Release Date – 15 November 2020, Run-time – 2 hours 6 minutes, Director – Steve McQueen After multiple racist police attacks around the Mangrove restaurant a group of local figures and regulars get together to stage a protest, after ending violently they find themselves on trial, fighting for their futures and equality. Much like theContinue reading “LFF 2020: Mangrove – Review”
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LFF 2020: Farewell Amor – Review
Release Date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 41 minutes, Director – Ekwa Msangi After seventeen years apart an Angolan immigrant (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) is reunited in New York with his wife (Zainab Jah) and daughter (Jayme Lawson) having to not just rebuild relationships but build them from the start WhenContinue reading “LFF 2020: Farewell Amor – Review”
The Witches – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 45 minutes, Director – Robert Zemeckis A young boy (Jahzir Bruno) and his grandmother (Octavia Spencer) escape to a hotel after finding out there are witches who turn children into mice in the area, only to discover that a gathering of witches is taking place there, with theContinue reading “The Witches – Review”
Rebecca – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 1 minute, Director – Bean Wheatley After meeting on the French Riviera a young woman (Lily James) falls in love with a wealthy man (Armie Hammer) who is still plagued by the memory of his late first wife Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca is regarded as a trueContinue reading “Rebecca – Review”
LFF 2020: Siberia – Review
Release Date – N/A, Cert – N/A, Run-time – 1 hour 32 minutes, Director – Abel Ferrara A man (Willem Dafoe) journeys into a cave to confront both his past and his dreams, or nightmares Willem Dafoe has definitely had a thing for playing characters in remote situations seemingly going mad. After the release ofContinue reading “LFF 2020: Siberia – Review”
LFF 2020: One Man And His Shoes – Review
Release Date – 23rd October 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 23 minutes, Director – Yemi Bamiro Documentary about basketball and Michael Jordan’s part in the rise of Nike shoes Within the first 15 minutes of One Man And His Shoes you feel as if you’re watching an Aaron Sorkin directed documentary. YemiContinue reading “LFF 2020: One Man And His Shoes – Review”
LFF 2020: Shirley – Review
Release Date: 30th October 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 47 minutes, Director – Josephine Decker Bored by the seemingly pedestrian style of the outside world anxiety-filled author Shirley Jackson (Elisabeth Moss) begins to find inspiration in a twisted relationship with a young woman (Odessa Young) staying in her home. Elisabeth Moss hasContinue reading “LFF 2020: Shirley – Review”
LFF 2020: Relic – Review
Release Date – 30th October 2020, Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 29 minutes, Director – Natalie Erika James When Edna (Robyn Nevin) suddenly returns after going missing her daughter (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter (Bella Heathcote) go to her home to discover an unseen presence that seems to be consuming her Relic sits inContinue reading “LFF 2020: Relic – Review”
On The Rocks – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 36 minutes, Director – Sofia Coppola Suspecting that her husband (Marlon Wayans) is cheating on her, Laura (Rashida Jones) somehow enlists the help of her playboy father (Bill Murray) to find out the truth behind his various business trips It may seem hard to believe but, Bill Murray’sContinue reading “On The Rocks – Review”
Pixie – Review
Cert – 15, Run-time – 1 hour 33 minutes, Director – Barnaby Thompson A young woman (Olivia Cooke) finds herself on the run from the effects of her dangerous relationships, travelling across the country with two near-strangers (Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack), a bag full of drugs and multiple gang members not far behind Pixie (OliviaContinue reading “Pixie – Review”
