Call Me By Your Name Directed by Luca Guadagnino Starring Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel and Victoire Du Bois Screening at LFF October 9th, 10th, 11th, 2017 In UK cinemas October 27th, 2017 by Joanna Orland In 1983, 17-year-old Elio Perlman is living the charmed life alongside his parents as […]

The Shape of Water Venezia 74 Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer by Richard Hamer After the unintentional knockabout comedy of Crimson Peak, and the slick blandness of Pacific Rim, it’s a pleasure to see Guillermo del Toro return to form in […]

Directed by John Madden Starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Stuhlbarg, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, Sam Waterston and John Lithgow In UK Cinemas May 12th, 2017 Watch on iTunes (US) by Joanna Orland While the film gives off a sense of how clever it thinks it is, Miss Sloane just misses the mark […]

Directed by Scott Derrickson Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tilda Swinton, Rachel McAdams, Mads Mikkelsen, Michael Stuhlbarg and Benjamin Bratt In UK Cinemas October 25th, 2016 Watch on iTunes by Richard Hamer With the fourteenth film in its ‘Cinematic Universe’, you’d imagine Marvel would be trying extra-hard to distinguish individual entries in its series, to […]

Arrival Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg Watch on iTunes by Joanna Orland At its core, Arrival is an evocative existentialist drama.  In the guise of an alien invasion Sci Fi movie, the film is an emotional exploration of the meaning of time, memory and identity.  Many complex […]

Arrival Directed by Denis Villeneuve Starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg Watch on iTunes by Laura Patricia Jones Aliens exist, they’re here, they’ve landed and their intentions are unclear. There have been countless attempts at alien movies over the years – good, bad and ugly. Upon first impression it was unclear […]

Audio: Danny Boyle, Michael Stuhlbarg, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Jeff Daniels & Aaron Sorkin by Joanna Orland This year’s BFI London Film Festival closing gala is the fantastic Steve Jobs directed by Danny Boyle, written by Aaron Sorkin and starring the ridiculously talented Michael Fassbender in the title role. Boyle, Sorkin, Fassbender and […]

Steve Jobs Directed by Danny Boyle Written by Aaron Sorkin Starring Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg and Katherine Waterston by Joanna Orland What Danny Boyle and Aaron Sorkin have created with the Steve Jobs biopic can only be described as a Jobs well done.  The film was initially tainted by […]

The 59th BFI London Film Festival has announced that this year’s closing night film will be Steve Jobs. Directed by Danny Boyle and written by Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs is the story of the man behind Apple.  Michael Fassbender stars in the title role, alongside Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg and Katherine […]