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London Film Festival 2016: The Tower dir. Keith Maitland

1 August 1966 is a date that will stay with you long after viewing this documentary. Tower’s release marks the 50th anniversary following one of the worst mass shootings in American history. The deed was done by ex-Marine Charles Whitman, who took control over the school clocktower at the University of Texas, armed with ammunition and guns and shot 49 people, before being shot dead by the … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: The Tower dir. Keith Maitland

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London Film Festival 2016:We Are X dir. Stephen Kijak (+Interview)

X Japan is probably one of the biggest bands you’ve never heard of. And no wonder, as you’d probably only know of them if you happen to be into the J-rock scene. We Are X is here to change that, and shines a light on the quirky, weird and wonderful people that make up X Japan. We Are X opens on X Japan’s Madison Square Garden gig in … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016:We Are X dir. Stephen Kijak (+Interview)

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London Film Festival 2016: David Lynch: The Art Life dir. Jon Nguyen (+Interview!)

David Lynch is probably one of the most intriguing directors of the time, with a career of spectacular films that defy interpretation and continue to fascinate even today. His last film (Inland Empire) was last made in 2008, and the one before that in 2001 (Mulholland Drive). To feed Lynch fever then, one can only turn to documentaries and interviews such as this one. As … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: David Lynch: The Art Life dir. Jon Nguyen (+Interview!)

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London Film Festival 2016: Letters From Baghdad dir. Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum

In a decidedly non-traditional documentary, we’re introduced to 20th century heroine Gertrude Bell, sometimes known as the female Lawrence of Arabia. Born in 1868, Bell was a woman of many talents, dabbling in archaeology, travels to the Middle East, cartologist and explorer, who was integral to policy-making and could be said to be key to the creation of the modern Middle East. This isn’t the … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Letters From Baghdad dir. Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum

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London Film Festival 2016: King Cobra dir. Justin Kelly (+Interview)

King Cobra was a strangely enjoyable film. I went in not knowing exactly what to expect, except bloody murder and gay pornography, which if you ask me, is as sensational as a film can possibly get. There’s a hint of Harmony Korrine’s Spring Breakers here, in that it features a Disney star violently shredding his Disney roots, and James Franco is involved. But that’s about all the similarities … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: King Cobra dir. Justin Kelly (+Interview)

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London Film Festival 2016: Moonlight dir. Barry Jenkins

Moonlight has to be one of the biggest highlights of this year’s London Film Festival. The film follows the life of the shy, young Chiron as he grows into a man still figuring out his identity in 1980s Miami. The film is split into three parts, titled after the various names and nicknames people give to Chiron over the course of his life, following him as … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Moonlight dir. Barry Jenkins

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London Film Festival 2016: Rara dir. Pepa San Martín

Child actors can be either one of two things: exasperating, or unbelievably good. The ones in Pepa San Martín’s Rara thankfully, happen to tend towards the latter, and make Rara an extremely likable film.Rara is oddly reminiscent of American film The Kids Are All Right, but only insofar as that they both feature a lesbian couple bringing up two kids at the forefront. Rara takes the perspective of adolescent Sara (Julia Lübbert), opening the film … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Rara dir. Pepa San Martín

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London Film Festival 2016: Wild dir. Nicolette Krebitz

Girl sees wolf. Girl falls in love with wolf. Girl proceeds to tranquilize and capture wolf, domesticate it, sexualize it, then quits her listless day job and goes completely wild. That’s the premise of this strange German film, directed by actress Nicolette Krebitz. Despite Wild being her first foray into direction, she proves that she’s no stranger to the film scene, showing a keen eyes for … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Wild dir. Nicolette Krebitz

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London Film Festival 2016: Ten Years

What happens when you ask a group of filmmakers to imagine what life would be like in the future, ten years later? If they’re from Hong Kong, you’d probably end up with Ten Years, a collection of five dystopic short films set in 2025. We’ll be doing a short writeup on each short film below. Check it out:   Extras dir. Zune Kwok We begin our journey … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Ten Years

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London Film Festival 2016: Indivisible dir. Edoardo De Angelis

Siblings can be the light or bane of your life. But imagine being attached to yours, literally. Italian film Indivisible features a pair of twins conjoined at the hip – the spunky Daisy and more reserved Viola. The twins live in a small beach town and spend their days as singers, revered as symbols of hope and religious significance by the folks. They’re joined by their dysfunctional family, … Continue reading London Film Festival 2016: Indivisible dir. Edoardo De Angelis

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