Reviews

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...

Dir: Katrin Memmer | Doc, Germany 72’ In her first feature documentary filmmaker Katrin Memmer was influenced by Germany sociologist Hartmut Rosa’s concept of 'resonance' where the notion of listening and...

Dir: Paul Verhoeven | Cast: Virginie Efira, Charlotte Rampling, Daphné Patakia, Lambert Wilson, Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Chevillotte Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is still best known for his scandalous sex saga Basic Instinct....

Dir.: Elvis A-Liang Lu; documentary with Elvis A-Liang Lu, Elaine Lu, Lucas Lu, Ming Yang Dei, Y Zhu Zing, Yin Hsien; Taiwan/France 2022, 90 min. Taiwanese filmmaker Elvis A-Liang Lu shares...