Posts tagged "Jesse Eisenberg"

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Diane Lane, Jeremy Irons and Gal Gadot In UK Cinemas March 25th, 2016 by Laura Patricia Jones Almost two years on from Man of Steel, Henry Cavill as the chiseled red caped crusader is back and despite those dreamy blue eyes, considered […]

Cannes Film Festival: Louder Than Bombs

Directed by Joachim Trier Starring Gabriel Byrne, Isabelle Huppert, Jesse Eisenberg, David Strathairn and Devin Druid by Joanna Orland Louder Than Bombs is an elegant piece of filmmaking.  It is subtle, complex and most of all affective in its storytelling. Isabelle was a famed war photographer who perished in a car crash years before we meet her family.  […]

The Double

The Double Directed by Richard Ayoade Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn and Noah Taylor In UK Cinemas April 4th, 2014 by Joanna Orland The Double is a Lynchian drama, abstract in narrative and visuals with surreal and emotive use of sound design. The narrative follows Simon James played in typical fashion by Jesse […]

The 57th BFI London Film Festival

by Joanna Orland & Ruth Thomson This year’s BFI London Film Festival was less of a star-studded affair, and more about the films themselves. Key films featured at this year’s festival, reminding the audience and the world that the BFI London Film Festival is a strong contender on the world’s film festival circuit. Highlights included […]

Night Moves

Night Moves Directed by Kelly Reichardt Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter Sarsgaard by Joanna Orland Night Moves has a promising start as an ambient drama that is stylistically building its tension to a rather unsatisfying climax.  Exploring political issues through the means of environmental activism, this film never quite connects with its audience […]