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Category: London Film Festival

watched at the London Film Festival

Uncut Gems (2019)

January 10, 2020January 12, 2020 Dave McAllister4 Comments

"This is me. This is how I win"

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged Adam Sandler, Daniel Lopatin, Darius Khondji, Eric Bogosian, Idina Menzel, Josh Safdie, Julia Fox, Keith Garnett, Lakeith Stanfield, Ronald Bronstein

The Irishman (2019)

November 10, 2019November 10, 2019 Dave McAllister2 Comments

"Never put a fish in the car"

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged Al Pacino, Anna Paquin, Harvey Keitel, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese, Ray Romano, Robbie Robertson, Robert De Niro, Rodrigo Prieto, Thelma Schoonmaker

Mr. Jones (2019)

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Dave McAllister1 Comment

"My only agenda is the truth"

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged Agnieszka Holland, James Norton, Obywatel Jones, Peter Sarsgaard, Vanessa Kirby

Bacurau (2019)

October 7, 2019December 23, 2019 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"We have all taken psychotropic drugs. And now you're going to die."

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged Bárbara Colen, Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Sônia Braga, Thomás Aquino, Udo Kier

Saint Maud (2019)

October 7, 2019February 1, 2021 Dave McAllister3 Comments

"Am I indecent?" "No, you're lost"

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged A24, Jennifer Ehle, Morfydd Clark, Rose Glass, StudioCanal

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019 Dave McAllister2 Comments

The Last Black Man In San Francisco generates a buzz at Sundance earlier this year. It’s a quirky, enjoyable love letter to a city that’s rapidly losing its character.

Posted in blu ray / DVD, cinema, London Film Festival, Sundance LondonTagged A24, Danny Glover, Jimmie Fails, Joe Talbot, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan

Beanpole (2019)

October 5, 2019October 13, 2019 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

Beanpole is a remarkable film depicting two young women in Leningrad in 1945, the aftermath of the war. It won Un Certain Regard best film and director at Cannes.

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged Andrey Bykov, Kantemir Balagov, Vasilisa Perelygina, Viktoria Miroshnichenko

Ghost Town Anthology (2019)

October 3, 2019February 21, 2021 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

This French-Canadian ghost story is an unusual and atmospheric film that leaves a lingering impression

Posted in cinema, horror, London Film FestivalTagged Denis Côté, Jean-Michel Anctil, Josée Deschênes, Répertoire des villes disparues, Robert Naylor

Eighth Grade (2018)

April 24, 2019April 26, 2019 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

Bo Burnham's Eighth Grade generated a buzz at last year's Sundance UK. It's a beautifully naturalistic and affecting coming-of-age film.

Posted in cinema, London Film Festival, Sundance LondonTagged A24, Bo Burnham, Catherine Oliviere, e Fisher, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, Josh Hamilton, Luke Prael

The Sisters Brothers (2018)

April 3, 2019November 9, 2019 Dave McAllister1 Comment

Jacques Audiard's English-language debut is a solid and entertaining western.

Posted in cinema, London Film FestivalTagged Benoît Debie, Jacques Audiard, Jake Gyllenhaal, Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer

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