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.

Kenicky’s 2013 film roundup

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Nick Chen

“A top 10 isn’t cool,” remarks Justin Timberlake in The Social Network. “You know what is cool? A top 115.” So, yes, it’s that time of year when trees start to die and my annual film roundup is published. I’m … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 52: “Catching Fire”, “Frozen”, “Stories We Tell”, “Carrie”, “Trouble in Paradise” and 10 others…

Posted on December 8, 2013 by Nick Chen

This month:  “Carrie”, “Fun Size”, “Frozen”, “Hawking”, “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”, “Olympus has Fallen”, “Populaire”, “Powder Room”, “The Purge”, “Stories We Tell”, “Thanks for Sharing”, “Trap for Cinderella” (pictured above), “Trouble in Paradise” and “Vendetta”. You may think that … Continue reading →

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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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