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Category: Sundance London

Films shown at the Sundance London film festival

Censor (2021)

August 8, 2021August 8, 2021 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment

"You’d be surprised what the human brain can edit out when it can’t handle the truth”

Posted in cinema, horror, Sundance, Sundance LondonTagged Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Kim Newman, Mark Towns, Michael Smiley, Niamh Algar, Paulina Rzeszow, Prano Bailey-Bond, Tim Harrison

Never Rarely Sometimes Always (2020)

May 31, 2020June 1, 2020 Dave McAllister1 Comment

"I want to make sure that you're safe and I want to help you if I can"

Posted in streaming, Sundance LondonTagged Hélène Louvart, Julia Holter, Sharon Van Etten, Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin

The Nightingale (2018)

January 12, 2020January 13, 2020 Dave McAllisterLeave a comment
Aisling Franciosi as Clare Carroll

"I wish, I wish, I wish in vain, I wish I had my heart again"

Posted in cinema, Sundance LondonTagged Aisling Franciosi, Baykali Ganambarr, Jennifer Kent, Sam Claflin

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

The Farewell (2019)

September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 Dave McAllister1 Comment

This winning autobiographical feature is a funny and entertaining film about family and heritage.

Posted in cinema, Sundance LondonTagged A24, Awkwafina, Lulu Wang, Nora Lum, Zhao Shuzhen

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

Hereditary (2018)

June 2, 2018February 21, 2021 Dave McAllister3 Comments

There's a huge buzz around Hereditary.  Reviews are calling it 'a new generation's The Exorcist'. So does it live up to the hype?

Posted in cinema, horror, Sundance LondonTagged A24, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Ari Aster, Gabriel Byrne, Milly Shapiro, Toni Collette

First Reformed (2017)

June 1, 2018June 13, 2018 Dave McAllister4 Comments

In Paul Schrader's return to form, Ethan Hawke plays Reverend Toller, a man full of self loathing and anger at the hypocrisies of the church. 

Posted in cinema, Sundance LondonTagged A24, Alexander Dynan, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric Kyles, Ethan Hawke, Paul Schrader, Philip Ettinger, Victoria Hill

The Tale (2018)

May 31, 2018June 2, 2018 Dave McAllister2 Comments

The Tale is a powerful and brave film about child sexual abuse and the distortions of memory.

Posted in cinema, Sundance LondonTagged Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, Isabelle Nélisse, Jason Ritter, Jennifer Fox, Laura Dern
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