From the London Film Festival 2017: ‘Beyond the Clouds’
The first Indian film by Iranian film maker, Majid Majidi, Beyond the Clouds is a crime drama set in Mumbai. Aamir (Ishaan Khattar) is a...
Author: Paul Salt
From The London Film Festival 2017: ‘Grain’ is a Tarkovsky Influenced Sci-Fi in Stunning Black and White
In a post-apocalyptic thriller where a manmade grain has supplanted all other crops but is now beginning to fail, a lone scientist leaves the safety...
‘Call Me By Your Name’ is Like Going on a Perfect Vacation, with Added Homoeroticism
Elio (Timothée Chalamet) lives an idyllic existence living with his family in their villa in rural Northern Italy. When one of his father’s students, Oliver...
From the London Film Festival: ‘A Prayer Before Dawn’ is a Bone Crunchingly Violent Prison Drama
Life in a Thai prison is hellish in A Prayer Before Dawn. Recounting the real life experiences of Billy Moore, a young man is sent...
From the London Film Festival 2017: ‘The Hungry’ Review
The Hungry is a modern retelling of Titus Andronicas set in India. The rival generals have been replaced by two families of business men and...
‘Lucky’ Gives Harry Dean Stanton the Swan-song He Deserves
Lucky is the second and tragically final time that Harry Dean Stanton took a lead role in a film, after Wim Wender’s 1984 masterpiece Paris,...
From the London Film Festival: ‘Pickups’ Starring a Maybe Murderous Aidan Gillen
Aidan Gillen plays Aiden, a fairly successful actor who is frequently recognised on the streets from his television and movie roles. He is approached by...
From the London Film Festival 2017: ‘Journey’s End’ Review
I was very fortunate to attended the premier of Journey’s End. In attendance were director Saul Dibb, writer Simon Reade, and actors Sam Claflin and...
‘Mindhunter’ + Q & A, David Fincher is Back in the serial Killer Business
Today at the London Film Festival I saw the first two episodes of the new Netflix show Mindhunter, followed by a Q&A with director/producer David...
From the London Film Festival 2017: ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Battle of the Sexes recounts the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King (Emma Stone) and Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell). The exhibition match gained importance...