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 77: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”, “The Lobster”, “Spectre”, “Bridge of Spies”, “The Peanuts Movie”, “The Cobbler” and 19 others…

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Nick Chen

This month: “99 Homes”, “Aloha”, “The Bohemian Life” (pictured above”), “Bridge of Spies”, “Brief Encounter”, “Burnt”, “By the Sea”, “The Cobbler”, “Crimson Peak”, “I Hired a Contract Killer”, “The Intern”, “Just Jim”, “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck”, “The Lobster”, “Mississippi … Continue reading →

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LFF15 Gala reviews: “Brooklyn”, “Carol”, “Steve Jobs”, “High-Rise”, “Anomalisa”, “Trumbo” and 3 others…

Posted on October 25, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Anomalisa”, “Black Mass”, “Brooklyn”, “Carol” (pictured above), “High-Rise”, “Steve Jobs”, “Suffragette”, “Trumbo” and “Truth”. London Film Festival 2015 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, Experimenta, Family, First Feature, Journey, Laugh, Love, Official Competition and Thrill. Here … Continue reading →

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LFF15 Official Competition reviews: “Cemetery of Splendour”, “Room”, “The Daughter”, “Son of Saul”, “Beasts of No Nation”, “Chevalier”, “Sunset Song” and 6 others…

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “11 Minutes”, “Beasts of No Nation”, “Cemetery of Splendour”, “Chevalier”, “The Daughter” (pictured above), “Desierto”, “Evolution”, “Office”, “Room”, “Son of Saul”, “Sunset Song”, “Tangerine” and “Very Big Shot”. London Film Festival 2015 was split into strands including Cult, … Continue reading →

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LFF15 Dare, Debate & First Feature reviews: “The Here After”, “Taxi Tehran”, “The Witch”, “Blood of My Blood”, “My Scientology Movie” and 7 others…

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Bang Gang (A Modern Love Story)”, “Blood of My Blood” (pictured above), “The Club”, “Entertainment”, “Happy Hour”, “The Here After”, “Madame Courage”, “My Scientology Movie”, “Take Me to the River”, “Taxi Tehran”, “The Wait” and “The Witch”. London … Continue reading →

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LFF15 Journey and Family reviews: “Youth”, “Mountains May Depart”, “Right Now, Wrong Then”, “Land of Mine” and 4 others…

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “The Assassin”, “Goosebumps”, “The End of the Tour”, “Land of Mine”, “Mountains May Depart”, “Murmur of the Hearts”, “Right Now, Wrong Then” and “Youth” (pictured above). London Film Festival 2015 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, … Continue reading →

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