Black Mass (2015)

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Film review of the crime drama starring Johnny Depp and Benedict Cumberbatch. Review is from the Toronto Film Festival/TIFF, courtesy of Maysa Moncao.

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Sicario (2015)

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Maysa Moncao’s film review (from the Toronto International Film Festival) of the law enforcement/drug cartel drama starring Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin.

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Youth (2015)

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Film review, written by Maysa Moncao (Our reviewer in…Toronto) of the drama starring Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel. To leave your comments or to like this review, please scroll to the bottom.

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It is no secret that whenever there is a preview by Paolo Sorrentino there is a kind of foggy frisson in the air. What is he bringing to us this time?

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New movies out in the UK from Friday 18 September 2015

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A list of the new film’s being released in cinemas across the UK from Friday 18 September 2015, including links to official websites. 

For where to see the films use the Find Any Film website.

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An apt release, Sean McAllister’s documentary tells the poignant story of a family torn apart by the tyrannical Assad dictatorship. See the official website for more info and the trailer. It will be on a limited release only, so check for where you can see it. 

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Every Thing Will Be Fine (2015)

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Our reviewer in…Toronto, Maysa Moncao, checks out the latest Wim Wenders film, a drama starring James Franco as a man who accidentally kill a young boy.

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Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)

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Maysa Moncao’s film review of the documentary about the creation of the seminal biography of film director Alfred Hitchcock, authored by fellow director Francois Truffaut, via the Toronto  International Film Festival.

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If you desire to be more than an ordinary film-goer, you should spend some of your time reading ’Hitchcock/Truffaut’.

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Dheepan (2015)

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Our reviewer in…Maysa Moncao sends back her first report from the Toronto International Film Festival, of the French drama Dheepan, directed by Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, 2012)

Recently, our eyes were moistened by a photo of a little Syrian boy drowned and washed up on a beach after the frustrated attempts of his parents to escape war and misery….

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Legend (2015)

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Film review of the crime film about the Kray twins, gangsters in 1960’s East End London. Starring Tom Hardy as twins Ronnie and Reggie Kray, the film is directed by Brian Helgeland.

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Crime

4 Stars Very Good/Lots to enjoy

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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

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Film review of the 31st Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner in the US Drama category. A coming of age story about a surprising friendship between a social outcast and a girl diagnosed with leukaemia.

Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Indian Paintbrush.

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4 Stars Very Good/Lots to enjoy

 

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Warming up for TIFF

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Our reviewer in…Maysa Moncao will hit the film festival junket next week, this time in Toronto. She will be sending you exclusive, sneaky-peak reviews of the best of yet-to-be-released indie cinema. Keep your eyes peeled here and on our social media sites for the updates:

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