The London Film Festival has opened and Maysa Monca reviews the film High-Rise, starring Tom Hiddleston.
High-Rise (2015) and some information about the British Film Festival
The big films released this week are…
If you are off to the cinema this weekend, below is a list of the main movies being released in the UK. To find out your nearest cinema showing these films, use the Find Any Film website.
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Film of the week…released Wednesday 30 September
The Martian
Matt Damon stars as an astronaut stranded on the surface of Mars who must use science 
and ingenuity to survive on this most hostile of places. He is ably supported by the likes Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor who help mount a rescue as Damon figures out how to grow food and stop himself from imploding. Expect some big office returns for this sci-fi from Ridley Scott, released across most UK cinema screens, the official website will help you locate your nearest cinema.
And to get yourself really clued up, see our Maysa Moncao’s review of the film, which she caught at the recent Toronto International Film Festival.
The Martian (2015)
Film review from Maysa Moncao of the Ridley Scott directed sci-fi film starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars.
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A Wolf At The Door (2015) and Rio + Film Festival update
Our reviewer in…Maysa Moncao went to the Rio +, a mini-film festival at The Barbican and sends back this review of the drama A Wolf At The Door and explains what you can get out of such festivals.
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Same time, next year…TIFF 2015 is over, but not forgotten
The Toronto International Film Festival finished yesterday. Hope you all enjoyed the sneaky-peak reviews from Our reviewer in… Maysa Moncao, giving a flavour of what the rest of 2015’s and 2016’s movie release schedules have to offer. Here, she sends us a brief summary of 10 other films she saw which you should keep an eye out for over the coming weeks and months, in order of preference.
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Septembers Of Shiraz (2015)…and in conversation with Salma Hayek
Our reviewer in…Toronto, Maysa Moncao, saw the drama September Of Shiraz starring Adrien Brody and Salma Hayek, who also spoke at a press conference for the film.
The Program (2015) / Q and A with director Stephen Frears
Maysa Moncao’s review of the Lance Armstrong film starring Ben Foster. Directed by Stephen Frears, who provided a Q&A to Maysa and other reviewers at the Toronto International Film Festival/TIFF 15.
The Visit (2015)
Film review by Claire Durrant of the horror comedy about two children filming a documentary at their estranged grandparent’s house. All appears well until strange occurrences begin to happen after 9:30pm.
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Director: M. Night Shyamalan. Blinding Edge Pictures, Blumhouse Productions.
Horror
Where To Invade Next (2015)
Film review, by Maysa Moncao, of the latest Michael Moore documentary, which has just had its world premier at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 15).
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Director: Michael Moore.
Everest (2015)
Film review of the action adventure Everest, based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, about groups of mountaineer tourists attempting to scale the peak of the mountain. They struggle against the odds after a storm hits.
Action/Adventure/Fantasy
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