Director: Steve McQueen Starring: Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Kaluuya, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry The Overview Set in contemporary Chicago, amidst a time of turmoil, four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands, and conspire to... Continue Reading →
LFF 2017: Battle of the Sexes – Review
Director(s): Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman The Overview The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. (Source: IMDb) The Verdict Fresh off her Oscar success, Emma Stone continues to be a... Continue Reading →
LFF 2017: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Review
Director: Martin McDonagh Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry Jones The Overview In this darkly comic drama, a mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder, when they fail to catch the culprit. (Source: IMDb) The Verdict More so than ever, a film about protest,... Continue Reading →
LFF 2017: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) – Review
Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Emma Thompson, Grace Van Patten, Elizabeth Marvel Overview An estranged family gathers together in New York for an event celebrating the artistic work of their father. (Source: IMDb) The words Adam Sandler and Netflix, are enough to instil fear in even the most hardened of... Continue Reading →
LFF 2017: Wonderstruck – Review
Director: Todd Haynes Starring: Julianne Moore, Millicent Simmonds, Oakes Fegley, Michelle Williams, Jaden Michael The story of a young boy in the Midwest is told simultaneously with a tale about a young girl in New York from fifty years ago as they both seek the same mysterious connection. (Source: IMDb) After the success of his... Continue Reading →
LFF 2016 – La La Land Review
Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend, JK Simmons The Overview A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles. (Source: IMDb) The Good After the roaring reception of Chazelle's debut film Whiplash at London Film Festival 2014, followed by its award success and general critical acclaim, it is no surprise... Continue Reading →
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