Reviews

The centenary of Marilyn Monroe is celebrated with a major retrospective of her films at the London’s BFI, and her photographs at the National portrait gallery. Like her or loathe her,...

Dirs: James Franco/Travis Mathews | Cast: Val Lauren, Christian Patrick, Brenden Gregory, Brad Roberge | US 60’  Docu-fiction Interior. Leather Bar was inspired by William Friedkin's original drama CRUISING (1980) that saw...

Dir: Paolo Sorrentino | Cast: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Milvia Venturiello | Italy Drama 131' Paolo Sorrentino returns to form with this impressive Venice film festival opener crafted with...

Dirs: Ian Forsyth, Jane Pollard | Uk Doc Made with her full support, Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creative...

Dir: Gianfranco Rosi | Italy Documentary 115’ 2025 Best known for his Berlinale winning title Fire At Sea Gianfranco Rosi returned to Venice 2025 where he previously won the Golden Lion...

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL | Retrospective 2026: Red & Black – Hollywood Left and the Blacklist THE HOLLYWOOD BLACKLIST is the subject of this year's retrospective at Locarno Film Festival. At the...

Dir: Sergei Loznitsa | Drama ,2025 118' Reviewed by Peter Herbert Sergei Loznitsa’s Two Prosecutors ends as it begins, with the feel of a surreal M C Escher drawing of doors and...

Dir: Robert Petit | US Doc 79' Space and the universe has long captured our imagination. Now a new documentary offers a journey down to the centre of the earth to...

Dir: James Bidgood.  BFI 4k restoration 2026 Reviewed by Peter Herbert Fifty-five years have passed since Pink Narcissus first saw the light of day in New York sex cinemas in 1971. Time...