Mary Magdalene Directed by Garth Davis Starring Rooney Mara, Joaquin Phoenix, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Ariane Labed, Ryan Corr and Tahar Rahim In UK cinemas March 16th, 2018 by Bernie C Byrnes If you like your Biblical Epics epic, then Mary Magdalene probably isn’t the film for you. There is a distinct lack of macho sword-swinging, Jesus […]

by Joanna Orland The BFI London Film Festival has come to a close for another year.  The 59th edition had quite an impressive selection of 240 films in its lineup including opening gala Suffragette, closing gala Steve Jobs and other memorable movies such as The Lobster, Youth, Room, Beasts of No Nation, Son of Saul, […]

by Joanna Orland From the moment I reviewed The Lobster at Cannes Film Festival back in May, I knew it would likely turn out to be my favourite film of the year. Here we are in October, and I have yet to find a film to surpass it. And in the midst of the 2015 […]

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Jessica Barden, Olivia Colman, Ashley Jensen, Ariane Labed, Angeliki Papoulia, John C. Reilly, Léa Seydoux and Ben Whishaw by Joanna Orland The Lobster is a most cynical commentary on both romance and single life in modern society.  No film can make you feel as brilliantly awful […]