Reviews

Wri/Dir: Jane Campion | Benedict Cumberpatch, Jesse Plemons, Kirsten Dunst, Kodi Smit-McPhee | Western drama, 125’ Jane Campion’s Oscar-winning drama The Piano defines arthouse film and remains seared to the collective...

Dir.: Thomas Kruithof; Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Reda Kateb, Naidra Ayadi, Jean-Paul Bordres, Vincent Garayer; France 2021, 98 min. Isabelle Huppert is the guiding light of this socio-political drama that centres on...

Dir.: Michèle Stephenson; Documentary with Rosa Iris Diendomi Alvarez, Gladys Feliz-Pimental, Teofilo Murat; USA/Canada/Dominican Republic 2020, 97 min. Stateless, a documentary debut for Canadian writer/producer Michèle Stephenson, follows the turbulent lives of...

Director:  Manoel de Oliveira | Script: Manoel de Oliveira, Alberto Serpa, Joao Rodrigues de Freitas (novel) | Cast: Americo Botelho, Feliciano David, Nascimento Fernandes, Fernanda Matos, Rafael Mota, Antonio Palma | 71'  | Portugal...

Dir: Herbert Smith | With: Larry Adler, Arthur Askey, Bert Ambrose, Caroll Gibbons, Evelyn Dall | UK Musical 75' Shown in the small hours by Talking Pictures, this tinny Joe Rock...

Dir: Nicolas Winding Refyn | Cast: Kristen Scott Thomas, Ryan Gosling, Vithaya Pansringarm, Rhatha Phongam, Gordon Brown, Tom Burke | 90mins    Denmark/France For sheer cinematic brilliance and artistic style, Nicolas Winding Refyn's...

Dir/Wri: Leos Carax | Marion Cotillard, Adam Driver, Simon Helberg | Drama France, 139' French auteur Leos Carax last graced the Croisette with Holy Motors a weird and mysterious odyssey into...

Dir.: Lav Diaz; Cast: Bart Guingona, DMs Boongaling, Nading Josef, Hazel Orencio, Joel Saracho, Noel Sto. Domingo, Lolita Carbon, Popo Diaz; Philippines 2020, 150 min. Philippine filmmaker Lav Diaz (*1958) is...

Dir: Terence Young | Cast: Eric Portman, Edana Romney | UK drama 108’ A unique Gothic version of Fifty Shades of Gray, with the extravagance but not quite the sex (debuting...