Reviews

Nuri Bilge’s langorously contemplative dramas draw on Turkish life and offer a unique style of visual storytelling often reflecting his personal experiences as exponents of the disillusionment and unfairness of...

Dir/Wri: Paul Morrison | Cast: Ioan Gruffudd, Nia Roberts, Sue Jones-Davies, William Thomas | UK Drama 105' This Welsh/Jewish version of Romeo & Juliet fails to generate any heat despite fresh performances from...

The fourth annual Russian Film Week is back at various major venues in London from November 24 to December 1, 2019  The eight-day festival brings the latest Russian films to London...

British actress Tilda Swinton will preside over this year's jury at Marrakech Film Festival. At the 18th Moroccan celebration she will be joined by French director Rebecca Zlotowski, British director...

Dir.: Sagi Borenstein, Udi Nir, Shani Rozanes; Documentary with Golda Meir, Uri Avneri, Zivi Zamir; Israel, Germany 2019, 85 min. This new biopic on Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is based...

Dir: Werner Herzog, Andre Singer | Wri/Narr: Werner Herzog | 96' The thirtieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall also marks the UK release of a new film that gets close...

Dir: Bill Condon. US. 2019. 110mins | Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey   Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen clearly had fun filming this over-baked conman melodrama with its ludicrous twists...

Dir.: Paul Wegener, Carl Boese; Cast: Paul Wegener, Albert Steinrück, Lydia Salmonova, Ernst Deutsch, Lothar Müthel; Deutschland 1920, 91 min. The Golem was one of the highlights of German  Expressionism. Directors...

Dir: Christopher Morahan | Wri: Michael Frayn | Cast: John Cleese, Alison Steadman, Sharon Maiden, Stephen Moore, Chip Sweeney, Penelope Wilton, Joan Hickson Cleese plays a toned down version of his iconic hotel owner Basil Fawlty in this whip smart comedy...