Reviews

Dir: Sam Shahid |Doc. 2023 96' Reviewed by Peter Herbert George Platt Lynes (1907- 1955) and his obscurity is addressed in this stylish documentary by director Sam Shahid and dedicated colleagues. Hidden...

Dir: Justin Kurzel | Cast: Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young, Ciaran Hinds, Heather Mitchell, Masa Yamaguchi, Sho Kasamatsu, Simon Baker, Essie Davis, Olivia DeJonge | Australia, Drama 2025 | 5 Episodes The...

Dir: Ivan Passer |  71’ Drama 1965 Czechoslovakia contributed several substantial talents both to the British and the American cinemas; not least cinematographer Miroslav Ondricek, one of the two cameramen...

Dir:  Gabriel Axel | Cast: Stéphane Audran, Bodil Kjer, Birgitte Federspiel, Jarl Kulle, Bibi Andersson | Denmark  Drama | 102mins Based on Karen Blixen’s 1950 short story, originally set in Norway,...

Dir: Alexander Mackendrick: | Prod: Michael Balcon, DoP: Douglas Slocombe | Cast: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Goff, Vida Hope 85’ UK  Drama  In the first of his...

Dir: Arthur Penn | Cast: Warren Beatty, Alexandra Stewart | Drama 93 1965 Although Arthur Penn and Warren Beaty were soon to bound back with 'Bonnie and Clyde', first Penn got...

Dir: Milos Forman | Cast: Tom Hulce, F Murray Abraham, Elizabeth Berridge, Roy Dottrice, Simon Callow | 1984. Musical Biopic reviewed by Peter Herbert With the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart continuing...

Reviewed by Richard Chatten Dir: Henri d'Ursel | Cast: Georges Hugnet, Kissa Kouprine, Rene Savoye | Belgium, Silent Film 30' Although today largely forgotten, this fanciful avant garde short by Belgian surrealist...

Dir: Kurdwin Ayub | Austria/2024 93' German and Arabic Personal fitness gets a Middle Eastern work-over in this Ulrich Seidl produced sophomore feature from Kurdwin Ayub that sees an Austrian martial...