Film Review: For Sama (2019)
byAmong the most confronting viewing experiences in recent years, For Sama is an essential story of war torn Syria, and the revolutionary people of…
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Film Review: The Truth (2019)
byFollowing his 2018 hit Shoplifters – darling of the film festival circuit which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes – Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda…
Film Review: Parasite (2019)
bySouth Korean director Bong Joon-ho has spent his career making expertly crafted, genre-defying films. With his latest film he has managed to outdo himself…
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…
Film Review: Hero (2019)
byKicking off this year’s Russian Resurrection Film Festival, Hero is a “spy-thriller” about Russian sleeper cells all over the world awaiting instructions from a shadowy government…
Film Review: Yuli (2018)
byFor those unfamiliar with the world of ballet, the immediate significance of Icíar Bollaín’s Yuli, a biopic detailing the rise of Cuban dancer Carlos…
Film Review: Working Woman (2018)
byIn an industry where so many female characters are written and directed by men, it really is noticeable when the tables are turned. Female…
Film Review: Birds of Passage (2018)
byIn the current climate there’s no shortage of crime epics or drug dramas. Narcotrafficking is the storytelling flavour of the month – Netflix seems…
Film Review: Who You Think I Am (2019)
byMost would think Juliette Binoche has nothing to worry about, but it seems Claire, her onscreen persona in Safy Nebbou’s Who You Think I…
Film Review: The White Crow (2019)
byThe ballet dancer and choreographer Rudolf Nureyev has been described as the greatest dancer of his generation. Born on a Trans-Siberian train in 1938…