Film Review: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice’s story is an intriguing anomaly and a testament to the spirit of artistic innovation and originality. Alice was a trailblazing and prolific film…
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Film Review: Defend, Conserve, Protect (2019)
The documentary Defend, Conserve, Protect has a simple purpose. Its title is the motto for Sea Shepherd, the not-for-profit organisation battling maritime slaughter, most…
Film Review: Diego Maradona (2019)
Asif Kapadia returns for his third biographical documentary after the ground breaking Senna in 2010 and the equally impressive Amy in 2015. This time he…
Why Disney Plus: Everything We Know About Disney’s Streaming Service
Why Disney Plus: Everything We Know About Disney’s Streaming Service Disney is betting big on its streaming solution called Disney plus and will pull…
Film Review: The White Crow (2019)
The ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev has been described as the greatest dancer of his generation. Born on a Trans-Siberian train in 1938…
Film Review: Apollo 11 (2019)
There’s no shortage of films and documentaries about the moon landings but with the 50th anniversary of those astonishing days fast approaching, Todd Douglass Miller’s…
Film Review: Booksmart (2019)
Once written off as a fluff genre, the teen girl film is gaining traction as something to be respected. After Lady Bird, The Edge…
Film Review: A White, White Day (2019)
The title of writer-director Hlynur Palmason’s film A White, White Day, fresh from an impressive reception at Cannes, invokes an Icelandic proverb to introduce an…
Film Review: The Third Wife (2018)
The title of Ash Mayfair’s debut film, The Third Wife , evokes the dehumanising, commodified nature of life for its eponymous character. Her name…
Film Review: The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
One of my favourite things that Roger Ebert said was “movies are the most powerful empathy machine in all the arts”. It speaks so…