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: What Will People Say (2017)
byWritten by Nick Bugeja Originally published 11 July 2018 Iram Haq’s What Will People Say is a harrowingly personal film. Nisha (Maria Mozhdah) is…
Film Review: Magnus (2016)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 10 July 2017 Magnus Carlsen is a Norwegian Chess player of formidable prowess, a former child prodigy and…
Film Review: The Other Side Of Hope (2017)
byWritten by Ben Isbel Originally published 10 July 2017 It’s often argued the best way to deal with dark subject matter is with humour….
Film Review: Land of Mine (2015)
byWritten by David Nagle Originally published 4 July 2016 Beginning with the title, Land of Mine is not a particularly subtle film, but it…
Film Review: A Patriotic Man (2013)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 6 August 2015 A Patriotic Man documents the experience of a Finnish man when he joins the support…
Film Review: Armi Alive (2015)
byWritten by Amy Taylor Originally published 6 August 2015 Armi Alive opens with a fantastic monologue, as lead actress Minna Haapkylä delivers an oral…
Film Review: The Absent One (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 July 2015 From Denmark comes director Mikkel Norgaard’s film The Absent One, the second instalment in the…
Film Review: They Have Escaped (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 July 2015 In Finnish film They Have Escaped, director Jukka-Pekka Valkeapää, who also co-wrote the screenplay with…
Film Review: Silent Heart (2014)
byWritten by Dan Santos Originally published 31 July 2015 Danish film Silent Heart explores the sensitive issue of euthanasia by grounding its political stance…