DVD Review: ‘Omar’
★★★★★ Hany Abu-Assad’s Oscar-nominated Omar (2013) is a gripping political drama about a young Palestinian baker and freedom fighter (Adam Bakri), who’s forced to...
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6 December 2020
Small Axe: Alex Wheatle review
★★★★★ The latest offering from Steve McQueen’s Small Axe series, Alex Wheatle (co-written with Alastair Siddons) features an impressive debut from Sheyi Cole in...
26 November 2020
Small Axe: Red, White and Blue review
★★★★★ Steve McQueen’s extraordinary five-part series, Small Axe, set in the heart of London’s West Indian community from the 1960s to the 1980s, continues...
3 January 2020
Film Review: Amanda
★★★★☆ Mikhaël Hers’ sensitive, heartfelt third feature Amanda is about loss and bereavement in the aftermath of a brutal terrorist attack in a Paris park....
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DVD Review: ‘Of Horses and Men’
★★★★★ Benedikt Erlingsson’s widely acclaimed, award-winning debut feature Of Horses and Men (2013) is as unique and clever as its subject – the Icelandic...
DVD Review: ‘Before the Winter Chill’
★★★★☆ French director Philippe Claudel’s noirish new thriller Before the Winter Chill (2013), starring Kristin Scott Thomas and Daniel Auteuil, follows the fortunes of...
DVD Review: ‘The Two Faces of January’
★★★★☆ Hossein Amini’s The Two Faces of January (2014), based on the Patricia Highsmith novel of the same name, is an atmospheric thriller set...
DVD Review: ‘Tracks’
★★★★☆ Tracks (2013), The Painted Veil director John Curran’s award-winning outback drama starring Mia Wasikowska (Lawless, Stoker), tells the true story of Robyn Davidson,...
Film Review: ‘Who is Dayani Cristal?’
★★★★☆ Marc Silver’s award-winning documentary Who is Dayani Cristal? (2013), co-produced by and starring Mexican actor Gael García Bernal, explores the identity and tragic...
DVD Review: ‘The Sea’
★★★★☆ The debut feature from Stephen Brown, The Sea (2013) is a compassionate rendering of John Banville’s Man Booker Prize-winning novel. After losing his...
Film Review: ‘Chinese Puzzle’
★★★★☆ Cédric Klapisch’s lively romantic comedy, starring Romain Duris and Audrey Tautou, is the final chapter in his ‘Spanish Apartment Trilogy’ which began with...
