This year’s London Film Festival 2021 brought back some of the traditional elements of attending the cinema to see some of the films while others I had the pleasure of watching online. This hybrid experience made it both exciting and busy whilst also allowing me to see some of the biggest films of the year… Read More London Film Festival 2021: Roundup
Another film to suffer a delayed release date due to the pandemic, The Green Knight brings a new retelling of the Arthurian legend, David Lowery’s epic sees Oscar nominee Dev Patel lead the cast as Gawain, a man who aspires to be knighted and among the company of King Arthur (Sean Harris) and his knights.… Read More The Green Knight (2021)
The latest film in the Saw franchise is not your regular run-off-the-mill sequel. Spiral, otherwise known as Spiral: From the Book of Saw, is the first film in the franchise not to feature Tobin Bell as the iconic killer, Jigsaw, beyond a photograph. Whereas Jigsaw gave people a chance to renew themselves through ways of… Read More Spiral (2021)
One of the most hyped film of 2020, especially after it was delayed a couple of times after the pandemic took hold. Pixar’s Soul has been the subject of much conversation when Disney announced that it would be uploaded onto Disney+ on Christmas Day. I had actively avoided watching any trailers but knew that it… Read More Soul (2020)
Day 2 of London Film Festival proved to be a little busier than my first as I had not one but two films to watch back-to-back. The first of these was Herself, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, starring Claire Dunne and Harriet Walter with an original script written by Dunne and Malcolm Campbell. The film revolves… Read More London Film Festival 2020: Herself
The most original film to come out of this year’s award season, Bong Joon-ho’s Korean masterpiece Parasite which can only be described as brilliantly bizarre. Since its premiere at Cannes Film Festival, the film world has been abuzz for this film. It subsequently took home the prestigious Palme d’Or beating out Quentin Tarantino’s mainstream favourite Once… Read More Parasite (2019)
Dolemite Is My Name is a brilliant look into the life of African-American icon Rudy Ray Moore played by Eddie Murphy in a career best performance. Moore is a man of many talents: acting, singing and stand-up. His comedy routines are his way into fame as he channels an alter ego Dolemite, a pimp style… Read More Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Another day, another Ghibli review. Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke is a Medieval set fantasy in the ancient land of folklore and Gods and the battle between Mankind and the spirits in the forest. The film follows Prince Ashitaka who is cursed by a dying boar and must venture to the West to find the reasons… Read More Princess Mononoke (1997)
One of the most hyped films of the year comes in the form of Lorene Scafaria’s crime drama, Hustlers. Based on the New York Magazine article that follows a group of strippers who drug and con Wall Street men off their money during the 2008 recession. The film stars Constance Wu as Destiny, a former stripper… Read More Hustlers (2019)
Paul Thomas Anderson is known for his experimental and fearless quest into exploring characters in ways that are unflinching and at times, uncomfortable. He isn’t afraid to delve into the psyche of a character and make them unlikeable. In fact, Anderson tends to thrive on the flaws of a character for example Daniel Plainview in… Read More Paul Thomas Anderson: Film Ranking
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