Local Awards Push 2021 Oscar Contenders, from San Francisco and London to the Hamptons

In this strange awards year, virtual film festivals and awards shows are one way to build awards buzz.

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REVIEW: “The Order” (2024) December 5, 2024

Out of the many features premiering this Fall movie season, few have peaked my curiosity quite like Justin Kurzel’s “The Order”. Based on the 1989 non-fiction book “The Silent Brotherhood” by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, Kurzel’s period crime thriller sets out to tackle some potent subject matter. And with Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, and […]

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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy December 4, 2024

The fourth film in the franchise is set to be released in cinemas on the 14th February 2025. A full length trailer has now been released for the fourth and final chapter of the Bridget Jones film franchise, based on the books by Helen Fielding. Directed by Michael Morris (To Leslie, Better Call Saul), the […]

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Aftersun December 4, 2024

My sister, years back, discovered some old movies of us on holiday. I distinctly remember me and my dad, walking over a wooden bridge and me bouncing up and down on it “Look how pissed off you made him!” laughed my sister, as there in the fuzzy world of the past, my dad looked back […]

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London Film Festival 2024: The Balconettes Review December 4, 2024

For my next film at the London Film Festival, I decided to go with The Balconettes, mainly because, looking at the creative team, I saw that it was co-written by Celine Sciamma, who is one of my favourite directors working today, reuniting with Noemie Merlant. The general premise of the film sounded intriguing to me […]

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Review: “Sleep” December 3, 2024

The scary part is the lack of control. When you’re asleep, anything can happen. Your mind can dream up things wonderful and terrible. You can talk out loud. You can get up and move and walk with zero conscious control over your limbs. Recently, I fell asleep at my desk while working on a job […]

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