The Little Stranger – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Lenny Abrahamson Writers: Lucinda Coxon, Sarah Waters (novel) Stars: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter Following his Oscar nomination for Room (2015), […]
The Rider – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Chloé Zhao Writer: Chloé Zhao Stars: Brady Jandreau, Mooney, Tim Jandreau Chloé Zhao was born and brought up in Beijing until she was […]
American Animals – Film Reviews Director: Bart Layton Writer: Bart Layton Stars: Barry Keoghan, Evan Peters, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Eric Borsuk What is a true story? So many films in Hollywood […]
Puzzle – Film Review by Frank L Director: Marc Turtletaub Writers: Polly Mann (screenplay by), Oren Moverman (screenplay by) Stars: Kelly Macdonald, Irrfan Khan, David Denman Marc Turtletaub, the producer of Little […]
BlacKkKlansman – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Spike Lee Writers: Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier The title, which is a type of oxymoron, indicates […]
The Eyes of Orson Welles – Film Review by Frank L. Directed by Mark Cousins The choice by Mark Cousins of the phrase “The eyes of” in the title gives an insight […]
Sicilian Ghost Story – Film Review by Aisling Foster Directors: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza Writers: Fabio Grassadonia, Antonio Piazza Stars: Julia Jedlikowska, Gaetano Fernandez, Corinne Musallar This film was inspired by the […]
Apostasy – Film Review by Kevin Olohan Writer/Director: Daniel Kokotajlo Starring: Siobhan Finneran, Sacha Parkinson, Molly Wright Producer: Marcie Maclellan, Andrea Cornwell “We must put Jehovah first, even before our family.” This […]
The Incredibles 2 – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Brad Bird Starring the voices of: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Samuel L. Jackson In cinemas July […]
First Reformed – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Paul Schrader Writer: Paul Schrader Stars: Amanda Seyfried, Ethan Hawke, Cedric the Entertainer Set in up-state New York, First Reformed is the bleak […]
Hereditary – Film Review by Fran Winston Director: Ari Aster Writer: Ari Aster Stars: Toni Collette, Milly Shapiro, Gabriel Byrne Horror is a tricky genre to get right. There’s a very fine […]
McQueen – Film Review by Kevin C. Olohan. Directors: Ian Bonhôte, Peter Ettedgui (co-director) Writer: Peter Ettedgui Star: Alexander McQueen “I’m not angry with myself. I’m angry with the world.” – Lee […]
The Breadwinner – Film Review Director: Nora Twomey Writers: Anita Doron (screenplay), Deborah Ellis (screen story) Stars: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus This is based on a children’s book of the […]
Marlina The Murderer in Four Acts – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Mouly Surya Writers: Rama Adi, Garin Nugroho Stars: Egy Fedly, Dea Panendra, Yoga Pratama Sumba is a desolate, […]
Making the Grade – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Ken Wardrop Wardrop is a documentary filmmaker with an admirable curiosity. His previous films include Mom and Me (2016), an acount of […]
Custody (Jusqu’à la garde) – Film Review by P. Viale Director: Xavier Legrand Writer: Xavier Legrand (screenplay) Stars: Léa Drucker, Denis Ménochet, Thomas Gioria | Winner of the Silver Lion at the […]
120 BPM (Beats Per Minute) – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Robin Campillo Writers: Robin Campillo, Philippe Mangeot (collaboration on screenplay) Stars: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Arnaud Valois, Adèle Haenel Robert Campillo, […]
Isle of Dogs – Film Review Director: Wes Anderson Writers: Wes Anderson (story by), Roman Coppola (story by), Jason Schwartzman (story by) and Kunichi Nomura Stars: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, […]
The Third Murder – Film Review by Aisling Foster Directed by Hirokaza Koreda Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Kôji Yakusho, Shinnosuke Mitsushima If you like your films served up fast, flashy and well-wrapped, this […]
The Ice King – Film Review by Frank L. Director: James Erskine Writer: James Erskine John Curry was born in Birmingham in 1949 where his father owned and ran a manufacturing business. […]
A Fantastic Woman – Film Review by Frank L. Una Mujer Fantástica (original title) Directed by Sebastián Lelio Writers: Sebastián Lelio (screenplay), Gonzalo Maza (screenplay) Stars: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco […]
Game Night – Film Review by Frank L. Director: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein Writer: Mark Perez Stars: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler Max (Jason Bateman) and Annie (Rachel McAdams) […]
Lady Bird – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Greta Gerwig Writer: Greta Gerwig Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts Greta Gerwig was born and raised in Sacramento, California. While she […]
The Shape of Water – Film Review Director: Guillermo del Toro Writers: Guillermo del Toro (screenplay by), Vanessa Taylor (screenplay by) Stars: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Elisa Esposito […]
Glory – Film Review by Cristina Florescu Directors: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov Writers: Kristina Grozeva, Decho Taralezhkov Stars: Stefan Denolyubov, Margita Gosheva, Ana Bratoeva Glory is a Bulgarian-Greek drama directed by Kristina […]
Loveless – Film Review by Cristina Florescu Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev Writers: Oleg Negin, Andrey Zvyagintsev Stars: Maryana Spivak, Aleksey Rozin, Matvey Novikov Loveless is an Academy Award nominated drama by acclaimed director […]
Phantom Thread – Film Review by Frank L. Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Stars: Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville Set in London in the 1950s, Daniel Day-Lewis plays Reynolds […]
The Post – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Liz Hannah, Josh Singer Stars: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, Sarah Paulson A lying president in the White House exacting revenge […]
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Martin McDonagh Writer: Martin McDonagh Stars: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell Director Martin McDonagh is probably better know in […]
