Release Date – 18th November 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 40 minutes, Director – Alejandro G. Iñárritu A Mexican documentarian (Daniel Giménez Cacho) returns to his homeland after receiving a prestigious award in the US. For those who aren’t fans of Alejandro G. Iñárritu, particularly his more recent works such as BirdmanContinue reading “LFF 2022: Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths – Review”
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LFF 2022: Aftersun – Review
Release Date – 18th November 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Charlotte Wells Father and daughter Calum (Paul Mescal) and Sophie (Frankie Corio) spend a relaxed holiday in a foreign holiday park, however much of it plays out like a distant memory. There’s very little that goes wrong inContinue reading “LFF 2022: Aftersun – Review”
Watcher – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Chloe Okuno Having moved with her husband (Karl Glusman) from New York to Bucharest, Julia (Maika Monroe) begins to suspect that she is being constantly followed by a man (Burn Gorman) living in the building right across the street. There’s a very traditional feelContinue reading “Watcher – Review”
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – Review
Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Eric Appel A highly fictionalised account of the rise to fame and acclaim of Weird Al Yankovic (Daniel Radcliffe). It feels fitting that a biopic of the life of Weird Al Yankovic doesn’t really serve as a biopic at all. As many fans wouldContinue reading “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story – Review”
LFF 2022: The Wonder – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 48 minutes, Director – Sebastián Lelio 1860s Ireland, English nurse Lib (Florence Pugh) is sent to Ireland to watch over a young girl (Kíla Lord Cassidy) who remains perfectly healthy despite not having eaten for several months. The Wonder pitches itself as going into a number of different tonalContinue reading “LFF 2022: The Wonder – Review”
Barbarian – Review
Cert – 18, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Zach Cregger After arriving at a double-booked Airbnb Tess (Georgina Campbell) discovers that there’s a lot more to the house than just another renter (Bill Skarsgård). It’s already been stated in multiple places that it’s perhaps best to go into Barbarian knowing very little.Continue reading “Barbarian – Review”
Prey For The Devil – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Director – Daniel Stamm A nurse at an exorcism school (Jacqueline Byers) finds herself training to perform an exorcism after re-encountering a demon from her childhood. Prey For The Devil is perhaps a classic example of a film suffering from ‘we’ve seen it before’. Yet, there’sContinue reading “Prey For The Devil – Review”
Bros – Review
Release Date – 28th October 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 56 minutes, Director – Nicholas Stoller Whilst preparing to opening America’s first LGBTQ+ museum Bobby (Billy Eichner) finds himself moving away from a life of casual hook-ups as he becomes romantically involved with also struggling-to-commit Aaron (Luke Macfarlane). Bros commits the cinematicContinue reading “Bros – Review”
LFF 2022: Triangle Of Sadness – Review
Release Date – 28th October 2022, Cert – 15, Run-time – 2 hours 27 minutes, Director – Ruben Östlund Model and influencer couple Carl and Yaya (Harris Dickinson and Charlbi Dean) find themselves on an increasingly disastrous and uneasy cruise whilst trying to mend their relationship and career. There’s a sequence towards the end ofContinue reading “LFF 2022: Triangle Of Sadness – Review”
Black Adam – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 5 minutes, Director – Jaume Collet-Serra Having been imprisoned for almost 5000 years Teth Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is unleashed on modern day Kahndaq, with the powers of the gods, looking to finally finish long-sought revenge. A cinematic depiction of DC’s antihero Black Adam has been in the worksContinue reading “Black Adam – Review”
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