Reviews

Reviewed by Richard Chatten When acclaimed Shakespearean actor Edward Lionheart (Vincent Price) is humiliated by London’s leading theatre critics and believed dead after a failed suicide attempt, he returns to exact...

Dir: Eran Riklis | Italy, Israel | 2026 | 107’ | Farsi, English Reading Lolita in Tehran is an elegant, emotionally charged literary adaptation that transforms intimate acts of resistance into...

Dir: Ashutosh Giwaricker | Drama 224’ 2001 More than two decades on, Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India still bowls audiences over with effortless charm. What could have been a...

Dir: Francesco Sossai | Italy Comedy 2026 Francesco Sossai’s The Last One for the Road is the kind of film that drifts rather than drives. A shaggy, bittersweet comedy steeped in...

Dir: Jerzy Kawalerowicz Writers: Jerzy Lutowski, Jerzy Kawalerowicz | Cast: Lucyna Winnicka, Leon Niemczyk, Teresa Szmigielówna, Zbigniew Cybulski | 99' | Thriller | Poland Stylish and endlessly compelling, Jerzy Kawalerowicz’s Night...

Dir: Derek Jarman | UK Drama Derek Jarman’s Edward II is a bold and imaginative adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s classic play, transforming a centuries-old political tragedy into a strikingly modern exploration...

Dir: Martin Scorsese | Script: Paul Schrader | Cinematography: Michael Chapman | Score: Bernard Herrmann |: 112’ | Cast: Robert De Niro, Cybill Shepherd, Jodie Foster, Harvey Keitel, Peter Boyle,...

Dir: Olivia Wilde | US Comedy Satire 2026 Olivia Wilde’s The Invite is about a dinner part from Hell. It starts with a perfectly chilled cocktail that turns out to be...

Dir: John Schlesinger | Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, Marthe Keller, Roy Schneider | US Thriller 126’ Marathon Man remains one of the most unsettling thrillers of the 1970s, blending political...