Rachel Joyce adapts her own novel, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry for a British version of a road movie. Harold Fry (Jim Broadbent) is a retiree who lives in South Devon. When Harold receives a letter from an old work colleague staying in a hospice, dying from cancer, he decides to walk the length and breadth of […]
Tag: drama
Air Review
Air is based on a remarkable story that changed sports business and sees Ben Affleck return to the director’s chair after a six-year hiatus. In 1984 Nike are a distant third in the basketball market. Things are so bad that Nike’s basketball division’s budget pails compared to their rivals and the board consider closing the division. […]
Creed III Review
Adonis Creed returns for another cinematic bout with Creed III. This time he must confront his own past, both literally and metaphorically. Creed (Michael B. Jordan) retires from boxing after becoming the unified heavyweight champ of the world. He settles down with Bianca (Tessa Thompson) and their daughter, Amara (Mile Davis-Kent), and works as a boxing […]
The Whale Review
Based on a play by Samuel D. Hunter, The Whale sees Darren Aronofsky team up with A24 for an intimate drama.Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is a morbidly obese English lecturer who teaches college level courses online. He is grieving for his boyfriend, Alan and his only friend is Liz (Hong Chau), a nurse and Alan’s sister. When Charlie […]
Tár Review
Tár is an American-German film by Little Children director Todd Field. It is considered one of the biggest contenders during this awards season. Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is a highly accomplished composer and the chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. She is about to record a live performance which could lead her to be considered one of […]
Empire of Light Review
Empire of Light is a romantic drama and a smaller-scale film by Sam Mendes. Hilary Small (Olivia Colman) is the duty manager at the Empire Cinema in Margate. She lives a lonely life, takes pills to manage her mental health, and is having an affair with her boss, Donald Ellis (Colin Firth). A ray of […]
Britflix: The Falling
The Falling was a drama written and directed by Carol Morley and notable for giving many young British actors their first major roles. Lydia (Maisie Williams) and Abigail (Florence Pugh) are best friends and attend an all-girls school in 1960s England. Abigail is more sexually experienced, leading her to become pregnant. When a tragedy strikes the […]
Aftersun Review
Aftersun is a coming-of-age drama from Charlotte Wells, serving as her feature film debut. Calum and Sophie Paterson (Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio) are father and daughter who go on a holiday to Turkey. Whilst on holiday the pair bond, but also have issues due to Sophie befriending a group of teenagers, and Calum battling his personal demons. Aftersun has been considered one of the […]
She Said Review
The exposure of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual abuse and his conviction shook Hollywood to its core. The story about how the New York Times exposed the powerful movie mogul gets told in She’s Said. Jodi Kantor (Zoe Kazan) is a journalist at the New York Times who receives a tip that some famous actresses in Hollywood had been […]
Living Review
Living is a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s 1952 drama Ikiru. This remake changes the setting to 1950s London and has Bill Nighy in the lead role. Mr. Williams (Nighy) is a senior bureaucrat at London County Council. His world gets shattered when he gets diagnosed with a terminal illness. With only a limited amount of time to […]