Category Archives: Film review

Film reviews 68: “While We’re Young”, “Heaven Adores You”, “Force majeure”, “Hot Tub Time Machine 2”, “The Tale of the Princess Kaguya”, “Focus” and 13 others…

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Nick Chen

This month: “Albatross”, “Boy Meets Girl” (pictured above), “Chappie”, “Dirty Hands”, “Focus”, “Force majeure”, “Grown Ups 2”, “Happy Christmas”, “Heaven Adores You”, “Hot Tub Time Machine 2”, “Jauja”, “Mona Lisa Smile”, “Ocean Waves”, “Only Yesterday”, “Roxanne”, “Starshaped”, “Still Alice”, “The … Continue reading →

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BFI Flare 2015 reviews: “Atlántida”, “Do I Sound Gay?”, “Futuro Beach”, “Girlhood” and “Tiger Orange”

Posted on March 29, 2015 by Nick Chen

The 29th instalment of BFI Flare (formerly called BFI London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) ran this year during 19-29 March. It was fun and a fellow audience member asked if I was an actor. Films reviewed here: “Atlántida”, “Do … Continue reading →

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BFI Flare 2015 review: “I Am Michael”

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Nick Chen

Director: Justin Kelly Writers: Justin Kelly, Benoit Denizet-Lewis (article) Starring: James Franco, Zachary Quinto, Emma Roberts, Charlie Carver It isn’t a film festival without James Franco. BFI Flare’s opening night gala, if you haven’t heard, is Justin Kelly’s biopic of … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 67: “It Follows”, “Catch Me Daddy”, “Cake”, “Coherence” and 8 others…

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Nick Chen

This week’s reviews: “Cake”, “Catch Me Daddy”, “Christmas in July”, “Coherence”, “Freaky Friday”, “Half Baked”, “Hello, I Must Be Going”, “It Follows” (pictured above), “Jerichow”, “The Mirror”, “Paradise” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” The average rating is 5.73/10. Follow @halfacanyon … Continue reading →

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Film reviews 66: “Inherent Vice”, “Ex Machina”, “Big Hero 6”, “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, “A Most Violent Year”, “Love is Strange” and 11 others…

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Nick Chen

This month: “Alphaville”, “Atlantic City”, “Big Hero 6”, “Black Moon”, “Bride Wars”, “Elevator to the Gallows”, “Ex Machina”, “Le feu follet”, “Inherent Vice”, “Kingsman: The Secret Service”, “Love is Strange”, “A Most Violent Year”, “Nowhere”, “Possession” (pictured above), “Selma”, “Le souffle … Continue reading →

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