Drama

“Edie”: Film Review

Edie is a surprising film. It sets out in an unassuming way and develops into something genuinely affecting. It tells the story of a widow in her early eighties, Edie.

Drama, Horror, Psychological Thriller

“Detroit”: A Collision of Genres

Nightmare on 12th Street. July 1967, a sweltering summer in Detroit. The city erupts into rebellion. Looting, arson, snipers.

Colin Farrell and Barry Keoghan in The Killing of a Sacred Deer

Dark Comedy, Drama, Horror, Psychological Thriller

“The Killing of a Sacred Deer”: Film Review

The film provides a powerful emotional and sensory load – one can’t help but emerge from the cinema in an altered state.

Berlinale 2018, Drama, Interview

“Las Herederas (The Heiresses)”: Interview with Marcelo Martinessi

A long relationship plays out in a world of light and dark among the upper classes of Paraguay. Director/writer Marcelo Martinessi talks about his Berlinale prize-winning film.

Drama

“The Florida Project”: Film Review

Mayhem reigns wherever Moonee (Brooklyn Prince), an irrepressible six-year-old, leads her friends. She is a little tornado of mischief, and has an answer for everything.

Drama

“Padre”: Film Review

Giada Colagrande’s latest film explores love after loss, in a richly musical and luminous story.

Drama, Netflix

“Roma”: Film Review

An aesthetically stunning cinematic feat, Roma gives a vivid account of a Mexico City childhood set against a backdrop of surging political repression.

Johnny Harris as Jimmie McCabe in Jawbone movie

Drama, New British Cinema

South London, City lights in the distance. The crepuscular gloom envelops a man felled by loss, drink and impending homelessness. He has nowhere to go, and no loved ones. Yet “Jawbone” is a quietly exhilarating film.

Drama, DVD

“In Between” (“Bar Bahar”): Film Review

There is a particular glamour to party nights in cities like Beirut or Tel Aviv – the proximity of the sea, the dark starry nights, suntanned boys and girls dancing the night away at impromptu gatherings, smoking on balconies and rooftop terraces, sometimes encountering that unexpected spark of attraction.