A Netflix Original Picture, Written and Directed by Sam Levinson. A filmmaker on the brink of Hollywood glory and his girlfriend, whose story made his career, find themselves pushed towards a reckoning as a single tumultuous night decides the fate of their relationship. Shot in one location during the Covid-19 pandemic, the film is written …
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The Dig (2021) – Review
A Netflix Original Picture, Written by Moira Buffini, Directed by Simon Stone. With a country on the brink of war in the late 1930s, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty (Carey Mulligan) hires amateur archaeologist Basil Brown (Ralph Fiennes) to investigate the mounds on her property in England. He and his team discover a ship from the …
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) – Review
A Lionsgate Picture, Written by Kristen Wiig, Annie Mumolo, Directed by Josh Greenbaum. Lifelong friends Barb (Annie Mumolo) and Star (Kristen Wiig) embark on the adventure of a lifetime when they decide to leave their small Midwestern town for the first time ever. When they are in Vista Del Mar, the friends are swept up …
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Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) – Review
A Warner Bros Picture, Written by Will Berson, Shaka King, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Directed by Shaka King. “You can murder a liberator, but you can’t murder liberation. You can murder a revolutionary, but you can’t murder revolution. And you can murder a freedom fighter, but you can’t murder freedom!” Judas and the Black Messiah …
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SXSW 2021 Line-Up – 10 Initial Standouts
Yesterday, the line-up for 2021s SXSW festival was announced, and I have searched through the great array of content to select 10 of the initial standouts to look out for. The festival, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will be online this year and I will be providing in-depth coverage throughout March. As usual with SXSW, …
A Nightmare Wakes (2021) – Review
A Shudder Picture, Written and Directed by Nora Unkel. An unsettlingly intimate portrayal of a brilliant artist at her most troubled, A Nightmare Wakes traces the tortured birth of a timeless masterwork and the rightful ascension of its creator to stand alongside her creation. We follow Mary Shelley (Alix Wilton Regan) at a key time …
The Pale Door (2020) – Review
An RLJE Films Picture, Written by Cameron Burns, Keith Lansdale, Aaron B. Koontz, Directed by Aaron B. Koontz. After a botched train robbery, two brothers leading a gang of cowboys must survive the night in a ghost town inhabited by a coven of witches. The Pale Door is a fascinating mix of the classic outlaw …
Herself (2020) – London Film Festival Review
An Amazon Studios Picture, Written by Malcolm Campbell, Clare Dunne, Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Young mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive husband and fights back against broken housing and justice systems. She sets out to build her own home so that she can have somewhere to raise her two children safely, and in the …
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Wolfwalkers (2020) – London Film Festival Review
An Apple TV Picture, Written by Will Collins, Directed by Tomm Moore, Ross Stewart. In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn (Honor Kneafsey), comes to Ireland with her father (Sean Bean) to wipe out the last pack. …
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Supernova (2021) – London Film Festival Review
A StudioCanal Picture, Written and Directed by Harry Macqueen. Supernova (2021) tells the story of Sam (Colin Firth) and Tusker (Stanley Tucci), partners for 20 years, as they travel across England to the Lake District, reuniting with friends and family. Tusker has been diagnosed with early onset dementia, so the pair plan to spend as …
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