted by Gui on April 13, 2017

Review 144min Genre:     Drama, Mystery, Romance Director:  Park Chan-wook Cast:       Kim Min-hee, Kim Tae-ri, Ha Jung-woo…and more Writers:   Jeong Seo-kyeong, Park Chan-wook and Sarah Waters -Synopsis- Acclaimed South Korean writer/director Park Chan-wook’s (Oldboy, Thirst) sexually charged period drama set in early 20th-century occupied Korea, where a young Korean woman’s plan to defraud a beautiful Japanese heiress […]

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

Posted by Gui on January 27, 2017

Review 117min Genre:     Drama Director:  Danny Boyle Cast:       Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller…and more Writers:   Irvine Welsh and John Hodge -Synopsis- Twenty years after taking the money and running, ‘Renton’ returns to Edinburgh to find a new purpose in life and try to make amends with former best mates ‘Sick Boy’ and ‘Spud’. […]

The Untamed (2016) (Spanish Language)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 16, 2016

100min Genre:      Drama, Mystery Director:   Amat Escalante Cast:        Simone Bucio, Ruth Ramos, Jesus Meza…and more Writers:    Amat Escalante and Gibrán Portela -Synopsis- The lives of different people in modern day Mexico are irrevocably changed by chance meetings and a mysterious supernatural force, which unleashes their raw sexuality and unlocks their innermost desires, but there’s a […]

King Cobra (2016)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 9, 2016

91min Genre:       Fact-based, Crime, Drama Director:    Justin Kelly Cast:         Garrett Clayton, James Franco, Christian Slater…and more Writers:     Justin Kelly and D. Madison Savage -Synopsis- A handsome teenager’s cross-country casting trip turns into the start of Gay porn superstardom for “Brent Corrigan”, when he moves in with his middle-aged porn producer; but when the relationship turns […]

American Honey (2016)- BFI London Film Festival 2016

Posted by Gui on October 8, 2016

163min Genre:       Drama Director:    Andrea Arnold Cast:         Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley Keough…and more Writer:      Andrea Arnold -Synopsis- 18-year-old Southern girl “Star” seems destined for a life of struggle in the poverty-stricken American heartland, when a chance encounter turns into a new life on the road with a ragtag group of youngsters, becoming the newest […]

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 […]

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)

Posted by Gui on August 11, 2016

Review 98min Genre:      Comedy, Romance Director:   Jake Szymanski Cast:        Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick…and more Writers:    Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien -Synopsis- When party animals the “Stangle Brothers” are shamed into finding respectable dates for their sister’s Hawaiian wedding, they attract the attention of a couple of girls that could give them a […]

Grimsby (2016) (English Language)

Posted by Gui on February 24, 2016

Review 83min Genre:      Action, Comedy Director:   Louis Leterrier Cast:        Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Penélope Cruz…and more Writers:    Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston & Peter Baynham -Synopsis- An abandoned orphan turned British super spy is forced to join forces with his estranged, hapless, football hooligan older brother to stop a global terrorist plot in this […]