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The Last Letter From Your Lover film review
★★★★ Directed by: Augustine Frizzell Written by: Nick Payne, Esta Spalding. Jojo Moyes Starring: Felicity Jones, Nabhaan Rizwan,...
Brian Penn
Aug 8, 20213 min read


Green Lanes Short Film Review
Film review for Green Lanes directed by Guni Kocak and Marie Drisch. Words by Critic Brian Penn for UK Film Review.
Brian Penn
Jul 5, 20212 min read

The Forgiving film review
A young woman ponders the situation in which she finds herself; mysteries remain but could she turn this to her advantage?
Brian Penn
Dec 2, 20202 min read


Lucinda’s Spell film review
A blonde temptress does her best to capture the attention of a man who stares into a mirror, trying to figure out who he really is.
Brian Penn
Oct 28, 20202 min read

White Horses, Silver Mine – Short film review
Two men look in opposite directions as a seemingly clear blue sky engulfs them. Are they really looking at something quite so different?
Brian Penn
Sep 22, 20202 min read


Egg On Your Face – Short film review
A cigarette stubbed out on half a boiled egg shows a growing frustration with something simple that somebody else just wants to complicate.
Brian Penn
Aug 30, 20202 min read

Ice To The Fire – music video review
★★★ Directed by: #YanaIvantcheva Director: Yana Ivantcheva Writen by: London Taylor (aka London King) Starring: London Taylor (aka London...
Brian Penn
Aug 15, 20202 min read


Night People film review
★★★ Written and Directed by: #GerardLough Starring: #MichaelParle, #JackDeanShepard, #ClaireBlennerhassett, #AidanOSullivan and...
Brian Penn
May 29, 20202 min read


Paintings in the Dark film review
★★★ Directed by: #SatyajitDas Written by: Satyajit Das and #KoushikBit Starring: #Akash, #SayantiChattoraj and #BiswajitGhosh Film review...
Brian Penn
May 23, 20202 min read


Just Mercy - Film Review
★★★★ Director: #DestinDanielCretton Starring: #MichaelBJordan, #JamieFoxx, #BrieLarson, #RobMorgan, #TimBlakeNelson and #RafeSpall...
Brian Penn
Jan 24, 20202 min read


The Gentlemen - Film Review
★★★ Director: #GuyRitchie Starring: #MatthewMcConaughey, #HughGrant, #MichelleDockery, #JeremyStrong, #HenryGolding, #EddieMarsan,...
Brian Penn
Jan 18, 20202 min read


21 Bridges Film Review
★★ Director: #BrianKirk Starring: #ChadwickBoseman, #SiennaMiller, #StephanJames, #TaylorKitsch and #JKSimmons Film Review by: #BrianPenn...
Brian Penn
Nov 27, 20192 min read


The Cool World Film Review
★★★★ Director: #ShirleyClarke Starring: #HamptonClanton, #ClarenceWilliams, #CarlLee, #YolandaRodriguez and #GloriaFoster Film Review by:...
Brian Penn
Nov 26, 20192 min read


The Street Documentary Film Review
★★★★ Director: #ZedNelson Film Review by: #BrianPenn If a film documentary works it will allow the characters to tell their own story;...
Brian Penn
Nov 18, 20192 min read


Le Mans '66 Film Review
★★★★ Director: #JamesMangold Starring: #ChristianBale, #MattDamon, #JoshLucas, #TracyBetts, #JonBernthal and #CatrionaBalfe Film Review...
Brian Penn
Nov 17, 20192 min read


The Good Liar Film Review
★★★ Director: #BillCondon Starring: #HelenMirren, #IanMcKellen, #JimCarter and #RussellTovey Film Review by: #BrianPenn In a streetwise...
Brian Penn
Nov 10, 20192 min read


The Aeronauts Film Review
★★★★ Director: #TomHarper Starring: #EddieRedmayne, #FelicityJones, #TomCourtenay, #AnneReid, #HimeshPatel and #RobertGlenister Film...
Brian Penn
Nov 10, 20192 min read


Midway Film Review
★★ Director: #RolandEmmerich Starring: #EdSkrein, #WoodyHarrelson, #PatrickWilson, #DennisQuaid Film Review by: #BrianPenn For a subject...
Brian Penn
Nov 10, 20192 min read


Gemini Man Film Review
★★★ Director: #AngLee Starring: #WillSmith, #MaryElizabethWinstead, #CliveOwen, #RalphBrown, #BenedictWong, #DouglasHodge Film Review by:...
Brian Penn
Oct 13, 20192 min read


Judy & Punch Film Review
★★★★ Directed by: #MirrahFoulkes Starring: #DamonHerriman, #MiaWasikowska, #BenedictHardie, #TomBudge, #GillianJones Film Review by:...
Brian Penn
Oct 12, 20192 min read
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