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Hale County This Morning, This Evening
2018 Director: RaMell Ross Words – Rhiannon Topham Distinctively intimate and poetic, the longitudinal ‘not-a-narrative’ narrative of Hale County This Morning, This Evening replaces traditional storytelling with a more immersive kind of portraiture, as told through a sociological observant lens. By fully engrossing himself… Continue Reading “Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
A Northern Soul
2018 Director: Sean McAllister Words – Rhiannon Topham Sean McAllister returns to his native town of Hull in his new documentary A Northern Soul, a story which is reminiscent of the hardships depicted in his previous work A Syrian Love Story. McAllister brings the… Continue Reading “A Northern Soul”
Lady Bird
2017 – USA Director: Greta Gerwig Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf, Tracy Letts, Lucas Hedges, Timothée Chalamet, Beanie Feldstein Words – Josh Senior Greta Gerwig turns the traditional ‘coming-of-age’ tale on its head in Lady Bird, her stunning and personal directorial debut. At once… Continue Reading “Lady Bird”
Darkest Hour
Director: Joe Wright Starring: Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Ben Mendelsohn, Stephen Dillane, Samuel West, Ronald Pickup Words – Christian Abbott This is exactly the type of movie you’d expect to see this time of year. It boasts a talented director: Joe… Continue Reading “Darkest Hour”
The Shape Of Water
Director: Guillermo del Toro Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, Richard Jenkins Words: Carly Stevenson Widely praised as his best work since Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), Del Toro’s latest feature is a thoughtful retelling of the age-old Beauty and the… Continue Reading “The Shape Of Water”
Phantom Thread
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson Starring: Daniel Day‑Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville, Camilla Rutherford, Brian Gleeson Words: Christian Abbott Writer, director and cinematographer, Paul Thomas Anderson, has proven that he has his filmmaking down to a science. His latest work, Phantom Thread, feels like the… Continue Reading “Phantom Thread”
Get Out
2017 Director: Jordan Peele Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones Words: Josh Senior Jordan Peele’s debut directorial effort was released to critical acclaim earlier this year, arriving at an odd time for a horror release and pulled together… Continue Reading “Get Out”
Moonlight
2017 Director: Barry Jenkins Starring: Trevante Rhodes, Ashton Sanders, Alex R. Hibbert, Naomie Harris, Mahershala Ali, Janelle Monae, Andre Holland, Jharrel Jerome, Jaden Piner Words: Josh Senior You’d like to hope that Moonlight is remembered for the genius piece of film-making that it is,… Continue Reading “Moonlight”
Cult Corner: Dogtooth
2009 Directed by: Yorgos Lanthimos Starring: Christos Stergioglou, Michelle Valley, Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Passalis, Mary Tsoni, Anna Kalaitzidou Words: Nathan Scatcherd Perhaps best known internationally as the director of cult hit The Lobster from 2015 (starring ‘big names’ such as Colin Farrell and Rachel… Continue Reading “Cult Corner: Dogtooth”
2017 Oscars and BAFTA’s in review
We’ve rounded-up our reviews of films from the past year that have made the shortlist to pick up awards this season – click on the film title to see our review. We will be adding more reviews of award nominated films as they get… Continue Reading “2017 Oscars and BAFTA’s in review”
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