The Tale Directed by Jennifer Fox Starring Laura Dern, Isabelle Nélisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, Frances Conroy and Common by Joanna Orland An immensely personal story for Jennifer Fox, The Tale depicts the director’s abuse as a child, her relationship with the memory of it, and the complex path to dealing with the […]

Sundance Film Festival: London Picturehouse Central, London June 2nd-5th, 2016 by Joanna Orland After 2015’s hiatus, Sundance London returned to the capital city with a new venue and a handful of new films on display for the public.  The new location of Picturehouse Central has made a huge improvement on both location and space, located […]

The Intervention Directed by Clea DuVall Starring Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Clea DuVall, Natasha Lyonne, Ben Schwartz, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter and Alia Shawkat by Joanna Orland The Intervention will understandbly find itself in endless comparisons with 1980’s film The Big Chill as the film focuses on a group of thirty-something couples who embark on a […]

  Raindance Film Festival is a celebration of independent cinema.  The 2014 edition took place September 24th – October 5th in London’s Vue Piccadilly theatre.  Many feature and short films were showcased, with much of the talent on hand for Q&A sessions and networking.  We managed to see a few of the films – our […]

Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine Starring Lawrence Michael Levine, Sophia Takal, Alia Shawkat, Annie Parisse, Kevin Corrigan and Jason Ritter by Joanna Orland Noah and Barri are a Brooklynite couple suspicious of their elderly neighbour’s death in this screwball comedy which also features an amazing ensemble cast of supporting characters. Rather than solve the troubles […]