BFI LFF 2016: BRIMSTONE (2016)
★★★★☆
Brimstone is an almost unbearably violent take on the Western with a strong female character at its centre.
★★★★☆
Brimstone is an almost unbearably violent take on the Western with a strong female character at its centre.
★★★☆☆
The Birth of a Nation is director Nate Parker’s emotional condemnation of America’s brutal history of slavery through the true story of one man who led a rebellion.
★★★★☆
Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival is a highly original, thrilling and mind-boggling take on close encounters.
★★★★☆
Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea is well-crafted, superbly acted film for grown-ups.
★★★★☆
Whiplash director Damien Chazelle’s La La Land is a bittersweet musical love letter to Hollywood and Los Angeles.
★★★★☆
JA Bayona’s magical fantasy A Monster Calls tugs at adult heartstrings.
★★★★☆
Moonlight is a very different gay coming-of-age movie by Barry Jenkins and it will break your heart.
How the Obamas became the Obamas – Richard Tanne’s Southside With You is a charming biopic of their first date. Southside With You CAUTION:…
Read MorePostmodern and Tarantino-esque, Antoine Fuqua’s remake of the Western classic The Magnificent Seven
Read MoreSour Grapes is a highly entertaining documentary by Reuben Atlas and Jerry Rothwell that turns the inside story of a US wine counterfeiting scam…
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In Hell or High Water,
Robert Budreau’s Born To Be Blue showcases Ethan Hawke as the tormented jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in a fictionalised biopic. Born To Be Blue…
Read MoreNicolas Winding Refn’s ultra-stylish The Neon Demon creates unforgettable, sinister images of beauty and horror in the Los Angeles modelling world. The Neon Demon…
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Documenting the fall of New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg’s Weiner holds all the trumps.