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04/10/2019
#LFF 2019: Leap of Faith review
★★★★☆ Alexandre O. Philippe continues his run of feature-length documentaries concentrated on classic genre movies, with a look at WilliamContinue Reading
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02/10/2019
Film Review: Joker
★★★★★ Joaquin Phoenix gives an Oscar-worthy performance as the Clown Prince of Crime in Todd Phillips’ unique take on theContinue Reading
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02/10/2019
Film Review: The Peanut Butter Falcon
★★★★☆ A seemingly mismatched road-trip buddy movie, Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz’s The Peanut Butter Falcon is heartwarming and filledContinue Reading
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02/10/2019
#LFF 2019: The Personal History of David Copperfield review
★★★☆☆ Acclaimed satirist Armando Iannucci follows up the pitch-black delights of 2017’s The Death of Stalin with London Film FestivalContinue Reading
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01/10/2019
Film Review: The Last Tree
★★★★☆ British filmmaker Shola Amoo loses none of the authenticity in transitioning from documentary to narrative cinema with The LastContinue Reading
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27/09/2019
Interview: Shola Amoo and Sam Adewunmi, The Last Tree
British filmmaker Shola Amoo returns to screens this week with his sophomore effort The Last Tree. The coming-of-age tale tellsContinue Reading
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25/09/2019
Nordisk Panorama 2019: Our festival highlights
The Nordisk Panorama Film Festival returned to Sweden for its 30th year, showcasing new and established talent in the fields ofContinue Reading
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20/09/2019
Film Review: The Farewell
★★★★☆ “Based on an actual lie” is the text that sets audiences up rather nicely for the lilting tone ofContinue Reading
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18/09/2019
Film Review: Ad Astra
★★★★★ From the thin blue line that divides the brothers of We Own the Night to the disrupted family units of LittleContinue Reading
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16/09/2019
Toronto 2019: Jojo Rabbit takes People’s Choice Award
Despite dividing critics following its world premiere, Jojo Rabbit won over audiences in the public vote: Joker may well have had the last laughContinue Reading
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16/09/2019
Toronto 2019: So Long, My Son review
★★★★★ “I don’t want to be like my mum,” Haohao (Du Jiang) tells old family friends Yaojun (Wang Jingchung) andContinue Reading
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15/09/2019
Toronto 2019: Sea Fever review
★★☆☆☆ A creature feature for the environmentalist age, Irish TV and film director Neasa Hardiman’s latest project is a fun andContinue Reading
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15/09/2019
Toronto 2019: Love Child review
★★★★☆ Danish director Eva Muldad turns her attention to an Iranian family caught up in international bureaucracy as they fleeContinue Reading
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15/09/2019
Toronto 2019: Honey Boy review
★★★☆☆ Alma Har’el’s narrative debut is a suitably personal autobiography. Written by Shia LaBeouf, the film explores his past asContinue Reading
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12/09/2019
Toronto 2019: Jallikattu review
★★★★★ Can violence be contained through ritual? Does sanctioning violence in specific contexts purge the need for its spontaneous outburst?Continue Reading