Waiting For The Barbarians Directed by Ciro Guerra Starring Mark Rylance, Johnny Depp, Robert Pattinson, Greta Scacchi, Gana Bayarsaikhan and Harry Melling​ Available on Digital Download from September 7th, 2020 Pre-order available here by Bernie C Byrnes If I had written this review immediately after I had watched Waiting For The Barbarians I would have […]

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Directed by Terry Gilliam Starring Adam Driver and Jonathan Pryce In UK Cinemas January 31st, 2020 by Alex Plant Could any movie live up to 25 years worth of anticipation? Perhaps a better question would be can Terry Gilliam’s The Man Who Killed Don Quixote escape the shadow cast […]

Parasite Directed by Bong Joon-ho Starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, Cho Yeo-jeong, Choi Woo-shik and Park So-dam In UK Cinemas February 7th, 2020 by Richard Hamer Director Bong Joon-Ho has always wrestled with issues of class: Be it through the blunt-force metaphor of train-carriages-as-social-strata in Snowpiercer, the literal monster made by a callous government to […]

In 2019, most of my film watching took place from the comfort of my own sofa. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone as Netflix has really stepped it up. As usual, I’ve ordered all of my year’s viewings based on my enjoyment of the films. There is still a week left of 2019, […]

The Nightingale Directed by Jennifer Kent Starring Sam Claflin, Aisling Franciosi, Damon Herriman, Ewen Leslie, Charlie Shotwell and Nathaniel Dean In UK Cinemas November 29th, 2019 by Alex Plant Jennifer Kent’s 2014 film The Babadook was in many ways a perfect debut feature. So much more than just a piece of genre filmmaking, it was […]

Dolemite Is My Name Directed by Craig Brewer Starring Eddie Murphy, Keegan-Michael Key, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Tituss Burgess, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Wesley Snipes Streaming on Netflix from October 25th, 2019 by Alex Plant There was a period in the 80s where Eddie Murphy was not only one of the biggest stars in Hollywood […]

The Addams Family Directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan Starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Snoop Dogg, Bette Midler and Allison Janney In UK Cinemas October 25th, 2019 by Alex Plant They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all-together ooky, but sometimes they fail to make […]

63rd BFI London Film Festival 3rd-13th October 2019 by Alex Plant The 2019 BFI London Film Festival rolled into town this October, bringing some of the best films featured at the Cannes, Toronto and Venice film festivals, as well as a host of its own premieres. The opening night gala was Armando Ianucci’s Dickens adaptation, […]

The Irishman Press Conference Attended by Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Jane Rosenthal October 13th 2019 by Alex Plant Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited generations-spanning gangster epic The Irishman was a fitting closing night gala for the 63rd BFI London Film Festival. In advance of the red carpet event, the […]

La Belle Époque Directed by Nicolas Bedos Starring Daniel Auteuil, Guillaume Canet and Doria Tillier by Alex Plant Nicolas Bedos’ second feature, La Belle Époque has a set up that feels reminiscent of a cross between Westworld and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. However, with its liberal dashing of sharp french humour it manages […]