Reviews

Director: Leanne Pooley Writers; Leanne Pooley and Matthew Metcalfe Cast: Chad Moffitt, Sonam Sherpa, John Wraight, Daniel Musgrove 100min   Documentary If you've ever wanted to climb Mount Everest, Leanne Pooley's documentary is a...

This year's 67th Festival de Cannes features nine films directed by women but only two compete in the official competition for the coveted PALME D'OR.  Here's the low down. I N  ...

Director: Yasuijiro Ozu Writers: Kogo Noda and Yasuijiro Ozu Cast: Chishu Ryu, Shima Iwashita, Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada 112min   Japan   Drama The final work of master filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu, An Autumn Afternoon portrays...

The highlight this year is Sergi López, one of Spain’s most acclaimed actors whose work in Spanish and Catalan spans both stage and screen. Well-known for his role as Vidal...

Sex in the Socialist Republic of Poland is fascinating series of sex-themed Polish animation shorts from the Communist era that somehow don't feel dated and are every bit as real...

Dir.: Charlie Stratton; Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Oscar Isaac, Tom Felton, Jessica Lange USA 2013, 107 min Drama Based on Zola’s novel “Thérèse Raquin”, written in 1867, this is a surprisingly faithful adaption. Stratton captures...

Director: Tessa Louise-Salomé Writer: Tessa Louise-Salomé, Chantal Perrin-Cluzet, Adrien Walter France Documentary 72min Tessa Louise-Salomé follows her HOLY MOTORS (2012) making-of with this career overview of France’s most mysterious auteur. After its world...

Director: Alain Guiraudie Cast: Pierre Deladonchamps, Christophe Paou, Patrick d'Assumcao, Jerome Chapatte 100min  French with subtitles   Thriller Alain Guiraudie's STRANGER BY THE LAKE is one of the year that has really made a lasting...

Kinoteka is back this Spring for a month-long celebration of Polish film, music and visual arts.  This 12th year of the festival celebrates the work of Walerian Borowczyk with his...