Movie Parliament - Reviews

Destination Dewsbury – Interview with director Jack Spring

3/4/2019

DESTINATION DEWSBURY (2019)
Writer: Aaron Nelson
Director: Jack Spring
Starring: Matt Sheahan, Dan Shelton, David J. Keogh, Tom Gilling and Michael Kinsey

Jack Spring, Britain's youngest film director, talks to Movie Parliament about how he's putting Dewsbury and Grimsby on the cinematic map...

Suspiria - London Film Festival

10/18/2018

Writer: David Kajganich
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton, Mia Goth, Chloë Grace Moretz and 'Lutz Ebersdorf'

Review: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Opening Statement:

Fresh off the success of Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino is back with a remake of the cult-horror classic Suspiria. Set amidst the backdrop of a divided Berlin, it tells the story of a dance academy that’s a front for a coven.

Fahrenheit 11/9 - London Film Festival with Michael Moore

10/16/2018

Writer & Director: Michael Moore

Review: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Opening Statement:

With Donald Trump, does Michael Moore face his vindication or obsolescence? The answer is somewhere between the two, as he releases his best film in years yet sees his role in the resistance undeniably diminished.

The Front Runner - 2018 London Film Festival

10/16/2018

Writers: Matt Bai, Jay Carson and Jason Reitman
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Bill Burr and Sara Paxton

Review: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Opening Statement:

As the current president seems scandal-proof, The Front Runner takes us back to a time when one affair could sink a candidate.

Sorry to Bother You - 2018 London Film Festival with Boots Riley

10/14/2018

Writer & Director: Boots Riley
Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Steven Yeun and Armie Hammer

Review: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Opening Statement:

In one of the boldest directorial debuts in years, Boots Riley takes aim at capitalism with hilarious and horrifying results.

The Disaster Artist - Preview screening with James and Dave Franco

11/26/2017

Writers: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber
Director: James Franco
Starring: James Franco, Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Seth Rogen, Josh Hutcherson, Zac Efron and Jacki Weaver

Review: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

The Killing of a Sacred Deer - 2017 London Film Festival Gala

10/24/2017

Writers: Yorgos Lanthimos and Efthymis Filippou
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman and Barry Keogan

Review: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Battle of the Sexes - 2017 London Film Festival Gala Screening

10/9/2017

Writer: Simon Beaufoy
Directors: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton
Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman and Bill Pullman

Review written by: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Breathe - 2017 London Film Festival Opening Night

10/5/2017

Writer: William Nicholson
Director: Andy Serkis
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander, Hugh Bonneville and Stephen Mangan

Review written by: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister

Why Prometheus is better than Alien: Covenant and Ridley Scott is the new George Lucas

5/19/2017

Director: Ridley Scott
Writers: John Logan and Dante Harper
Starring: Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Billy Crudup and Danny McBride.

Review Written By: Michael Dalton, Prime Minister