If I took one thing away from this film, it’s that anyone can write a Hollywood blockbuster – even a 4-year-old child. The writing in this film is on another level of bad. The first film feels awfully generic in its writing, like a bad superhero film from the early 2000s but this clusterfuck of …
London Film Festival Watch #6 Joel Coen’s first solo outing as a director makes for one of the most visually striking films ever put to the big screen. Every single frame is perfectly crafted, each a piece of art in its own right. The black and white cinematography is much to thank for this, Bruno …
London Film Festival Watch #5 The unofficial prequel to Pixar’s Cars. Shocked is putting it lightly. Titane is a grotesque, insane trip of a film that deserves to be seen on the big screen in a crowd full of people all experiencing the insanity together. Julia Ducournau really explores the limits of the human body …
London Film Festival Watch #4 Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog is a slow methodical examination of character dynamics set in the Midwest in the 1920s. It follows Phil Burbank, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, and his complex emotions when his brother, played by Jesse Plemons, marries a woman of lower class, Rose, played by …
London Film Festival Watch #3 I’m blown away. Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is the director operating at full Wes Anderson and I adored it. In Anderson’s prolific filmography there’s many films you can point towards that are pieces of art based purely on visuals alone. However, The French Dispatch is on another level, every …
London Film Festival Watch #2 Edgar Wright’s first foray into psychological horror leaves a lot to be desired, despite technically being some of the best-looking work he’s put out there yet. Last Night in Soho is an ambitious tale about the horrors of the mind and the tricks it can play on us. It tells …
The Guilty is an artistic rendition that simulates expertly the overwhelming anxiety of a 911 operator in a world that’s falling apart around him. The film is helmed by an absolute standout performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, who never fails to disappoint. He embodies the angst and stress Joe Baylor is under so perfectly and helps …
London Film Festival Watch #1 “A fable based on a true tragedy.” Spencer is a biopic, but it’s a biopic in the way that only Pablo Larraín can make. The film fully integrates you into the mind of Diane and her fluctuating mental state under the oppressive control of the Royals. It depicts a pivotal weekend in …
“Why Greatness? Why Is Goodness Not Enough?” The Green Knight is another fantastically shot thinker of a film from A24. Leaving the cinema my thoughts were consumed by the film’s themes and messages, what was the film truly trying to say? This will not be for everyone but if you want something thought-provoking, something that’s delicately …
If you’ve ever wondering what Adam Driver looked like singing while performing cunnilingus, then have I got the film for you. Annette is strange. There’s no other way of putting it, this is a bizarre film that is definitely not for everyone. There’s a lot to love in here but the film is so dead …
