Be afraid, be very afraid! (But in a good way.) The fifth edition of Final Girls Berlin Film Festival will take place between 6 and 9 February, at City Kino Wedding – showcasing horror written directed, and/or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers. The exciting programme features eight curated short blocks and nine feature films,… Final Girls Berlin Film Festival programme announced Read More
Suspiria (2018) (London Film Festival) 3.5 stars
*** Read my review of the 1977 Suspiria *** Suspiria is a feminist film, if you use the 1970s definition that it’s a movement dedicated to the liberation of women – a dance academy, run entirely by women (the often ignored older women, to boot), with only female students, its roots going back to prehistory. Though… Suspiria (2018) (London Film Festival) Read More
Atomic Blonde – 1 Minute Video Review Includes Video 3.5 stars
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Atomic Blonde 3.5 stars
It’s 1989, just before the Berlin Wall comes down, and as the people of East Germany finally have freedom within reach, British spy Lorraine Broughton finds herself increasingly trapped as her escape routes close. Atomic Blonde is not so much style over substance as just enough style, but too much substance. The beginning is fabulous, the ending had my head spinning more… Atomic Blonde Read More
Atomic Blonde Is Jane Wick But Posh & English
*** Check out my Atomic Blonde review here *** You’d better watch the (restricted) trailer for Atomic Blonde here as currently if you google you get Blondie by Atomic, which I now can’t stop singing. Charlize Theron is a gun-toting, face-smashing British spy called Lorraine Broughton and she almost certainly trained at the same Kick Ass… Atomic Blonde Is Jane Wick But Posh & English Read More