Dir: Clifford Odets | Cast: Rita Haworth, Anthony Franciosa, Gig Young | US drama 1959 Reviewed by Richard Chatten Backed by solid production values in the form of photography by James Wong...

Dir/Wri: Sofia Alaoui | Cast: Oumaïma Barid, Mehdi Dehbi, Fouad Oughaou | Sci-fi Morocco 91' 2025 In her impressive debut Animalia Moroccan-French filmmaker Sofia Alaoui tells the story of a young...

Dir: Fritz Lang | Cast: Henry Fonda, Gene Tierney, Jackie Cooper | US Western drama. 1940 Reviewed by Richard Chatten   Fonda actively disliked working with Lang on this sequel to Fox's great...

Dir: Annabel Jankel | War Biopic | UK/Hungarian Reviewed by Peter Herbert Viewers with long memories may recall the 1942 Raoul Walsh/Errol Flynn film Desperate Journey in which the crew of a...

Dir: Jean Vigo | France Drama 89’ 1934 Jean Vigo’s cinematic swansong has a tragic history behind its tender love story. L’Atalante the French director’s only feature was a ravishing...

Dir: Morgan Knibbe | Social Thriller 129’ 2025 A splashy cinematic thriller showcasing sordid sexual awakening for two lost souls in the squalid world of mass prostitution and corruption in the...

Dir: Martin Ritt | Joanne Woodward, Sydney Poitier, Paul Newman | US Drama 98’ Reviewed by Richard Chatten The cinematic legacy of the Beat Generation has always been far more interesting than...

Dir/Wri: Nora Jaenicke | Fanny Ardant, Joanna Kulig | Drama 91’ French actress Fanny Ardant is the star of this psychological drama set on the island of Elba. But not even...

Dir: Phil Karlson | John Derek, Donna Reed, Broderick Crawford | US 1952 Reviewed by Richard Chatten Samuel Fuller drew upon his days as a newspaper reporter during the twenties - name...