Film Review: For Sama (2019)
byWritten by Connor Kret Originally published 5 February 2020 Among the most confronting viewing experiences in recent years, For Sama is an essential story…
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Film Review: The Truth (2019)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 1 January 2020 Following his 2018 hit Shoplifters – darling of the film festival circuit which won the…
Film Review: Parasite (2019)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 December 2019 South Korean director Bong Joon-ho has spent his career making expertly crafted, genre-defying films. With…
Film Review: By the Grace of God (2018)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 30 November 2019 One of the ‘bad boys’ of French cinema seems to have had a change of…
Film Review: Hero (2019)
byWritten by Kendal Coombs Originally published 10 November 2019 Kicking off this year’s Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Hero is a “spy-thriller” about Russian sleeper cells all…
Film Review: Yuli (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 28 October 2019 For those unfamiliar with the world of ballet, the immediate significance of Icíar Bollaín’s Yuli,…
Film Review: Working Woman (2018)
byWritten by Kevin Hawkins Originally published 7 October 2019 In an industry where so many female characters are written and directed by men, it…
Film Review: Birds of Passage (2018)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 27 September 2019 In the current climate there’s no shortage of crime epics or drug dramas. Narcotrafficking is…
Film Review: Who You Think I Am (2019)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 28 July 2019 Most would think Juliette Binoche has nothing to worry about, but it seems Claire, her…
Film Review: The White Crow (2019)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 17 July 2019 The ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev has been described as the greatest dancer of…