Reviews

Dir: Natasha Merkulova, Aleksey Chupov | Cast: Evgeniy Tsiganov, Natalya Kudryashowa, Yuriy Kuznetsov, Vasiliy Popov, Pavel Maykov, Aleksey Filimonov, Elena Voronchikhina, Maksim Vitorgan | Drama | Russia Estonia France |...

Dir: Phaim Bhuiyan | Drama | Italy | 90' Phaim Bhuiyan’s endearing romcom Bangla has already been likened to last year's standout hit The Big Sick, and it’s easy to see why. Strangely I...

The full competition line-up and special films for this year's Berlinale have now been announced. The festival opens with Lone Scherfig's THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS and runs from the 7th...

Dir.: Alexandria Bombach; Documentary with Nadia Murad; USA 2018, 94 min. Alexandria Bombach (Frame by Frame) has experienced human trafficking at first hand. This informs her devastating documentary about Yazidi human...

Dir: Clint Eastwood | Writ: Sam Dolnick | Cast: Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Manny Montana, Taissa Farmiga | US Thriller | 118' Clint Eastwood digs up the story of American horticulturalist...

There is no filmmaker like Edgar Pêra (b.1960). His work may be an acquired taste but it is always inventive and Avant-garde referencing his heroes in creative ways and keeping...

Dir.: Adam McKay; Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carrell, Alisa Pill, Lilly Rabe; USA 2018, 132 min. Writer/director Adam McKay (Talladega Nights, The Big Short) amply demonstrates the...

Dir: Edgar Pêra   Script: Luis Costa Gomes  Novel: Branquinho da Fonseca |Cast: Nuno Mela, Marcos Barbosa, Leonor Keil, Marina Albuquerque | 94mins   Portugal   Neuro-Gothic Horror Dark, demonic and weirdly...

Dir: Jane Magnusson | Doc | Sweden | 116’ Documentarian Jane Magnusson takes a swipe at Ingmar Bergman’s memory in her sprawling in-depth documentary that marks this year’s centenary of the...