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Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ Set To Close The BFI London Film Festival In October

August 5, 2019 10:15 am

We knew that Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” would be a player in the fall film festivals this year. However, after the announcement of the World Premiere at the New York Film Festival, there hasn’t been word ...

‘Shadow’ Is A Beautiful And Thrilling Return To Form For Filmmaker Zhang Yimou [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 22, 2018 10:30 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Zhang Yimou isn’t the first acclaimed international filmmaker to have come a cropper by working within the Hollywood studio system, but, even still, “The Great Wall” hurt more than most. Yimou is the winner of ...

‘Stan & Ollie’: John C. Reilly & Steve Coogan Are Excellent As The Comedy Legends [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 21, 2018 4:09 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

lIt’s easy to feel by the middle of September that awards season is locked up - the vast majority of contenders revealed, and the winner a good bet (it’s a decade since a movie that skipped the fall festival ci...

David Mackenzie’s Re-Edited ‘Outlaw King’ Trims The Fat & Is A Rousing, Satisfying Adventure [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 17, 2018 2:48 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

We don’t usually review movies twice at The Playlist. But then again, a director doesn’t usually cut a substantial chunk of his film after reactions from a festival premiere suggested it was too long, and debut...

Mel Gibson Is A Very Bad Cop In S. Craig Zahler’s Provocative & Troubling ‘Dragged Across Concrete’ [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 17, 2018 12:57 pm

Festivals, Reviews

S. Craig Zahler is undoubtedly one of the most interesting directors to emerge in genre film in the last few years. Initially turning heads as a screenwriter (his “The Brigands Of Rattleborge” topped one of the...

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Park Chan-Wook’s ‘The Little Drummer Girl’ Is Some Of The Best TV Of The Year [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 14, 2018 2:34 pm

Features, Festivals, Reviews, Television

For an industry that worships youth, it’s perhaps surprising that one of Hollywood’s most sought after writers is one now nearly in his 90s, whose work has been making it to the screen for half a century. But t...

Michaela Coel Shines In Likeable Netflix Musical ‘Been So Long’ [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 12, 2018 5:40 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Is there anything that Michaela Coel can’t do at this point? The writer and actress came to people’s attention a few years back when her stage show “Chewing Gum” became a British comedy series, picking her up a...

Ben Wheatley’s ‘Happy New Year, Colin Burstead,’ Is A Bruising, Brilliant Family Drama [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 11, 2018 5:30 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

Practically every director, at some point, matures a little and decides to spread their wings a bit. Steven Spielberg diversified from blockbusters to Oscar-friendly prestige pictures. Every so often, Martin Sc...

Taika Waititi-Produced ‘The Breaker Upperers’ Is Your New Favorite Comedy [LFF Review]

Oliver Lyttelton

October 11, 2018 12:39 pm

Festivals, News, Reviews

It’s easy to think of Taika Waititi as an overnight success. It’s barely three years since the one-two punch of “What We Do In The Shadows” and “Hunt For The Wilderpeople” made him one of the hottest directors ...

Ben Wheatley’s ‘Happy New Year, Colin Burstead’ Coming To TV This Christmas With Spin-Off TV Series

Charles Barfield

September 10, 2018 9:55 am

Festivals, News

Before Ben Wheatley became known for his eclectic filmography of interesting feature films, the British director was probably best known for his work on the small screen. Well, in a new partnership with BBC, Wh...

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