Reviews

Dir: Georges Franju  Wri: Jean Redon (novel) | Cast: Edith Scob, Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Juliette Mayniel, Alexandre Rignault | 90min | France  | Horror thriller In 1960, George Franju’s Eyes Without a...

Dir/Wri: Eliza Kubarska | Polish Doc 98' As Buddhists, Sherpas are very respectful of spirituality of their mountain habitat as we discovered in Jennifer Preedom's award-winning documentary Sherpa. Their habitat of the...

Die: Laura Wandel | Drama, Belgium, 62' Bullying and the casual cruelty of children is the focus of this schoolground psychological thriller - Belgian’s Oscar hopeful in next year’s academy award....

Dir/Wri: Giuseppe Tornatore | Doc 157' Ennio Morricone was one of cinema’s best loved and most prolific composers. Giuseppe Tornatore captures his complex romantic spirit in this warmly nostalgic tribute...

Dir.: Arthur Harari; Cast: Yuya Endo, Kanji Tsuda, Yuya Matsuura, Testsuya Chiba, Issei Taniguchi, Taiga Nakano, Shinsuke Kato | Action drama, 2021, 165 min. French director/co-writer Arthur Harari collaborates with Vincent...

CANNES FILM FESTIVAL will celebrate its 75th Anniversary with a line-up featuring four previous Palme d'Or winning directors, three features by women, and nothing - one again - from the...

Dir.: Robert Eggers; Cast: Alexander Skarsgard, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawks, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, Björk, Oscar Novak; USA 2022, 136 min. After his breakout success with The Witch and impressive follow-up The Lighthouse,...

Dir.: Sushmit Ghosh, Rintu Thomas; Documentary with Meere Devi, Shyonkali Devi, Suneeta Prajapate; India 2021, 92 min. This Oscar nominated documentary by first time feature directors Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh...

Dir: Marco Bellocchio | Italy, drama 105’ The title had led me to anticipate gritty realist drama; but the Italian cinema had by 1965 largely lost interest in those at the...