Sunday, 20 August 2017

S&S: September 2017




Sight & Sound
September 2017
Vol. 27 No. 9




47 Metres Down
(USA: 47 Meters Down)
UK/USA/Dominican Republic - 2016 - 89m - col / scope
eOne (15)
D: Johannes Roberts
Audio: 5.1

Annabelle: Creation
USA - 2017 - 109m - col / scope
Warner (15)
D: David F. Sandberg
Series: Annabelle (2014, Dec/2014).
Dolby Atmos

Chubby Funny
UK - 2016 - 89m - col
MusicFilmNetwork (15)
D: Harry Michell
Audio: 5.1

Dark Night
USA - 2016 - 85m - col
Thunderbird (12A)
D: Tim Sutton
Audio: 5.1

Despicable Me 3
USA/Japan - 2016 - 90m - col / scope / 3-D
Universal (U)
D: Pierre Coffin, Kyle Balda
Series: Despicable Me (2010, Nov/2010).
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / Auro 11.1

Detroit
USA - 2017 - 143m - col
eOne (15)
D: Kathryn Bigelow
Audio: 5.1

Dunkirk
USA/UK - 2017 - 107m - col / IMAX + Panavision Super 70
Warner (12A)
D: Christopher Nolan
IMAX, 70mm, 35mm and D-Cinema release prints.
IMAX 6-track





Everything, Everything
USA - 2017 - 96m - col
Warner (12A)
D: Stella Meghie
Audio: 5.1

Final Portrait
UK/USA/France - 2016 - 88m - col / scope
Vertigo (15)
D: Stanley Tucci
Audio: 5.1

A Ghost Story
USA - 2017 - 92m - col
Picturehouse (12A)
D: David Lowery
Audio: 5.1

Girls Trip
USA/China/Japan - 2017 - 122m - col / scope
Universal (15)
D: Malcolm D. Lee
Audio: 5.1

God's Own Country
UK - 2017 - 104m - col
Picturehouse (15)
D: Francis Lee
Audio: 5.1

Hiruni Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari
[see: Napping Princess, A]

The Hitman's Bodyguard
USA/Bulgaria/Netherlands/Canada - 2017 - 118m - col / scope
Lionsgate (15)
D: Patrick Hughes
DTS:X

Hotel Salvation
मुक्ति भवन
India - 2016 - 100m - col / scope
BFI (PG)
D: Shubhashish Bhutiani
Audio: 5.1

The House
USA - 2017 - 88m - col / scope
Warner (15)
D: Andrew Jay Cohen
Audio: 5.1

Logan Lucky
USA - 2017 - 119m - col / scope
Studio Canal (12A)
D: Steven Soderbergh
Dolby Atmos

London Symphony
UK - 2017 - 72m - bw and col
Disobedient
D: Alex Barrett
Audio: Stereo

Mimosas
As mimosas
Spain/Morocco/France/Romania/Qatar - 2016 - 96m - col
Mubi (15)
D: Oliver Laxe
Audio: 5.1

Moon Dogs
UK/Ireland - 2016 - 93m - col / scope
Amber Content (15)
D: Philip John
Audio: 5.1

Napping Princess
ひるね姫 〜知らないワタシの物語〜
Japan - 2017 - 111m - col
Anime Limited / National Amusements (PG)
D: Kamiyama Kenji
Audio: 5.1

The Odyssey
L'odyssée
France/Belgium/Croatia - 2016 - 122m - col / scope
Altitude
D: Jérôme Salle
Audio: 5.1

Patti Cake$
USA/Brazil - 2017 - 109m - col
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Geremy Jasper
Audio: 5.1





Quest
USA - 2017 - 104m - col
Dogwoof (12A)
D: Jonathan Olshefski
Audio: Stereo

Rough Night
USA - 2017 - 101m - col / scope
Sony (15)
D: Lucia Aniello
Audio: 5.1

La soledad
Canada/Venezuela/UK/Italy/S.Korea/USA - 2016 - 89m - col
ICA
D: Jorge Thielen Armand
Audio: 5.1

Spider-Man: Homecoming
USA - 2017 - 133m - col / scope / 3-D
Sony (12A)
D: Jon Watts
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1 / IMAX 12-track

Tom of Finland
Finland/Sweden/Denmark/Germany/UK/France/Norway - 2017 - 116m - col / scope
Peccadillo (18)
D: Dome Karukoski
Audio: 5.1

Una
UK/USA/Canada - 2016 - 94m - col / scope
Thunderbird (15)
D: Benedict Andrews
Audio: 5.1

The Untamed
La región salvaje
Mexico/Denmark/France/Norway/Germany - 2016 - 98m - col
Arrow (18)
D: Amat Escalante
Audio: 5.1

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valérian et la cité des milles planètes
Fr/China/Ger/UAE/USA/Belg - 2017 - 137m - col / scope / 3-D
Lionsgate (12A)
D: Luc Besson
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

The Wall
USA - 2017 - 88m - col / scope
Studio Canal (15)
D: Doug Liman
Audio: 5.1

War for the Planet of the Apes
USA - 2017 - 140m - col / scope (HD 6K) / 3-D
20th Century Fox (12A)
D: Matt Reeves
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Series: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011, Oct/2011).
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
Acqua e zucchero: Carlo Di Palma: I colori della vita
Italy - 2016 - 90m - col
Swipe
D: Fariborz Kamkari
Audio: Stereo

Williams
UK - 2017 - 109m - col
Curzon Artificial Eye (15)
D: Morgan Matthews
Audio: Stereo

Wish Upon
USA/Canada - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
Vertigo (15)
D: John R. Leonetti
Audio: 5.1

Saturday, 19 August 2017

S&S: August 2017




Sight & Sound
August 2017
Vol. 27 No. 8




Abacus: Small Enough to Jail
USA/Canada - 2016 - 88m - col
DocHouse
D: Steve James
Audio: Stereo

All Eyez on Me
USA - 2017 - 139m - col / scope
Lionsgate (15)
D: Benny Boom
Audio: 5.1

Bakemono no ko
[see: Boy and the Beast, The]

The Beguiled
USA - 2017 - 94m - col
Universal (15)
D: Sofia Coppola
Audio: 5.1

The Big Sick
USA - 2017 - 120m - col
Studio Canal (15)
D: Michael Showalter
Audio: 5.1

The Boy and the Beast
バケモノの子
Japan - 2015 - 120m - col
Studio Canal (12A)
D: Mamoru Hosoda
Audio: 5.1

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
USA - 2017 - 88m - col / 3-D
20th Century Fox (U)
D: David Soren
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / Auro 11.1

Cars 3
USA - 2017 - 102m - col / scope / 3-D
Buena Vista (U)
D: Brian Fee
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Series: Cars (2006, Aug/2006).
Dolby Atmos / DTS:X / IMAX 6-track

A Change in the Weather
UK - 2016 - 98m - col / scope
Verve (PG)
D: Jon Sanders
Audio: 5.1

City of Ghosts
USA - 2017 - 92m - col / scope
Dogwoof (18)
D: Matthew Heineman
Audio: Stereo

David Lynch: The Art Life
USA/Denmark - 2016 - 88m - col
Soda (15)
D: Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Audio: 5.1

The Death of Louis XIV
La mort de Louis XIV
France/Portugal/Spain - 2016 - 115m - col / scope
New Wave (12A)
D: Albert Serra
Audio: 5.1

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul
USA - 2017 - 91m - col / scope
20th Century Fox (U) (cut)
D: David Bowers
Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010, Sep/2010).
Audio: 5.1

Dying Laughing
UK - 2016 - 88m - bw and col
Miracle (15)
D: Paul Toogood, Lloyd Stanton
Audio: Stereo

England is Mine
UK/USA - 2017 - 94m - col / scope
eOne (15)
D: Mark Gill
Audio: 5.1

Genocidal Organ
虐殺器官
Japan - 2017 - 114m - col
National Amusements (15)
D: Shūkō Murase
Audio: 5.1

The Ghoul
UK - 2017 - 85m - col / scope
Arrow (15)
D: Gareth Tunley
Audio: 5.1

Gyakusatsu Kikan
[see: Genocidal Organ]




Hounds of Love
Australia - 2016 - 108m - col / scope
Arrow (18)
D: Ben Young
Audio: 5.1

I Called Him Morgan
Sweden/Norway/UK/Canada/USA - 2016 - 92m - col and bw
Picturehouse
D: Kasper Collin
Audio: 5.1

It Comes at Night
USA - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
Universal (15)
D: Trey Edward Shults
Audio: 5.1

Land of Mine
Under sandet
Denmark/Germany - 2015 - 101m - col / scope
Thunderbird (15)
D: Martin Zandvliet
Audio: 5.1

The Last Word
USA - 2016 - 107m - col / scope
Vertigo (15)
D: Mark Pellington
Audio: 5.1

Maudie
Canada/Ireland/USA - 2016 - 115m - col
Sony (12A)
D: Aisling Walsh
Audio: 5.1

The Midwife
Sage-femme
France/Belgium - 2017 - 117m - col
Curzon Artificial Eye (12A)
D: Martin Provost
Audio: 5.1

The Mummy
USA/China/Japan - 2017 - 110m - col / scope / 3-D
Universal (12A)
D: Alex Kurtzman
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / Auro 11.1 / DTS:X / IMAX 12-track

Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
USA/Israel - 2016 - 118m - col
Sony (15)
D: Joseph Cedar
Audio: 5.1

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
USA - 2017 - 129m - col / scope / 3-D
Buena Vista (12A)
D: Joachim Rønning, Espen Sandberg
D-Cinema, IMAX-D/L and ScreenX release prints. LF version reframed at 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
Series: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003, Sep/2003).
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Public House
UK - 2016 - 120m - col
LUX
D: Sarah Turner
Audio: Stereo

Risk
USA/UK - 2016 - 91m - col
Dogwoof (15)
D: Laura Poitras
Audio: 5.1

Rock Dog
USA/China/Hong Kong - 2016 - 89m - col / 3-D
Altitude (PG)
D: Ash Brannon
D-Cinema and China Film Giant Screen release prints.
Dolby Atmos / CFGS: 11.1

Scribe
La mécanique de l'ombre
(aka: The Eavesdropper)
France/Belgium - 2016 - 91m - col / scope
Arrow (15)
D: Thomas Kruithof
Audio: 5.1

Shot! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
USA - 2016 - 98m - col and bw
Kaleidoscope (15)
D: Barnaby Clay
Audio: 5.1

Song to Song
USA - 2015 - 129m - col / scope
Studio Canal (15)
D: Terrence Malick
Audio: 5.1

Souvenir
Belgium/Luxembourg/France - 2016 - 91m - col / scope
Studio Canal (12A)
D: Bavo Defurne
Audio: 5.1

Transformers: The Last Knight
USA/China/Hong Kong - 2017 - 149m - col / IMAX 6K HD + scope / 3-D
Paramount (12A)
D: Michael Bay
IMAX-D/L and D-Cinema release prints.
Series: Transformers (2007, Sep/2007).
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Wonder Woman
USA/China/Hong Kong - 2017 - 140m - col / scope / 3-D
Warner (12A)
D: Patty Jenkins
D-Cinema, 70mm and IMAX-D/L release prints.
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

S&S: July 2017



Centre of My World

Sight & Sound
July 2017
Vol. 27 No. 7




Alien: Covenant
USA/UK - 2017 - 122m - col / scope
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Ridley Scott
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints. Some LF prints reframed at 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
Series: Prometheus (2012, Aug/2012).
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Alone in Berlin
Jeder stirbt für sich allein
Germany/France/UK - 2016 - 103m - col / scope
Trafalgar (12A)
D: Vincent Perez
Audio: 5.1

American Hero
UK - 2015 - 86m - col
Vertigo (15)
D: Nick Love
Audio: 5.1

Baby Driver
USA/UK - 2017 - 112m - col / scope
Sony (15)
D: Edgar Wright
Dolby Atmos

Baywatch
USA/China - 2017 - 116m - col / scope
Paramount (15)
D: Seth Gordon
Dolby Atmos

Berlin Syndrome
Australia/France - 2016 - 116m - col / scope
Curzon Artificial Eye (15)
D: Cate Shortland
Audio: 5.1

By the Time It Gets Dark
ดาวคะนอง
Thailand/France/Netherlands/Qatar/Malaysia - 2016 - 106m - col
Day for Night (12A)
D: Anocha Suwichakornpong
Audio: 5.1

Centre of My World
Die Mitte der Welt
Germany/Austria - 2016 - 115m - col / scope
Matchbox
D: Jakob M. Erwa
Audio: 5.1

Churchill
UK/USA/Switzerland - 2016 - 98m - col / scope
Lionsgate (PG)
D: Jonathan Teplitzky
Audio: 5.1

Dao Khanong
[see: By the Time It Gets Dark]

Destination Unknown
UK/USA - 2016 - 81m - col
Dartmouth (12A)
D: Claire Ferguson
Audio: Stereo

Detour
UK/United Arab Emirates/USA - 2017 - 97m - col / scope
Bulldog (15)
D: Christopher Smith
Audio: 5.1

Dough
Luxembourg/UK/Hungary - 2014 - 93m - col / scope
Vertigo (15)
D: John Goldschmidt
Audio: 5.1

Edith Walks
UK - 2016 - 61m - col
Home Artist (PG)
D: Andrew Kötting

From the Land of the Moon
Mal de pierres
France/Belgium - 2016 - 120m - col / scope
Studio Canal (15)
D: Nicole Garcia
Audio: 5.1

Gifted
USA/UK - 2017 - 101m - col / scope
20th Century Fox (12A)
D: Marc Webb
Audio: 5.1

A Good Day to Die
Malaysia - 2016 - 87m - col
Bulldog (15)
D: Harold Monfils
Audio: 7.1

A Good Day to Die: Hoka Hey
[see: Good Day to Die, A]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
USA - 2017 - 135m - col / scope / 3-D
Buena Vista (12A)
D: James Gunn
D-Cinema and IMAX-D/L release prints. LF version reframes some footage at 1.90:1 aspect ratio.
Series: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, Oct/2014).
Dolby Atmos / IMAX 12-track

Hampstead
UK/Cayman Islands - 2016 - 103m - col / scope
eOne (12A)
D: Joel Hopkins
Audio: 5.1

The Human Surge
El auge del humano
Argentina/Brazil/Portugal - 2016 - 100m - col
ICA
D: Eduardo Williams
Audio: 5.1

In This Corner of the World
この世界の片隅に
Japan - 2016 - 130m - col
National Amusements (12A)
D: Katabuchi Sunao
Audio: 5.1

Kedi
USA/Germany - 2016 - 79m - col
Icon (U)
D: Ceyda Torun
Audio: 5.1

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
USA/Australia - 2017 - 126m - col / scope / 3-D
Warner (12A)
D: Guy Ritchie
D-Cinema and ScreenX release prints.
Dolby Atmos

Kono sekai no katasumi ni
[see: In This Corner of the World]

Lost in Lebanon
UK/USA - 2017 - 80m - col
DocHouse
D: Georgia Scott, Sophia Scott
Audio: Stereo

A Man Called Ove
En man som heter Ove
Sweden/Denmark/Norway - 2015 - 116m - col / scope
Thunderbird (15)
D: Hannes Holm
Audio: 5.1

My Cousin Rachel
USA/UK - 2017 - 106m - col / scope
20th Century Fox (12A)
D: Roger Michell
Audio: 5.1

Okja
옥자
S.Korea/USA (OL) - 2017 - 118m - col / scope
Netflix (15)
D: Bong Joon-ho
Dolby Atmos

The Seasons in Quincy: Four Portraits of John Berger
UK/USA - 2015 - 93m - col and bw
Curzon Artificial Eye (12A)
D: Colin MacCabe, Christopher Roth, Bartek Dziadosz, Tilda Swinton
Audio: Stereo

Slack Bay
Ma Loute
France/Germany/Belgium - 2016 - 122m - col / scope
New Wave (15)
D: Bruno Dumont
Audio: 5.1

Snatched
USA - 2017 - 90m - col / scope
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Jonathan Levine
Audio: 5.1

Stockholm My Love
Sweden/UK - 2016 - 87m - col
BFI (PG)
D: Mark Cousins
Audio: 5.1

Summer in the Forest
UK - 2016 - 107m - col / scope
Pipoca (PG)
D: Randall Wright
Audio: Stereo

Tommy's Honour
UK/USA - 2016 - 112m - col
Thunderbird (PG)
D: Jason Connery
Audio: 5.1

Whitney: Can I Be Me
UK/USA - 2017 - 105m - col
Dogwoof (15)
D: Nick Broomfield, Rudi Dolezal
Audio: 5.1

Wilson
USA - 2016 - 94m - col
20th Century Fox (15)
D: Craig Johnson
Audio: 5.1