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For the latest reviews of arthouse, documentary and indie film in cinemas and on the festival circuit.
★★★★☆ “Life is sweet living below the volcano,” says Dain, one of the star-crossed lovers of the South Pacific island of Tanna which gives its name to the Oscar-nominated feature directed by documentary filmmakers Bentley Dean and Martin Butler. Here, islanders do seem at first to have a paradisiacal life. Continue Reading
★★★☆☆ It’s testament to John Waters’ determination to push the boundaries of perceived decency that his 1970 sophomore feature, Multiple Maniacs, remains shocking to this day. On its initial release it played at grimy midnight cinemas – completely fitting for its guerrilla style and transgressive content. After long being considered Continue Reading
In light of last year’s Oscars So White controversy, the eight Academy Award nominations bestowed on Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight could have felt like a reactionary attempt to rectify the ceremony’s lack of diversity. However, unlike other films that attempt to juggle big issues with commercial success, the hype surrounding Moonlight Continue Reading
★★★★★ A coming-of-age tale in three parts, Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight is a rich and profound character study grappling with questions of race, masculinity, sexuality, class, and love with unerring confidence and poetry. It has taken Jenkins eight years to follow-up his debut Medicine for Melancholy but his adaptation of Tarell Continue Reading