Film Review: By the Grace of God (2018)
byOne of the ‘bad boys’ of French cinema seems to have had a change of heart. By the Grace of God is a stunning…
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Film Review: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
byAlice’s story is an intriguing anomaly and a testament to the spirit of artistic innovation and originality. Alice was a trailblazing and prolific film…
Film Review: Claire Darling (2018)
byLa Dernière Folie de Claire Darling (The Final Madness of Claire Darling), or simply Claire Darling in its English release, is based on the…
Film Review: Celebration (2007)
byTwo decades after it was filmed, Celebration: Yves Saint Laurent, Olivier Meyrou’s brilliant fly-on-the-wall documentary celebrating the last of the great couturiers of Paris, is finally…
Film Review: Revenge (2017)
byRevenge, the debut film of French writer/director Coralie Fargeat, is bonkers. Absolute, balls to the wall, insanity that arrives on screen like a sledgehammer…
Film Review: The Wild Boys (2017)
byThe film opens in black and white on a secluded beach at night. A young man narrating the sequence is saved from a lion…
Film Review: C’est la Vie! (2017)
byThere is a sub-genre of comedy which audiences either love or hate, and it can be summed up succinctly as “awkward comedy”. You may…
Film Review: The Measure of a Man (2015)
byThe French title for Stéphane Brizé’s latest film is ‘Le Loi du Marche’ which, when literally translated, means ‘Market Law’. This title does give…
AFFF 2016: Film Review: Microbe & Gasoline (2015)
byMicrobe & Gasoline is the latest feature of French auteur Michel Gondry. Pre-teenage adolescent Daniel (Ange Dargent) feels overly anxious and misplaced in life. At…
Film Review: Mood Indigo (2013)
byThis new release seems more concerned with the story of the two lovers, rather than the punch-dunk feeling of being in love. Without a doubt, Mood Indigo is one of Gondry’s best offerings to date, especially if you can get your hands on its original draft.