Posts tagged "Imogen Poots"

Frank & Lola

Directed by Matthew Ross Starring Michael Shannon, Imogen Poots, Michael Nyqvist, Justin Long, Stella Schnabel, Rosanna Arquette and Emmannuelle Devos On UK DVD and Blu-ray April 10th, 2017 Watch on iTunes by Joanna Orland Frank & Lola is a stylish noir romance with a wonderfully brooding performance by Michael Shannon, and an equally infatuating turn […]

BFI London Film Festival: Green Room

Green Room Directed by Jeremy Saulnier Starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Anton Yelchin and Alia Shawkat by Joanna Orland Green Room is a perfect follow up to Blue Ruin, heightening the stakes, tension and gore of director Jeremy Saulnier’s first film. Two years after Blue Ruin, Saulnier returns to the big screen with a darker, bleaker […]

Berlinale: Knight of Cups

Directed by Terrence Malick Starring Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Wes Bentley, Isabel Lucas, Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots, Joe Lo Truglio and Nick Offerman by Joanna Orland Terrence Malick films tend to evoke the feeling of intruding in on someone’s memories. In Knight of Cups, these memories belong […]

Venice Film Festival: She’s Funny That Way

Directed by Peter Bogdanovich Starring Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Rhys Ifans, Will Forte, Kathryn Hahn, Cybill Shepherd, Richard Lewis and Jennifer Aniston In UK Cinemas June 26th, 2015 by Ruth Thomson Acclaimed writer/director Peter Bogdanovich has brought his first film in thirteen years to this year’s Venice Film Festival and has clearly had a good […]

That Awkward Moment

Starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots and Michael B. Jordan Directed by Tom Gormican In UK Cinemas January 29th, 2014 by Alice Sanders The rom-com is much derided, arguably prone to using the same old clichés and tired tropes more than any other genre. But I believe that at its best the rom-com can […]