 By Adam Ray Palmer
Arguably 1917 will be the war film of the year, and to be honest, it is certainly the best this decade so far… Sam Mendes brings the world a military epic of seismic magnitude. The technical pieces, the acting and the soundtrack are just three of the outstanding components. Let’s not waste time, I am writing this review in one single take (maybe three or four *hint hint) … 11/1/2020 The Irishman film review. By Adam Ray Palmer
Having digested this movie over the last few weeks, thinking deeply about Scorsese’s latest epic, I thought I’d finally share some thoughts. It’s been three years since Marty’s last feature, and The Irishman couldn’t be more different to Silence in narrative. But when Scorsese called up his mates, they couldn’t turn down a reunion… 5/1/2020 Tell Me Who I Am review. By Adam Ray Palmer
Every now and then, I look for a good documentary to do either one of two things… learn about a certain subject I am unfamiliar with, or to feel something that you do not feel often, good or bad. Tell Me Who I Am kind of does both the above, you follow a 20-year narrative that’s hard to witness but you also learn about yourself.  By Adam Ray Palmer
Two Oscar-winning actors. One Oscar-winning director. One Oscar-winning writer/producer. This surely means The Laundromat has the recipe to be a masterpiece. Well, on day five at #Venezia76, I had the opportunity to find out what the latest movie from Netflix’s production line had to offer. 31/8/2019 Venezia76: Joker film review. By Adam Ray Palmer
It’s finally here, the review I couldn’t wait to write before the festival began. And now, after seeing Joker this morning, I am even more ecstatic to be penning this. Directed by Hollywood veteran Todd Phillips from his script, also co-written with Scott Silver; Joker stars the consistently remarkable Joaquin Phoenix alongside the legend Robert De Niro and the up and coming Zazie Beetz. 30/8/2019 Venezia76: Seberg film review. By Adam Ray Palmer
Before coming to the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival, I did a little research on the movie Seberg. To my surprise, there was already a significant buzz around this political thriller. Inspired by real events, Benedict Andrews directs with Kristen Stewart, Jack O’Connell, Anthony Mackie, Vince Vaughn, Zazie Beets and Margaret Qualley all starring.  By Adam Ray Palmer
What a second day at Venezia76, first we had the head-spinner Ad Astra, and now we have the gut-wrencher from Noah Baumbach… Marriage Story. Baumbach is no stranger to dysfunctional family tales following his 2017 picture, The Meyerowitz Stories, and now two years later he’s at it again. 29/8/2019 Venezia76: Ad Astra film review. By Adam Ray Palmer
One of the most highly anticipated films of the festival for me was James Gray’s sci-fi drama that premiered today, a month before it’s official worldwide release. Starring in James Gray’s and co-writer Ethan Gross’s movie is Brad Pitt, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and Ruth Negga. 28/8/2019 Venezia76: La Vérité film review. By Adam Ray Palmer
The 76th Venice Film Festival is upon us and the opening night gala of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s La Vérité (The Truth) kicked off proceedings to a packed venetian audience earlier today. Starring in Hirokazu’s latest offering is Juliette Binoche, Catherine Deneuve and Ethan Hawke.  By Adam Ray Palmer
It’s been a long four years… and now the big man is back once again. In fact, this is the ninth (and final, apparently) outing for the talented Quentin Tarantino. Following the underwhelming The Hateful Eight, QT brings the world a powerful tale in Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood. 20/7/2019 Weekend Reviews Episode #1. By Adam Ray Palmer
This weekend, 19th to 21st July, I re-visited some films of recent years to see what I thought of them. Nothing revolutionary, but nothing perhaps that exciting. You decide…  By Adam Ray Palmer
A pre-premiere of one of the biggest blockbusters in 2019 cinema took place last night in the Grand Hall here at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival. Marvel Studios first film in phase four is here with Spider-Man: Far From Home starring the web-man himself Tom Holland alongside Zendaya, Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders.  By Adam Ray Palmer
After missing this film at Cannes, I couldn’t wait to sit down and revel in all the talent on the big screen. A few of the names on the bill include Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Selena Gomez, Tom Waits, Chloë Sevigny and Caleb Landry Jones. What a huge wage bill, surely a classic ensues…  By Adam Ray Palmer
70 full seats in Cinema B and with what looked like the same amount of people scattered across the floor, all packed in to see one of the most highly-anticipated documentary film of the festival. Apollo 11 premiered back in January at Sundance to favourable reviews, and so I couldn’t wait to get my space fix here at KVIFF.  By Adam Ray Palmer
The first premiere of the 54th Karlovy Vary Film Festival for me was the Belgian film, Patrick starring Kevin Janssens, Pierre Bokma and Ariane Van Vilet. Based on the director’s previous recollections of nudist camps and activities, Tim Mielants (director) co-writes with Benjamin Sprengers… |
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