Lion (2016)
★★★★☆
Garth Davis’s Lion is a gripping, unsentimental adaptation of Saroo Brierley’s moving memoir.
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Manchester by the Sea (2016)
★★★★☆
Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea is well-crafted, superbly acted film for grown-ups.
La La Land (2016)
A Monster Calls (2016)
★★★★☆
JA Bayona’s magical fantasy A Monster Calls tugs at adult heartstrings.
Mirzya (2016)
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s epic Mirzya is a lavish Bollywood Romeo and Juliet extravaganza with music, action and a fantastic international cast. Mirzya [rating=4] CAUTION:…
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I Am Not A Serial Killer (2016)
★★★★☆
Billy O’Brien’s teen horror I Am Not a Serial Killer uncovers the dark, elderly underbelly of American suburbia.
DOG EAT DOG (2016)
Flashily shot, ultra-violent and at times absurd. Paul Schrader’s fast-moving failed heist movie stars Nicholas Cage and Willem Dafoe. Dog Eat Dog [rating=2] CAUTION:…
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Wùlu (2016)
★★★★☆
Daouda Coulibaly’s Wùlu is a must-see, tense, contemporary West African thriller.
BFI LFF 2016: Some of the Best of the Rest
The 60th BFI London Film Festival in October 2016 screened around 250 features from 74 countries over 12 days at 15 venues all over…
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