Reviews

Writer|Director: Tudor Giurgiu Cast: Emilian Oprea, Mihai Constantin, Andreea Vasile 125min  Romanian  Political Thriller Romanian director Tudor Giurgiu crafts a caustic Kafkaesque thriller based on a true case of political and police corruption. Romanian...

Dir.: James Erskine Documentary; UK 2015, 90 min. Erskine’s chronology of the rise of the England Rugby Union team from whipping boys for the teams of the “Southern” hemisphere, like Australia and...

Dir.: Liv Ullmann Cast: Jessica Chastain, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton Norway/UK/Canada/USA/France/Ireland 2014, 130 min. August Strindberg’s play was written in 1888 and premiered a year later. The playwright had seen the play as...

Director: Hans Herbots Writer: Mo Hyder and Carl Joos Cast: Geert Van Rampelberg, Ina Geerts, Johan van Assche, Laura Verlinden, Dominique Van Malder 125min |  Northern European Noir | French, Flemish with subtitles If...

Dir.: Ron Scalpello Cast: Danny Huston, Matthew Goode, Joe Cole, Alan McKenna UK 2015, 91 min. Thriller Director Ron Scalpello (Offender) has made a thriller with absolutely no thrills or tension, for that...

Director: Radu Muntean Cast: Ionat Bora, Liviu Cheloiu, Calin Chirila, Teodor Corban 93min Romanian  Drama Sandu Patrescu, the middle-aged anti-hero of Radu Muntean's Un Certain Regard hopeful, ONE FLOOR BELOW, has a reason...

THE FLOATING CINEMA: EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL | Kings Cross | London NW1 A sci-fi film and events programme exploring life beyond earth |Thursday 17th September 2015 - Sunday 20th September 2015 | Space –...

Writer|Director: Corneliu Porumbiou Cast: Radu Banzaru, Dan Chiriac, Liulia Ciochina, Corneliu Cozmel 91min  Drama  Romania THE TREASURE is Corneliu Porumbiou's follow-up to meta cinema title When Evening Falls on Bucharest or Metabolism and the...

PUSHING HANDS | Director: Ang Lee | Cast: Sihung Lung, Lai Wang, Bo Z Wang, Deb Snyder | 105min Drama US Themes of duty and family were to shape Ang Lee's work and...