1917 (15) Run time: 110 MIN Director: Sam Mendes Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Richard Madden, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Daniel Mays, Adrian Scarborough, Jamie Parker, Richard McCabe, Michael Jibson, Nabhaan Rizwan Synopsis: At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers, Schofield and Blake are given a […]
January
12
LITTLE WOMEN (U)
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LITTLE WOMEN (U) Run time: 135 minutes Director: Greta Gerwig Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Meryl Streep ,Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper URL: https://youtu.be/AST2-4db4ic Synopsis: Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel […]
December
14
HONEY BOY (15)
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HONEY BOY (15) Run time: 95 MINS Director: Alma Har’el Cast: Noah Jupe, Lucas Hedges, Shia LaBeouf , FKA Twigs Synopsis: A young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RR8WTQzwSk Honey Boy – from a screenplay by Shia LaBeouf, […]
December
08
THE NIGHTINGALE (18)
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THE NIGHTINGALE (18) Run time: 136 MINS Director: Jennifer Kent Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Bavkali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Michael Sheasby, Harry Greenwood, Charlie Jampijinpa Brown, Charlie Shotwell Synopsis: Set in 1825, Clare (Aisling Franciosi), a young Irish convict woman, chases British officer Lieutenant Hawkins (Sam Claflin) through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge […]
November
01
SORRY WE MISSED YOU (15)
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SORRY WE MISSED YOU (15) Run time: 100 Mins Director: Ken Loach Cast: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor, Ross Brewster Synopsis: Three years after ‘I, Daniel Blake’, Ken Loach and his long-term collaborators (screenwriter Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O’Brien) return with another devastatingly powerful portrait of contemporary Britain. The 2008 financial […]
October
14
CONNECT (15)
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CONNECT (15) Runtime: 105 minutes Director/ Writer: Marilyn Edmond Starring: Kevin Guthrie, Siobhan Reilly, Stephen McCole, Sarah Vickers, Jennifer Black, Dolina MacLennan, Cameron Fulton, Simon Weir, Neil Leiper Synopsis: In a small Scottish town, a young man Brian struggles to overcome his depression and feelings of loss. Outwardly, he keeps calm, goes to work and […]
October
09
THE FAREWELL (PG)
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THE FAREWELL (PG) Run time: 100 MINS Director: Lulu Wang Cast: Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen, Tzi Ma, Diana Lin, Lu Hong, Jiang Yongbo, Gil Perez-Abraham Synopsis: In this funny, uplifting tale based on an actual lie, Chinese-born, U.S.-raised Billi reluctantly returns to Changchun to find that, although the whole family knows their beloved matriarch, Nai-Nai, has […]
