Cold Pursuit Directed by Hans Petter Moland Starring Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman, Laura Dern and Emmy Rossum In UK Cinemas February 22nd, 2019 by Jenna Johnson Cold Pursuit has recently been made notorious as the film Liam Neeson was ‘promoting’ when he made his controversial remarks about his own experience with revenge. It is the […]

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 […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson and cast members Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Benicio del Toro, Oscar Isaac, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Laura Dern, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie and Andy Serkis by Joanna Orland Director Rian Johnson and the cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi descended upon London for the film’s […]

Downsizing Venezia 74 Directed by Alexander Payne Starring Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig, Udo Kier, Jason Sudeikis, Laura Dern, Neil Patrick Harris and Rolf Lassgård by Joanna Orland Downsizing is a peculiar film that seems to mesh what feels like three different movies into one sprawling piece of cinema. There are brilliant […]

Directed by Kelly Reichardt Starring Laura Dern, Kristen Stewart, Michelle Williams, Lily Gladstone, James Le Gros and Jared Harris In UK Cinemas March 3rd, 2017 by Joanna Orland Kelly Reichardt’s minimalist directorial style hasn’t noticeably evolved across such films including Wendy and Lucy and the less affective Night Moves (these being the only two other […]

Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Michael Keaton, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson, Laura Dern, Nick Offerman, B.J. Novak and John Carroll Lynch In US Cinemas December 7th, 2016 (Limited) In US Cinemas January 20th, 2017 In UK Cinemas February 17th, 2017 Watch on iTunes by Joanna Orland The Founder has all of the right ingredients […]

Directed by Ramin Bahrani Starring Andrew Garfield, Michael Shannon and Laura Dern 99 Homes is out now on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD by Joanna Orland Minimalist, realistic and dire, 99 Homes is a beautifully bleak drama pertaining to social class and the lure of the One Percent idea of privilege.  Intelligent script and direction […]

Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée Starring Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann and Michiel Huisman In US Cinemas December 3rd, 2014 In UK Cinemas January 16th, 2015 by Joanna Orland Reese Witherspoon is Cheryl Strayed in the true story of overcoming one’s demons. Cheryl is dealing with grief, the loss of her mother is something she […]