Film Review: Spacewalkers (2017)
bySomething everyone forgets about the Space Race is that the Soviets won almost every part of it, except the big one. The USA were…
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Film Review: The Teacher (2016)
byThe Teacher, directed by Oscar nominated Jan Hrebejk (Divided We Fall), is all about a teacher you wouldn’t want to encounter. Mária Drazdechová (Zuzana Mauréry) is a comrade…
Film Review: Uncle Vanya (1970)
byOne of the many things that seem indispensable to the Russian identity is its writers. As the adage goes Russia is the world’s most…
Film Review: The Ornithologist (2016)
byIf you had John Waters remake Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1979 Stalker the result might end up resembling The Ornithologist, the latest feature from Portuguese arthouse director…
Film Review: That Good Night (2017)
byAs one of his last feature roles before his death, John Hurt’s performance in That Good Night is a real case of ‘art imitates…
Film Review: The Midwife (2017)
byThe Midwife is a relationship-focused movie centered specifically around the relationship of protagonist Claire and antagonist Beatrice, played by two great Catherine’s of French…
Film Review: That Man from Rio (1964)
byOver film history, there have been a number of exceptional figures that have defined their nation’s cinema. There is something about them that screams…
Film Review: Heal the Living (2016)
byThere are many emotional adjectives that would be apt to describe Heal the Living. Emotionally charged, moving, tumultuous, draining. Basically this is a film…
Film Review: Indivisible (2016)
byIndivisible is the story of two conjoined twins nearing their 18th birthday. The conjoined element is obviously the draw card of the feature, providing…
Film Review: Okja (2017)
bySouth Korean director Bong Joon-Ho is developing a reputation for making robust films which blend adventure and intellect with searing critiques of environmental mismanagement and…