The bizarre phenomenon of the Trolls movie premiered at the BFI London Film Festival – you know, the film radio announcers keep introducing that Justin Timberlake song with. I wouldn’t blame you if you had no idea this film was happening at all. DreamWorks has had a good run lately, with How to Train Your […]
Mira Nair directs the incredible true story of Phiona Mutesi, a chess prodigy discovered in the slums of Katwe, Uganda. Newcomer Madina Nalwanga does a brilliant job in her first role, effortlessly bringing to life the genius, the youth, the unparalleled determination of the character. Sharing the screen with her are, most notably, Oscar winner […]
La La Land, written and directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash) is a brilliant throwback to classic Hollywood musicals – bursting from the seams with energy, heart and wit and bolstered by terrific performances from leads Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Struggling jazz pianist Sebastian (Gosling) and aspiring actress Mia (Stone) cross paths in Los Angeles […]
Here’s a round up of some of the Documentary films shown at the 24th annual Raindance Film Festival! The Future of Work and Death (dir. Sean Blackwell, Wayne Walsh) This documentary turns the scientific into the thoroughly philosophical, pondering the future of human labor and death in the face of our rapidly advancing technological abilities. […]
A United Kingdom served as the opening gala film for the 2016 BFI London Film Festival this year, from Belle director Amma Asante. Starring Selma’s David Oyelowo and Gone Girl’s Rosamund Pike, this film is based on the true story of this unlikely couple: a prince of Botswana and an English typist who fought for […]
Ken Loach is a filmmaker who proudly wears his political beliefs on his sleeve. He is someone who keeps socialist themes in his movies and is one of the most lauded British directors. His latest movie I, Daniel Blake keeps to that mode and won the Palme d’Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, making […]
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is the latest film from visionary director Tim burton based on the popular series of children’s books by Ransom Riggs. It’s about…..well, there’s really no way to briefly summarize the plot, which basically explains the biggest problem with this film. Jake (Asa Butterfield) is an awkward Florida teenager who’s […]
One of the challenges in depicting a real life disaster is to develop the characters involved enough for audiences to care for them despite knowing the conclusion. Peter Berg has proven his ability to direct stories of real life heroes in amongst tragic situations with 2013’s Lone Survivor. Partnering with one of his favourite lead actors, Mark Wahlberg, he […]
There is an undeniable over saturation of zombies in popular culture in recent years. The presence of the undead has been prolific appearing in movies, TV shows, novels, comics and video games – video game critic Ben “Yahztee” Crowshaw even joked that people make zombie tales just to cope if society collapses in any other […]
Fedora (1978), directed by the legendary Billy Wilder and restored by Eureka Entertainment as part of the Masters of Cinema series, has a fascinating premise ripe for compelling drama, but spends too much of its runtime focusing on the wrong parts of the story. Washed up producer Barry ‘Dutch’ Detweiler (William Holden) tries to lure […]
