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GOOD POSTURE *** Dir: Dolly Wells (15, 91 mins) The debut feature film from indie darling Dolly Wells, excellent in painful friendship TV comedy Doll And Em and more or …
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GOOD POSTURE *** Dir: Dolly Wells (15, 91 mins) The debut feature film from indie darling Dolly Wells, excellent in painful friendship TV comedy Doll And Em and more or …
FARMING **** Dir: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (18 101 mins) A harrowing true story from writer/director Akinnuoye-Agbaje based on his own childhood where he was ‘farmed out’ of his native Nigeria by …
GEMINI MAN *** Dir: Ang Lee (12A, 120 mins) Will Smith squares off against Will Smith in this technologically advanced if rather formulaic action sci-fi. A film that has been …
THE DAY SHALL COME **** Dir: Christopher Morris (15, 87 mins) The caustic brain behind groundbreaking TV shows The Day Today and Brass Eye returns to the screen nine years after the …
Iris Prize 2019 As the Iris Prize dawns once again on Cardiff, the biggest film festival in Wales brings another high-flying selection of some of the best LGBT+ filmmaking talent …
[wpdevart_youtube]xRjvmVaFHkk[/wpdevart_youtube] The Joker **** Dir: Todd Phillips Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro (15, USA, 2hrs 2mins The Joker, Batman’s arch enemy gets a pared-down and gritty origin story in …
HIP HOP EVOLUTION S3 (Netflix) The return of Netflix’s hugely successful hip-hop documentary series is always welcome – highlighting as it often does some of the more obscure pioneers of …
JUDY *** Dir: Rupert Goold (12A, 118 mins) Renée Zellweger steps into some large ruby red slippers to play Judy Garland, as the starlet embarks on a series of sellout …
Hotel Mumbai *** Dir: Anthony Maras (15, 123 mins) An uncomfortable retelling of the terrorist atrocity at the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai in 2008, Anthony Maras’ film works …
Leto (Mubi) Rock‘n’roll biopics are 10-a-penny at the moment, but Leto represents a nice change of pace, detailing the rise of Soviet new wave band Kino and their its enigmatic …
The Goldfinch *** Dir: John Crowley (15, 149 mins) Donna Tartt’s brilliant Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is translated into celluloid by John Crowley, the director behind the Saorise Ronan vehicle Brooklyn, …
Jake Graf: Iris Prize It’s time to party in Cardiff once again, as Wales’ biggest film festival returns. Fedor Tot looks ahead to what we can expect and chats to …
William Shatner In the distant future of 2020, Captain Kirk, without his ship, finds himself being teleported to Cardiff. That’s right, William Shatner is visiting for a Q&A and a …
The Report **** Dir: Scott Z Burns (15, 120 mins) An intelligent, verbose, fact-based and ultimately gripping political thriller that angrily confronts the CIA’s use of enhanced interrogation techniques in …
[wpdevart_youtube]J8lVYSSPQpU[/wpdevart_youtube] Ad Astra **** Dir: James Gray (12A, 120 mins) Brad Pitt goes to space in this thoughtful sci-fi. Ad Astra, meaning ‘to the stars’, offers spectacle alongside some musings …
[wpdevart_youtube]YlcyEDZVYkw[/wpdevart_youtube] THE KITCHEN ** Dir: Andrea Berloff (15, 108 mins) An obscure British graphic novel, about three women who take over the Irish mafia in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen in …
[wpdevart_youtube]LUG2U-IxPx0[/wpdevart_youtube] HUSTLERS *** Dir: Lorene Scafaria (15, 117 mins) A true-life tale of strip club workers striking back, this balances some social justice with its titillation. Based on Jessica Pressler’s …
[wpdevart_youtube]fMkiSqBraD0[/wpdevart_youtube] DOWNTON ABBEY ** Dir: Michael Engler (PG, 122 mins) Fans of the American-pleasing upper-class British period soap confection rejoice! After six series and 52 TV episodes, the cultural phenomenon …
[wpdevart_youtube]YPuhNtG47M0[/wpdevart_youtube] RAMBO: LAST BLOOD ** Dir: Adrian Grunberg (18, 100 mins) As with Rocky, Sylvester Stallone’s other pop culture creation shows no sign of flagging despite its star being 73, …
Victoria Price Horror movie don Vincent Price’s legacy is being kept alive… from BEYOND THE GRAVE! Specifically by his daughter Victoria, who presents talks and screenings in Wales this month. Chris …
[wpdevart_youtube]bKL1ImsN-DU[/wpdevart_youtube] IT: CHAPTER TWO **** Dir: Andrés Muschietti (15, 165 mins) The second instalment in the Stephen King adaptation that proved a blockbuster hit two years ago, It: Chapter Two follows …
[wpdevart_youtube]ZtYTwUxhAoI[/wpdevart_youtube] READY OR NOT *** Dir: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett (18, 95 mins) A quick and nasty black comedy horror that doesn’t hold back on the gore, Ready Or Not has …
[wpdevart_youtube]slW5bh11JBc[/wpdevart_youtube] Pain and Glory **** Dir: Pedro Almodovar Starring: Antonio Banderas, Penelope Cruz, Julieta Serrano (Spain, 15 1hr 53mins) The latest from Spanish director Pedro Almodovar is a nuanced, subtle …
[wpdevart_youtube]noOTz0y8OHc[/wpdevart_youtube] Leto *** Dir: Kiril Serebrenikov Starring: Teo Yoo, Irina Starshenbaum, Roman Bilyk (Russia, 15, 2hr 6mins) Rockstar biopics are all the rage at the moment, with The Rocketman and …