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.

LFF16 Cult & Dare reviews: “The Handmaiden”, “Wild”, “Scarred Hearts”, “The Autopsy of Jane Doe”, “Blue Velvet Revisited” and 11 others…

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “The Autopsy of Jane Doe”, “Blue Velvet Revisited”, “Christine”, “The Death of Louis XIV”, “The Handmaiden”, “I Am Not a Serial Killer”, “Into the Forest”, “King Cobra”, “Lake Bodom”, “Noonday Witch”, “Personal Shopper”, “Planetarium”, “Scarred Hearts” and “Wild” … Continue reading →

Posted in Film review, London Film Festival | Tagged Albert Serra, André Øvredal, Antonio Campos, Billy O’Brien, Gilles Marchand, Jiří Sádek, Justin Kelly, london film festival, Nicolette Krebitz, Olivier Assayas, Park Chan-wook, Peter Braatz, Radu Jude, Rebecca Zlotowski, Taneli Mustonen | 8 Comments

LFF16 Journey & Thrill reviews: “Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey”, “Two Lovers and a Bear”, “The Wailing”, “Paterson”, “The Ornithologist”, “Bleed for This” and 3 others…

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Bleed for This”, “The Ghoul”, “Kills on Wheels”, “Mimosas”, “The Ornithologist”, “Paterson”, “Two Lovers and a Bear”, “Voyage of Time: Life’s Journey” and “The Wailing” (pictured above). London Film Festival 2016 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film review, London Film Festival | Tagged Attila Till, Ben Younger, Gareth Tunley, jim jarmusch, João Pedro Rodrigues, london film festival, Na Hong Jin, Oliver Laxe, Terrence Malick | 6 Comments

Film reviews 84: “Pete’s Dragon”, “Suicide Squad”, “The Shallows”, “War Dogs”, “Café Society”, “Sausage Party” and 23 others…

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Nick Chen

This month: “The Big Chill”, “Bound”, “Café Society”, “Captain Fantastic”, “Carlito’s Way”, “Cold Fever”, “Concussion”, “Dans le Maison”, “De Palma”, “Departure”, “The Diary of a Teenage Girl”, “Fear, Anxiety & Depression”, “Femme Fatale” (pictured above), “Hi, Mom!”, “Maggie’s Plan”, “Mike … Continue reading →

Posted in Film review | Tagged Akiva Schaffer, Andrea Arnold, Andrew Steggall, Brian De Palma, Conrad Vernon, David Ayer, David Farrier, David Lowery, Dylan Reeve, François Ozon, Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Greg Tiernan, Jake Paltrow, Jake Szymanski, Jaume Collet-Serra, Jon Turtelaub, Jorma Taccone, Lawrence Kasdan, Marielle Heller, Matt Ross, Mia Hansen-Løve, Noah Baumbach, Peter Landesman, Rebecca Miller, Rob Reiner, Todd Phillips, Todd Solondz, Woody Allen | 1 Comment

Film reviews 83: “Now You See Me 2”, “Knight of Cups”, “Demolition”, “Keanu”, the “Pusher” trilogy, “Ed Wood” and 18 others…

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Nick Chen

This month: “Alice in the Cities” (pictured above), “Brave”, “Celeste and Jesse Forever”, “Clean”, “The Decline of the American Empire”, “Ed Wood”, “The Fundamentals of Caring”, “Ghostbusters”, “Girl Walk // All Day”, “I Can’t Sleep”, “Inventing the Abbots”, “Keanu”, “Knight … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ang Lee, Bong Joon-ho, Brenda Chapman, Burr Steers, Claire Denis, Denys Arcand, Elyse Steinberg, Jacob Krupnick, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jon M. Chu, Josh Kriegman, Lee Toland Krieger, Mark Andrews, Nicolas Winding Refn, Olivier Assayas, Pat O’Connor, Paul Feig, Peter Atencio, Rob Burnett, Rob Reiner, Terrence Malick, Tim Burton, Wim Wenders | 2 Comments

Film reviews 82: “Indignation”, “Bad Neighbours 2”, “How to Be Single”, “Warcraft: The Beginning”, “Grave of the Fireflies” and 21 others…

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Nick Chen

This month: “After Hours”, “Anvil!: The Story of Anvil!”, “Bad Neighbours 2”, “Beats, Rhymes and Life”, “Blended”, “Dave Chappelle’s Block Party”, “Embrace of the Serpent”, “Fire at Sea”, “Friday the 13th: Part III”, “Grave of the Fireflies”, “How to Be … Continue reading →

Posted in Film review | Tagged Chad Hartigan, Christian Ditter, Ciro Guerra, Dennis Widmyer, Doug Pray, Duncan Jones, Frank Coraci, Gianfranco Rosi, Isao Takahata, Jafar Panahi, James Schamus, Juan José Campanella, Kevin Kölsch, Mami Sunada, Martin Scorsese, Max Nichols, Michael Rapaport, Michel Gondry, Nicholas Stoller, Richard Donner, Richard Linklater, Rob Reiner, Sacha Gervasi, Steve Miner, Todd Solondz, Whit Stillman | 1 Comment