Reviews

Richard Chatten looks back over the life of prolific British TV film director John Llewellyn Moxey (1925-2019) best known for a string of hits such as The Saint; The Avengers;...

This Autumn's scaled down Covid special has some treasures to look forward in a real/online melange that plays out across the UK from October 7-18. Undine, Ammonite and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, starring...

Dir.: Tony Richardson; Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Ettore Manni, Keith Skinner, Umberto Orsini, Paul Burge; France/UK 1966, 105' Based on a story by Jean Genet and adapted for the screen by Marguerite...

Dirs: Maya Kosa, Sergio Costa | Doc, 60' The healing power of nature offers therapy for a young man recovering from cancer in this quietly fascinating second feature by Maya Kosa...

Dir/Wri Danielle Arbid | Drama, France 100' Lebanese director Danielle Arbid has made some impressive films but this flawed affair is vapid and rather impotent. Unsure whether it wants to be...

Dir.: Sebastien Lifshitz; Documentary with Sasha; France 2020, 90 min. French filmmaker Sebastien Lifshitz is particularly interested in gender issues (Les Invisibles) and his latest documentary explores Gender Disphoria (GD), through the...

Dir.: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Dusty Mancinelli; Cast: Madeleine Sims-Fewer, Anna Maguire, Jesse LaVercombe, Obi Abili; Canada 2020, 107. min A rape and revenge thriller that goes all the way, yet we never...

Dir.: Marie-Castielle Mention-Schaar; Cast: Noémie Merlant, Soko, Vincent Dedienne, Anne Loiret; France 2020, 108 min. This trans fertility threesome is not as good as it could have been despite an impressive...

Dir.: Tracey Deer; Cast: Kiawentiio Tarbell, Violah Beauvais, Rainbow Dickerson. Joel Montgrand, Pauline Alexis, D'Pharaoh Mc Kay Woon; Canada 2020, 91 min. This feature film debut of Canadian director/co-writer Tracey Deer...