Release Date – 23rd November 2022, Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 20 minutes, Director – Rian Johnson Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) finds himself mysteriously invited to a billionaire’s (Edward Norton) private island where it seems each of the wealthy and successful guests are hiding their own secrets. In writer-director Rian Johnson’s hitContinue reading “LFF 2022: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Review”
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My Father’s Dragon – Review
Cert – PG, Run-time – 1 hour 39 minutes, Director – Nora Twomey Having recently moved to the city with his mother (Golshifteh Farahani) Elmer (Jacob Tremblay) finds himself in search of a dragon (Gaten Matarazzo) to help him raise money for them to buy a place to open a store. Cartoon Saloon are currentlyContinue reading “My Father’s Dragon – Review”
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 2 hours 41 minutes, Director – Ryan Coogler After suffering the death of King T’Challa, the Black Panther, the country of Wakanda finds itself weakened and vulnerable after opening up to the rest of the world and receiving threats of war from an underwater civilisation. The authenticity of the fictionalContinue reading “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – Review”
Living – Review
Cert – 12, Run-time – 1 hour 42 minutes, Director – Oliver Hermanus When told that he has only six months to live the head of a London council department (Bill Nighy) tries to make the most of his life. There seems to be something about Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru which appears to lend itself ratherContinue reading “Living – Review”
LFF 2022: Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths – Review
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”
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”
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