Barbie is a highly intelligent and often very funny dissection of the iconic doll and her contribution to both popular culture and general society, which Greta Gerwig handles with such care and joy that makes it hard to resist playing with.
REVIEW: Oppenheimer (2023, dir. Christopher Nolan)
Oppenheimer is a remarkable horror film by Christopher Nolan that creates an unnerving and suspenseful atmosphere throughout, which some astonishing filmmaking and excellent performances help to inspire even deeper feelings of terror about the past, present, and future state of the world.
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...
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...
REVIEW: Talk to Me (2023, dirs. Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou)
Certificate: 15 Running Time: 95 mins UK Distributor: Altitude Films REVIEWED DURING SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: LONDON WHO’S IN TALK TO ME? Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria...
REVIEW: Bird Box Barcelona (2023, dirs. Álex Pastor and David Pastor)
Certificate: 15 Running Time: 111 mins UK Distributor: Netflix WHO’S IN BIRD BOX BARCELONA? Mario Casas, Alejandra Howard, Georgina Campbell, Naila Schuberth, Diego Calva, Lola Dueñas, Patrick Criado, Gonzalo de Castro, Michelle Jenner, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Celia...
REVIEW: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (2023, dir. Tomohisa Taguchi)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 83 mins UK Distributor: All the Anime WHO’S IN THE TUNNEL TO SUMMER, THE EXIT OF GOODBYES? Marie Iitoyo, Ōji Suzuka, Arisa Komiya, Haruka Terui, Rikiya Koyama, Seiran Kobayashi, Tasuku Hatanaka WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA? Tomohisa Taguchi...
REVIEW: Insidious: The Red Door (2023, dir. Patrick Wilson)
Certificate: 15 Running Time: 107 mins UK Distributor: Sony Pictures WHO’S IN INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR? Patrick Wilson, Ty Simpkins, Rose Byrne, Andrew Astor, Juliana Davies, Lin Shaye, Hiam Abbass, Sinclair Daniel, Peter Dager, Jarquez McClendon WHO’S BEHIND THE...
REVIEW: Smoking Causes Coughing (2023, dir. Quentin Dupieux)
Certificate: 15 Running Time: 80 mins UK Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment WHO’S IN SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING? Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Lacoste, Anaïs Demoustier, Jean-Pascal Zadi, Oulaya Amamra, David Marsais, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Grégoire Ludig, Doria Tillier,...
REVIEW: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023, dir. Christopher McQuarrie)
Certificate: 12A Running Time: 163 mins UK Distributor: Paramount Pictures WHO’S IN MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE? Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Esai Morales, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Shea Whigham, Greg...