Reviews

Dir.: Ike Nnaebue; Documentary; Nigeria/France/South Africa/Germany 2022, 92 min. In 1995 filmmaker Nnaebue made a gruelling and abortive journey from his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria to Tangier in Morocco, ending up...

Dir.: Cem Kaya; Documentary with Ismet Topçu, Yuksel Ozkasap, Cem Karaca, Ferdi Tayfur, Hatay Engin, Nellie; Germany 2022, 96 min. Sixty years of Turkish music comes to life in this joyful...

Dir.: Christos Passalis, Syllas Tzoumerkas; Cast: Alexandros Vardaxoglou, Vassilis Kanakis, Angeliki Papoulia, Niki Papandreou, Vasillis Karaboulas; Greece 2022, 96 min Actor and director Christos Passalis (Dogtooth) and Syllas Tzoumerkas (A Blast)...

Wri/Dir: Stacey Greggs | Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Jonjo O'Neill, Niamh Dornan, Eileen O'HIggins | UK Drama 83' Andre Riseborough always choses interesting roles and here she once again proves her talents...

Dir/scr: Natalia López Gallardo. Mexico/Argentina/US. 2022. 118 mins A visually striking, thought-provoking and disquieting feature debut from Natalia López Gallardo who joins a talented array of female filmmakers such as Tatiana...

Dir: Raul Domingues | Portugal, Doc, 66' I often wonder why some indie filmmakers stumble with such convolutedly arcane ideas when less is always so much more. With a strong story...

Dir: Mikhaël Hers; Cast: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Quito Rayon-Richter, Megan Northam, Emmanuelle Beart, Noée Abita, Thibault Vinçon; France 2022, 111 min. Charlotte Gainsbourg plays a single mother in this rather one note...

Dir.: Peter Middleton, James Spinney; Documentary narrated by Pearl Mackie; UK 2021, 114 min. Writers/directors Peter Middleton and James Spinney (Notes on Blindness) have tried with co-writer Oliver Kindeberg to explain...

Dir.: Kristina Lindstrom, Kristian Petri; Documentary with Björn Andrésen, Robine Roman, Annike Andrésen, Jessica Vennberg, Miriam Sambol, Margareta Krantz, Ryoko Ikeda; Sweden 2021, 93 min. Swedish directors/writers Kristina Lindstrom (Palme) and...