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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The French Dispatch (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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The French Dispatch (2021) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Wes Anderson

Written by: Wes Anderson

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson

Runtime: 107 min

Synopsis: A love letter to journalists set in an outpost of an American newspaper in a fictional 20th-century French city that brings to life a collection of stories published in "The French Dispatch."

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Little Women (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

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Little Women (2019) - SPOILER-FREE Review

Directed by: Greta Gerwig

Written by: Greta Gerwig

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Timothée Chalamet, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, James Norton, Louis Garrel, Chris Cooper, Meryl Streep

Runtime: 135 min

Synopsis: Writer-director Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) has crafted a Little Women that draws on both the classic novel and the writings of Louisa May Alcott and unfolds as the author's alter ego, Jo March (Saoirse Ronan), reflects back and forth on her fictional life. In Gerwig's take, the beloved story of the March sisters - four young women each determined to live life on her own terms - is both timeless and timely.

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