Fair Play (2023) - Review

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Fair Play (2023) - Review

Directed by: Chloe Domont

Written by: Chloe Domont

Starring: Phoebe Dynevor, Alden Ehrenreich, Eddie Marsan, Rich Sommer

Runtime: 113 min

Synopsis: When a coveted promotion at a cutthroat financial firm arises, once supportive exchanges between lovers Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) begin to sour into something more sinister. As the power dynamics irrevocably shift in their relationship, the couple must face the true price of success and the unnerving limits of ambition.

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Review | LFF 2023

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Sam Fell

Written by: Karey Kirkpatrick, John O'Farrell, Rachel Tunnard

Starring: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Romesh Ranganathan, David Bradley, Daniel Mays, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, Nick Mohammed, Miranda Richardson

Runtime: 97 min

Synopsis: Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) welcome a new little adventurer into their lives.

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The End We Start From - Review | LFF 2023

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The End We Start From - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Mahalia Belo

Written by: Alice Birch

Starring: Jodie Comer, Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston, Mark Strong

Runtime: 102 min

Synopsis: After an ecological crisis, a new mother and her baby abandon their home in flooded London and flee northwards.

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One Life - Review | LFF 2023

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One Life - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: James Hawes

Written by: Lucinda Coxon, Nick Drake

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Jonathan Pryce, Helena Bonham Carter

Runtime: 109 min

Synopsis: A British stockbroker visits Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s and forms plans to assist in the rescue of Jewish children before the onset of World War II, in an operation that came to be known as the Kindertransport.

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The Book of Clarence - Review | LFF 2023

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The Book of Clarence - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Jeymes Samuel

Written by: Jeymes Samuel

Starring: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Anna Diop, RJ Cyler, David Oyelowo, Micheal Ward, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor, Caleb McLaughlin, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch

Runtime: 136 min

Synopsis: A down-on-his-luck man embarks on a misguided attempt to capitalize on the rise of celebrity and the influence of the Messiah for his own personal gain.

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The Holdovers - Review | LFF 2023

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The Holdovers - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Alexander Payne

Written by: David Hemingson

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa

Runtime: 133 min

Synopsis: A curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually he forms an unlikely bond with one of them - a damaged, brainy troublemaker (Dominic Sessa) - and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).

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The Zone of Interest - Review | LFF 2023

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The Zone of Interest - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Jonathan Glazer

Written by: Jonathan Glazer

Starring: Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel

Runtime: 106 min

Synopsis: The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller), strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.

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Foe - Review | LFF 2023

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Foe - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Garth Davis

Written by: Iain Reid, Garth Davis

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre

Runtime: 110 min

Synopsis: A haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Based on best-selling author Iain Reid's novel of the same name.

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Evil Does Not Exist - Review | LFF 2023

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Evil Does Not Exist - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Written by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Starring: Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka

Runtime: 106 min

Synopsis: A camping site development that’s under way in the peaceful village of Mizubiki will forever change the community and surrounding environment. The investors feel differently: ‘A little pollution won’t affect the water’.

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Fingernails - Review | LFF 2023

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Fingernails - Review | LFF 2023

Directed by: Christos Nikou

Written by: Christos Nikou, Sam Steiner, Stavros Raptis

Starring: Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, Jeremy Allen White, Annie Murphy, Luke Wilson

Runtime: 113 min

Synopsis: Anna (Jessie Buckley) and Ryan (Jeremy Allen White) have found true love. It's been proven by a controversial new technology. There's just one problem: Anna still isn't sure. Then she takes a position at a love testing institute, and meets Amir (Riz Ahmed).

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