Tag: 2020
Shogun Assassin (1980)
1980 Director(s): Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi Starring: Tomisaburô Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Kayo Matsuo, Tokio Oki Words – Nathan Scatcherd. The kind of bloody, balletic Samurai film you rarely see made anymore, Shogun Assassin stands as perhaps one of the finest examples of the Jidaigeki… Continue Reading “Shogun Assassin (1980)”
Ammonite
2020 Director: Francis Lee Starring: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, James McArdle, Fiona Shaw, Claire Rushbrook, Alec Secareanu, Sarah White Words – Denise Hobart Ammonite imagines a passionate love affair between the self-taught pioneering palaeontologist Mary Anning and her friend Charlotte Murchison. Anning’s… Continue Reading “Ammonite”
BFI Film Festival 2020
Featuring a selection of highly anticipated films, the 2020 BFI Film Festival presented online premieres as well as screenings in cinemas around the UK. See our look at some of the films featured at this year’s festival – click on the film title to… Continue Reading “BFI Film Festival 2020”
Possessor
2020 Director: Brandon Cronenberg Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean Words – Nathan Scatcherd Considering his lineage, it’s no surprise that Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor adheres to certain adjectives: nightmarish; gruesome; visceral and yet strangely delicate, its explosions of… Continue Reading “Possessor”
Shirley
2020 Director: Josephine Decker Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, Victoria Pedretti Words – Carly Stevenson The first thing to note about Shirley is that it is not a biopic. At least not in the traditional sense. Adapted from the novel… Continue Reading “Shirley”
Relic
2020 Director: Natalie Erika James Starring: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote Words – Daniel McMonagle Nothing is more harrowing than experiencing the death of the ones we love. Relic, the feature debut of Australian-Japanese director Natalie Erika James, blends a haunted house story… Continue Reading “Relic”
BFI Film Festival 2020 selection
The BFI Film Festival is the UK’s premiere platform for welcoming international storytellers, featuring a selection of highly anticipated films. Taking place October 7th – 18th, this year’s festival will be its most accessible ever, presenting over 50 online premieres as well as screenings… Continue Reading “BFI Film Festival 2020 selection”
TENET (spoiler-free review)
2020 Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: John David Washington, Elizabeth Debicki, Robert Pattinson, Kenneth Branagh, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Caine, Clémence Poésy, Fiona Dourif, Himesh Patel Words – Daniel McMonagle 2020 has been one of the cruellest years for cinema on record. Unlike many films rescheduled,… Continue Reading “TENET (spoiler-free review)”
Sisters with Transistors
2020 Director: Lisa Rovner Narrated By: Laurie Anderson Words – Natalie Mills “This is the story of women who hear music in their head. Of radical sounds where there was once silence.” A full sensory experience, Sisters with Transistors tells the stories… Continue Reading “Sisters with Transistors”
The Go-Go’s
2020 Director: Alison Ellwood Featuring: Charlotte Caffey, Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, Kathy Valentine, Jane Wiedlin Words – Natalie Mills “People automatically assume that we were probably put together by some guy, but we did it all ourselves.” The Go-Go’s made history as the first… Continue Reading “The Go-Go’s”
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