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REVIEW: Fingernails (2023, dir. Christos Nikou)

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 113 mins

UK Distributor: Apple TV+

UK Release Date: 3 November 2023

WHO’S IN FINGERNAILS?

Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White, Luke Wilson, Annie Murphy, Christian Meer, Amanda Arcuri, Nina Kiri, Clare McConnell, Katy Breier, Juno Rinaldi, Jim Watson, Varun Saranga

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Christos Nikou (director, writer, producer), Stavros Raptis and Sam Steiner (writers), Cate Blanchett, Coco Francini, Andrew Upton and Lucas Wiesendanger (producers), Christopher Stracey (composer), Marcell Rév (cinematographer), Giorgos Zafeiris […]

By |November 6th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: Cat Person (2023, dir. Susanna Fogel)

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 118 mins

UK Distributor: Studiocanal

UK Release Date: 27 October 2023

WHO’S IN CAT PERSON?

Emilia Jones, Nicholas Braun, Geraldine Viswanathan, Isabella Rossellini, Hope Davis, Fred Melamed, Christopher Shyer, Liza Koshy, Josh Andrés Rivera, Isaac Cole Powell, Liza Colón-Zayas, Michael Gandolfini

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Susanna Fogel (director), Michelle Ashford (writer), Helen Estabrook and Jeremy Steckler (producers), Heather McIntosh (composer), Manuel Billeter (cinematographer), Jacob Craycroft (editor)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A young woman (Jones) is pursued […]

By |October 28th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: Foe (2023, dir. Garth Davis)

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 110 mins

UK Distributor: Met Film Distribution

UK Release Date: 20 October 2023

WHO’S IN FOE?

Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Garth Davis (director, writer, producer), Iain Reed (writer), Iain Canning, Kerry Kohansky-Roberts and Emile Sherman (producers), Oliver Coates, Park Jiha and Agnes Obel (composers), Mátyás Erdély (cinematographer), Peter Sciberras (editor)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A near-future couple (Ronan and Mescal) faces a surprising choice…

WHAT ARE MY THOUGHTS ON FOE?

After making a […]

By |October 22nd, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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LFF REVIEW: Maestro (2023, dir. Bradley Cooper)

Certificate: TBC

Running Time: 129 mins

UK Distributor: Netflix

UK Release Date: 20 December 2023

REVIEWED AT BFI LONDON FILM FESTIVAL

WHO’S IN MAESTRO?

Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Miriam Shor, Alexa Swinton

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Bradley Cooper (director, writer, producer), Josh Singer (writer), Fred Berner, Amy Durning, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg (producers), Matthew Libatique (cinematographer), Michelle Tesoro (editor)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Renowned composer […]

By |October 18th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023, dir. Nia Vardalos)

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 92 mins

UK Distributor: Universal Pictures

UK Release Date: 8 September 2023

WHO’S IN MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3?

Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Maria Vacratsis, Melina Kotselou, Elias Kacavas, Gerry Mendicino

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nia Vardalos (director, writer), Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson (producers), Stephanie Economou (composer), Barry Peterson (cinematographer), Annette Davey and Craig Herring (editors)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The […]

By |September 8th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: Red, White & Royal Blue (2023, dir. Matthew López)

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 121 mins

UK Distributor: Prime Video

WHO’S IN RED, WHITE & ROYAL BLUE?

Taylor Zakhar Perez, Nicholas Galitzine, Uma Thurman, Stephen Fry, Sarah Shahi, Rachel Hilson, Ellie Bamber, Malcolm Atobrah, Clifton Collins Jr., Aneesh Sheth, Polo Morín, Sharon D. Clarke, Thomas Flynn, Malcolm Atobrah, Ahmed Elhaj, Akshay Khanna, Juan Castano

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Matthew López (director, writer), Ted Malawer (writer), Greg Berlanti, Michael Riley McGrath and Sarah Schechter (producers), Drum & […]

By |August 12th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: You Hurt My Feelings (2023, dir. Nicole Holofcener)

Certificate: 15

Running Time: 93 mins

UK Distributor: Prime Video

WHO’S IN YOU HURT MY FEELINGS?

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed, Owen Teague, Jeannie Berlin, Amber Tamblyn, David Cross, Zach Cherry, Sarah Steele, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Sunita Mani, Deniz Akdeniz, Clara Wong

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Nicole Holofcener (director, writer, producer), Stefanie Azpiazu, Anthony Bregman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (producers), Michael Andrews (composer), Jeffrey Waldon (cinematographer), Alisa Lepselter (editor)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A novelist (Louis-Dreyfus) […]

By |August 9th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: Passages (2023, dir. Ira Sachs)

Certificate: 18

Running Time: 92 mins

UK Distributor: MUBI

REVIEWED DURING SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON

WHO’S IN PASSAGES?

Franz Rogowski, Ben Whishaw, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Erwan Kepoa Falé, Olivier Rabourdin, Caroline Chaniolleau

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Ira Sachs (director, writer), Mauricio Zacharias (writer), Saïd Ben Saïd and Michel Merkt (producers), Josée Deshaies (cinematographer), Sophie Reine (editor)

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

A couple (Rogowski and Whishaw) finds their relationship tested when one of them falls for a woman (Exarchopoulos)…

WHAT ARE […]

By |July 20th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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REVIEW: Past Lives (2023, dir. Celine Song)

Certificate: 12A

Running Time: 106 mins

UK Distributor: StudioCanal

REVIEWED DURING SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON

WHO’S IN PAST LIVES?

Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John Magaro, Yoon Ji-hye, Choi Won-young, Ahn Min-young, Jonica T. Gibbs, Emily Cass McDonnell, Federico Rodriguez, Conrad Schott, Kristen Sieh, Moon Seung-ah, Yim Seung-min

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Celine Song (director, writer), David Hinojosa, Pamela Koffler and Christine Vachon (producers), Christopher Bear and Daniel Rossen (composers), Shabier Kirchner (cinematographer), Keith Fraase (editor)

WHAT’S IT […]

By |July 18th, 2023|Film Reviews|0 Comments
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