Reviews

Tom Hanks headlines this year’s London Film Festival in the opening gala of CAPTAIN PHILLIPS: a Somali hijacking drama on the high seas. He also plays Walt Disney in the...

Director/Writer: Jem Cohen Cast: Mary Margaret O’Hara, Bobby Sommer, Ela Piplits 107min Documentary/Drama After a misspent youth travelling with rock bands, Johann (played by a quaintly appealing Bobby Sommer) has come to spend his...

Director: Travis Fine Cast: Alan Cumming, Isaac Leyva, Garret Dillahunt, Frances Fisher, Gregg Henry. 98min     US Drama Inspired by true events that took place in the seventies but have increasing relevance...

Director/Producer/Writer/:  Shane Caruth Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Caruth, Andrew Sensenig, Thiago Martins, Meredith Burke 96mins   US Sci-fi Drama Shane Caruth is a director of sci-fi films and Upstream Color is his second feature. He...

A refreshingly funny rites of passage tale and first feature for Jordan Vogt-Roberts who takes a simple teenage male-bonding outing in the woods and gives it universal appeal.  Anyone can...

Director: Daniel Lambert         Writer: Daniel Lambert Matila Malliarakis, Guillaume Gouix, David Salles, Melissa Desormeaux-Poulin 98mins  French with English subtitles   Drama The recent batch of gay films has become...

Director: James Russell 92mins  Music Documentary Director James Russell's passion for music and multi-camera flair is showcased here in this close-up and personal experience of Morrissey performing live in the confines of...

Director Maryam Keshavarz Cast: Nikohl Bosheri, Sarah Kazemy 105mins  Drama Politics and sapphic desire go hand in hand in this coming of age drama from Iranian director, Maryam Keshavarz.  It starts off as...

  The Venice Lido hosts the longest-running international film festival. A highlight in the cultural calendar, Venice is legendary for its glamorous parties and innovative and cutting- edge cinema, screening the...