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.

LFF15 Thrill & Love reviews: “A Bigger Splash”, “Victoria”, “Remember”, “Our Little Sister”, “My Golden Days” and 5 others…

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “Beeba Boys”, “A Bigger Splash” (pictured above), “James White”, “My Golden Days”, “Our Little Sister”, “Remember”, “Truman”, “Valley of Love”, “Victoria” and “Virgin Mountain”. London Film Festival 2015 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, Experimenta, Family, … Continue reading →

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LFF15 Cult & Experimenta reviews: “Love and Peace”, “The Forbidden Room”, “Ratter”, “Green Room” and 3 others…

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “The Corpse of Anna Fritz”, “The Forbidden Room”, “Green Room”, “The Invitation”, “Love and Peace” (pictured above), “Observance” and “Ratter”. London Film Festival 2015 was split into strands including Dare, Debate, Family, First Feature, Galas, Journey, Laugh, Love, … Continue reading →

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LFF15 Laugh reviews: “21 Nights with Pattie”, “Men and Chicken”, “A Perfect Day”, “Grandma” and 4 others…

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Nick Chen

Films reviewed: “21 Nights with Pattie” (pictured above), “Brand: A Second Coming”, “Cronies”, “Grandma”, “Lost in Munich”, “Men and Chicken”, “A Perfect Day” and “Ruben Guthrie”. London Film Festival 2015 was split into strands including Cult, Dare, Debate, Experimenta, Family, … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 76: “American Ultra”, “Ricki and the Flash”, “The D Train”, “Repo Man” and 11 others…

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Nick Chen

This month: “American Ultra”, “Ariel” (pictured above), “Bird People”, “Brokeback Mountain”, “But I’m a Cheerleader”, “Creep”, “The D Train”, “Klown”, “The Major and the Minor”, “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”, “The Nasty Girl”, “The New Guy”, “Repo Man”, … Continue reading →

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Film review: “Irrational Man”

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Nick Chen

Director/Writer: Woody Allen Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey Theatrical release: 11 September 2015 “I’d still let him take me to Spain.” Aspiring assassins and Agatha Christie wannabes take note: “the perfect murder” must also factor in an element … Continue reading →

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