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Captain Blood (1935)

May 1, 2025 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment
Errol Flynn and his trusty pirate crew in Captain Blood

"Aloft! There's no chains to hold you now. Break out those sails and watch them fill with the wind that's carrying us all to freedom!"

Posted in action, adventure, streamingTagged Basil Rathbone, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Errol Flynn, film, Michael Curtiz, Olivia de Havilland

A Traveler’s Needs (2024)

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 Dave McAllister2 Comments
Isabelle Huppert in A Traveler's Needs

She’s seeking experiences, living in a secular world, even though she’s French.

Posted in cinema, comedy, London Film FestivalTagged french-cinema, Hong Sangsoo, Isabelle Huppert, Kwon Haehyo, Lee Hyeyoung, review, reviews

Civil War (2024)

April 10, 2024April 10, 2024 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

“Please don’t let them kill me”

Posted in cinemaTagged Alex Garland, Kirsten Dunst

May December (2023)

November 17, 2023November 17, 2023 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment
Natalie Portman's Elizabeth assumes even the body language and dress of Gracie (Julianne Moore) in May December

"This is just what grown-ups do”

Posted in cinema, drama, London Film FestivalTagged Charles Melton, Christopher Blauvelt, Cory Michael Smith, Julianne Moore, Michel Legrand, Natalie Portman, Todd Haynes

Evil Does Not Exist (2023)

October 12, 2023October 13, 2023 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"Water flows downhill"

Posted in cinema, drama, London Film FestivalTagged Ayaka Shibutani, Eiko Ishibashi, Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ryusuke Hamaguchi

The Children Are Watching Us (1943)

December 30, 2022December 31, 2022 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"If he loves me, he should understand and leave me alone."

Posted in drama, streamingTagged Cesare Zavattini, Luciano De Ambrosis, Vittorio De Sica

Both Sides of the Blade (2022)

September 10, 2022September 10, 2022 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"To understand, the choices made. To be falling down both sides"

Posted in dramaTagged Christine Angot, Claire Denis, Grégoire Colin, Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon

The Feast (2021)

August 17, 2022September 11, 2022 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"Watshia di dy hun"

Posted in cinemaTagged Annes Elwy, Lee Haven Jones, Nia Roberts, Roger Williams

Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

June 12, 2022September 12, 2022 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

“Don’t call her a psychopath, that’s, like, so ableist.”

Posted in cinema, comedy, horrorTagged Amandla Stenberg, Chase Sui Wonders, Conner O'Malley, Halina Reijn, Jasper Wolf, Lee Pace, Maria Bakalova, Myha'la Herrold, Pete Davidson, Rachel Sennott

The Northman (2022)

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"I will avenge you, father. I will save you, mother. I will kill you, Fjölnir"

Posted in action, cinemaTagged Alexander Skarsgård, Anna Taylor-Joy, Björk, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Robert Eggers, Sjón, Willem Dafoe

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