Reviews

Dir.: Nagraj Manjule Cast: Somnath Avghade, Syraj Pawar, Kishon Kadan India 2012, 105 min. Manjule’s contemporary rural drama about a Dalit (untouchable) teenager Jabya is a simple but never simplistic affair. It shows...

Dir: David Mackenzie, Cast: Jack O’Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend UK 2013, 100 min.  Action Drama 'Starred Up is a term used in the British prison system, where a juvenile offender, who...

Dir. Hong Sang-soo, Cast: Jung Eunchae, Lee Sunkyun South Korea   87 min.   Drama South Korean filmmaker Hong Sang-soo (Hahaha)) shows in his latest film NOBODY’S DAUGHTER HAEWON the unravelling of...

Director: Marc Wiese 106min  Documentary   Korean/English Are we inured to the atrocities of death camps? Do they become less horrific the more we are exposed to their heinous crimes upon humanity?...

The 9th LONDON SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL brings a spicy selection of Spain's latest dramas and documentaries right to your doorstep at the CINE LUMIERE, London this Autumn. STOCKHOLM stars Aura Garrido and...

Dir: Arthur Landon, Cast: Bel Powley, Alfie Fields, Sara Stewart, Diana Quick, Mark Powley UK 2012, 103 min  Drama Lauren, a teenager and her younger brother Harvey live with their mentally impaired...

Director: Markus Imhoof           Writers: Markus Imhoof and Kerstin Hoppenhaus 95min    US Documentary Bees are our future but the future’s not bright according to this important documentary...

DIRECTOR: STUART BLUMBERG         WRITERS: STUART BLUMBERG, MATT WINSTON CAST: Mark Ruffalo, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tim Robbins, Joely Richardson, Patrick Fugit 112min   US Romcom Following on from Steve McQueen's Shame,...

Director: Anne Fontaine Screenplay: Christopher Hampton Cast: Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Xavier Samuel, James Frecheville, Ben Mendelsohn 100mins  Australia/France   Drama The oedipus complex provides the counterpoint to this complex drama about female sexuality...