Monthly Archives: November 2013

Film reviews 51: “The Counsellor”, “Movie 43”, “L’Avventura”, “Y Tu Mamá También” and 8 others…

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Nick Chen

This month:  “L’Avventura” (pictured above), “The Counsellor”, “Design for Living”, “Fucking Amal”, “Girl Most Likely”, “Just Like Heaven”, “Meanwhile”, “Movie 43”, “R.I.P.D.”, “Strange Parallel”, “The To Do List” and “Y Tu Mamá También”. I recently interviewed Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney … Continue reading →

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LFF13 Gala reviews: “Gravity”, “Inside Llewyn Davis”, “12 Years a Slave”, “Labor Day”, “Saving Mr. Banks” and 3 others…

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “12 Years a Slave”, “Captain Phillips”, “The Epic of Everest”, “Gravity”, “Inside Llewyn Davis” (pictured above), “Labor Day”, “Philomena” and “Saving Mr. Banks”. This year’s London film Festival was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, Documentary, First … Continue reading →

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LFF13 Official Competition reviews: “The Double”, “Ida”, “Like Father, Like Son”, “Tom at the Farm”, “Tracks” and 4 others…

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Abuse of Weakness”, “The Double”, “Ida” (pictured above), “Like Father, Like Son”, “Of Good Report”, “The Selfish Giant”, “Tom at the Farm”, “Tracks” and “Under the Skin”. This year’s London Film Festival was split into strands including Cult, … Continue reading →

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LFF13 Cult reviews: “The Zero Theorem”, “The Congress”, “All Cheerleaders Die”, “The Sacrament” and 3 others…

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “All Cheerleaders Die”, “The Congress” (pictured above), “Only Lovers Left Alive”, “The Sacrament”, “The Strange Colour of Your Body’s Tears”, “sx_tape” and “The Zero Theorem”. This year’s London Film Festival was split into strands including Dare, Debate, Documentary, … Continue reading →

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