Author Archives: Nick Chen

About Nick Chen

26-year-old journalist who's written for places like Total Film, Sight & Sound, Little White Lies, Complex, SFX Magazine, Dazed and Confused, Grolsch Film Works, London Calling, Vice, and a bunch of other places. Why pencils have razors. Based on a book. Screenwriter. Buzz word. London. Twitter: @halfacanyon. Lesser known Olsen brother. Multiple instances of words misused contemporaneously.

Film reviews 64: “Interstellar”, “Two Days, One Night”, “Paddington”, “Mauvais sang” and 13 others…

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Nick Chen

This month: “Begin Again”, “Benny & Jolene”, “Cuban Fury”, “Dinosaur 13”, “Fading Gigolo”, “A Good Year”, “The Grandmaster”, “Interstellar”, “A Long Way Down”, “Mauvais sang” (pictured above), “Mr. Leos caraX”, “The Other Woman”, “Paddington”, “St Vincent”, “Stranger by the Lake”, … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 63: “Say When”, “Nightcrawler”, “The Wind Rises”, “Adult World” and 19 others…

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Nick Chen

This month: “20,000 Days on Earth”, “Adult World”, “All or Nothing”, “The Babadook”, “The Canyons”, “The Color Wheel”, “Eyes Wide Shut”, “Grand Piano”, “The Guest”, “Happy-Go-Lucky”, “Horns”, “The Judge”, “Life After Beth”,“Life is Sweet”, “The Love Punch”, “Nightcrawler”, “Palo Alto”, “Say … Continue reading →

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Two videos that will temporarily make life worth living

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Nick Chen
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LFF14 Gala reviews: “Whiplash”, “The Imitation Game”, “Men, Women & Children”, “Fury”, “Foxcatcher”, “Mr. Turner” and “Testament of Youth”

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Foxcatcher”, “Fury”, “The Imitation Game”, “Men, Women & Children”, “Mr. Turner”, “Testament of Youth” and “Whiplash” (pictured above). London Film Festival 2014 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, First Feature, Journey, Laugh, Love, Official Competition, Sonic … Continue reading →

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LFF14 Official Competition reviews: “The Duke of Burgundy”, “Phoenix”, “Dearest”, “The Falling”, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” and 3 others…

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Dearest”, “The Duke of Burgundy”, “The Falling”, “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” (pictured above), “Leviathan”, “The New Girlfriend”, “Phoenix” and “Son of a Gun”. London Film Festival 2014 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, … Continue reading →

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