There seems to be a current trend in cinema of pushing the audience to experience anxiety and pain, being led by the lead character. Marty Supreme, for example, is an experience of angst in which every step Marty takes leaves you with a knot in your stomach. Now comes Oscar-nominated If I Had Legs I’d…
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Parasite
Director: Bong Joon-Ho Starring: Song Kang Ho, Lee Sun Kyun, Cho Yeo Jeong, Choi Woo Shik, Park So Dam, Lee Jung Eun, Chang Hyae Jin, Ji-So Jung Written by: Jin Won Han and (also story) Bong Joon Ho Running Time: 132 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 7th February 2020 Ever since it won the Palm…
If Beale Street Could Talk
Director: Barry Jenkins Starring: Kiki Layne, Stephan James, Regina King, Colman Domingo, Teyonah Parris, Michael Beach, Aunjanue Ellis Written by: Barry Jenkins and (based on the book) James Baldwin Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 8th February 2019 I have always said that if I go into a film with high expectations, I…
Whiplash
Director: Damien Chazelle Starring: Miles Teller, J.K.Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Nate Lang Written by: Damien Chazelle Running Time: 107 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 16th January 2014 When Whiplash first appeared at last year’s Sundance festival, it started receiving enormous critical acclaim. Sometimes this can cause the film to be a disappointment…
Fruitvale Station
Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Melonie Diaz, Octavia Spencer, Ariana Neal, Trestin George Written by: Ryan Coogler Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 6th June 2014 A sad fact about modern life is the countless stories on the news about some youngster being caught up in an event that has left…
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