★★★★☆
The first film by a black woman director to screen as the Opening Gala of the BFI London Film Festival, Amma Asante’s A United Kingdom evokes a powerful interracial love story that threatened the British Empire.
Between 5 and 16 October, the BFI London Film Festival will screen a total of 193 fiction and 52 documentary features, including 18 world…
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How the Obamas became the Obamas – Richard Tanne’s Southside With You is a charming biopic of their first date. Southside With You [rating=4]…
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An original supernatural horror movie set in Iran, Under the Shadow is an impressive debut for director Babak Anvari. Under the Shadow [rating=3] CAUTION:…
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Postmodern and Tarantino-esque, Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the Western classic The Magnificent Seven
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Slick, glossy, visually exciting, Ryan Bonder’s The Brother is an attention-grabbing thriller. The Brother [rating=3] CAUTION: Here be spoilers The Brother is a story…
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Sour Grapes is a highly entertaining documentary by Reuben Atlas and Jerry Rothwell that turns the inside story of a US wine counterfeiting scam…
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Hunt for the Wilderpeople is director Taika Waititi’s comedy adventure starring Sam Neill and Julian Dennison on the run in the New Zealand bush….
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Sean Ellis’s gripping and gruesome Second World War thriller shines a light on a little-known true story of heroism. Anthropoid [rating=3] CAUTION: Here be…
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★★★★☆
In Hell or High Water,
British comedy ChickLit is director Tony Britten’s satirical take on the popular publishing phenomenon. ChickLit [rating=3] CAUTION: Here be spoilers ChickLit is a film…
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Acclaimed actor Brian Cox channels his inner King Lear in The Carer, directed by Hungarian János Edelényi. The Carer [rating=3] CAUTION: Here be spoilers…
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French romcom by Laurent Tirard that hinges on a mismatched physical relationship that subverts the conventional romantic norm. Up for Love [rating=3] CAUTION: Here…
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★★★★☆
Inspired by his experience growing up in a commune, Thomas Vinterberg’s The Commune loses emotional power, buried under a multitude of individual stories.