Film Review: A White, White Day (2019)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 8 July 2019 The title of writer-director Hlynur Palmason’s film A White, White Day, fresh from an impressive reception…
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Film Review: The Third Wife (2018)
byWritten by Nick Bugeja Originally published 8 July 2019 The title of Ash Mayfair’s debut film, The Third Wife , evokes the dehumanising, commodified…
Film Review: Claire Darling (2018)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 23 June 2019 La Dernière Folie de Claire Darling (The Final Madness of Claire Darling), or simply Claire…
Film Review: Never Look Away (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 16 June 2019 Take a glance over a biography of German artist Gerhard Richter and you can understand…
Film Review: Happy as Lazzaro (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 3 June 2019 Lazzaro (Adriano Tardiolo) shouldn’t be as content as he is. He is exploited by just…
Film Review: The Reports on Sarah & Saleem (2018)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 26 May 2019 Can any film made about the Israel/Palestine divide remain unpolitical? When one of the greatest…
Film Review: The Heiresses (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 23 May 2019 Times have been better for long-time partners Chela (Ana Brun) and Chiquita (Margarita Irún), both…
Film Review: The Realm (2018)
byWritten by Simon Storey Originally published 22 May 2019 After winning seven Goya awards including Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, Rodrigo…
Film Review: Crime Wave (2018)
byWritten by Angus Tonkin Originally published 15 April 2019 This is the second year in a row that the Spanish Film Festival has announced…
Film Review: Burning (2018)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 15 April 2019 Burning is (forgive the pun) a slow-burn. It is loosely based on the short story…