Lucy Popescu

★★★★★ The Coen brothers are in fine form with Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), a brilliant portrait of a struggling folk singer (Oscar Isaac). It’s...

★★★☆☆ Kill Your Darlings (2013), director John Krokidas’ ambitious debut feature, is about the early years of the hedonistic group of American writers who...

★★★☆☆ Bruno Barreto’s handsome, English-language biopic Reaching for the Moon (2013) follows the passionate relationship between Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Elizabeth Bishop (The Lord of...

★★★★☆ In Dangerous Acts (2013), Madeleine Sackler documents a year in the life of the Belarus Free Theatre (BFT), an acclaimed theatrical troupe forced...

★★★☆☆ Gravity (2013) plays on that classic dramatic conflict – man versus the elements – exploited by Alfonso Cuarón in his Oscar-winning and visually...

★★★☆☆ David Nicholls has had a varied career to date and has won acclaim for his work in TV and film, as well as...

★★★★★ A worthy winner of Berlin’s Golden Bear and a strong contender for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Academy Awards, Child’s Pose...