‘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...
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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 The rival generals have been replaced by two families of business men and...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...
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...
From the London Film Festival 2017: ‘Wonderstruck’ Review
On the second day of the London Film Festival we had Wonderstruck, a new family film by Carol director Todd Haynes. In attendance at the...
From the London Film Festival: Mudbound
Mudbound is the new Netflix original movie, and yet another jab at any critic who believes the streaming service is unable to make compelling and...
From the London Film Festival: Wrath of Silence Review
A young boy is herding his sheep in the mountains in China. When he fails to return home, his mute father goes looking for him....