FrightFest 2013: ‘In Fear’ review
★★★☆☆ A low-concept, micro-budget British horror may not be the most enticing of premises, but thanks to two standout performances from rising stars Alice...
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14 April 2023
Film Review: Three Colours Trilogy
★★★★★ Krzysztof Kieślowski’s Three Colours Trilogy stars Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy and Irene Jacob in three of the most revered pieces of European cinema ever made. Named after the colours of the French flag (Blue, White and Red), the films are loosely based on the three political ideals of the French Republic; Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
23 August 2022
Sarajevo 2022: Our festival highlights
The Sarajevo Film Festival has a history of resilience, so it was hardly surprising to see it come back stronger than ever after two years of Covid restrictions. Founded in 1995, the festival is now the leading industry event in south-east Europe, showcasing the very best films from across the Balkan peninsula.
22 October 2020
Film Review: Cinema Paradiso
★★★★☆ A major contributor to the reverential narrative of wistful cinema, Giuseppe Tornatore’s magnum opus Cinema Paradiso is an elegant distillation of the form’s...
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Film Review: ‘The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones’
★★☆☆☆ Adapted from a series of popular young adult novels, The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013) is everything you’d expect from a mythology...
Special Feature: Film4 Summer Screen roundup
Each year, London’s Somerset House transforms its majestic 18th century courtyard into the city’s most esteemed outdoor cinema. An undisputed highlight of the summer...
Film Review: ‘Silence’
★★★★☆ Poetic in form yet piercingly haunting in function, Pat Collins’ Silence (2012) is a truly absorbing sensory experience. Imbuing documentary-style filmmaking with a...
DVD Review: ‘Blancanieves’
★★★★☆ The Brothers Grimm’s pitch black fairytale Snow White is transformed by the Flamenco rhythms of 1920s Spain in director Pablo Berger’s sumptuous and...
DVD Review: ‘Dark Skies’
★★☆☆☆ Distancing himself from the CGI-heavy aesthetics of previous efforts Priest (2011) and Legion (2009), director Scott Stewart’s Dark Skies (2013) attempts to combine...
Film Review: ‘Frances Ha’
★★★★☆ Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha (2012) sees the US director and indie queen Greta Gerwig team up once again after their successful collaboration on...
DVD Review: ‘The Newsroom: Season 1’
★★★☆☆ Straight from the pen of Aaron Sorkin and starring Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer and Alison Pill, HBO’s The Newsroom is released this week...
