Reviews

Wri/Dir: Berthold Bartosch, Frans Masereel Music: Arthur Honegger. Silent, 25’ I've long been aware and intrigued by this film and have finally just availed myself of the opportunity to see it on...

Dir: David Fincher | Cast: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard | US Thriller 118' David Fincher is back with another noir crime thriller that sees a philosophising hitman reflect on...

Marlon Brando, James Mason, John Gielgud. Louis Calhern, Edmond O’Brian, Greer Garson, Deborah Kerr | US drama 121’ Joe Mankiewicz had contributed enough black ink to the ledgers of Hollywood to...

Dir: Ken Loach | Wri: Paul Laverty | Cast: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Jordan Louis, Chrissie Robinson | UK Drama 117' A far cry from...

Dir: Janyl Jusupjan | With: Atirkül Arzyldabekova, Arzyldabekova Abish, Arzyldabekova Samat, Bayaman Salimbek uulu | France / Czech Republic / Kyrgyzstan, 2023, 65 min. In the spectacular landscapes of Kyrgyzstan where...

Dir: Joy Bachelor, John Halas | Animation 72’’ Animal Farm suffered a fate similar to Gulliver's Travels' fifteen years earlier in reaching the screen as a Technicolor treat for kiddies in...

The 31st Raindance Film Festival, the UK's leading indie film festival returns to the heart of London’s West End frrom 25 October– 4 November 2023. OPENING GALA: DAY OF THE FIGHT (dir:...

Wri/Dir: Sebastian Lelio | Cast: Nestor Cantillana, Marco Hernandez, Patricia Lopez, Coca Guazzini, Macarena Teka | Chile, Drama 99’ 2005 Sebastian Lelio’s first film La Sagrada Familia has nothing to do...

Dir: Nikolaus Geyrhalter | Austria, Doc The pandemic lockdown still haunts our collective memory and forms the subject matter of this calm and salient reflection from Austrian documentarian Nikolaus Geyrhalter. The Standstill...