A Rosamund Pike delivers a delightful performance, while Carey Mulligan makes a wild appearance, making them the standout reasons to enjoy the opening film of
Category: Films
Review of “Red Island” – Exploring the Intersection of Beauty and Colonialism in a French Childhood in Madagascar
F Filmmaker Robin Campillo has embraced the unpredictable nature of memory with his tender, unsentimental, and visually striking creation. Drawing from his own childhood experience
Green Border review – gripping story of refugees’ fight for survival in the forest
At 74, Polish film-maker Agnieszka Holland has lost none of her passion – or compassion – and this brutal, angry, gruelling drama, in sombre black
Sky Peals review – eerie tale of lost souls at the service station
“Do you ever feel that you’re in the wrong place?” asks Adam, the doleful hero of Moin Hussain’s debut film. “Like, if this is the
Evil Does Not Exist review – Ryu Hamaguchi’s enigmatic eco-parable eschews easy explanation
Ryu Hamaguchi’s quietist, enigmatic eco-parable refuses easy explanations and perhaps it refuses difficult explanations as well. It’s a complex drama, a realist film teetering on
The Killer review – terrific David Fincher thriller about a philosophising hitman
D Andrew Kevin Walker adapted the graphic novel by Alexis Nolent for David Fincher’s captivating and addicting samurai crime drama. The film features Michael Fassbender
The Beast review – Léa Seydoux’s audacious drama throbs with fear
Bertrand Bonello’s new film is a vast unsettling dream of the future and the past; it stars Léa Seydoux, whose poise, creamy moue of discontent
Maestro review – Bradley Cooper’s head-flingingly heartfelt Leonard Bernstein biopic
J Last year in Venice, Cate Blanchett introduced us to Lydia Tár, a fictional conductor who was tormented and would watch old VHS tapes of
Emma Stone stars in Yorgos Lanthimos’s brilliant and comedic masterpiece, Poor Things, as she embarks on a wild sexual journey.
T The title may suggest a kind and sympathetic tone, but in reality, this bizarre and epic work is filled with merciless vivisection. Poor Things
Hollywoodgate review – a fascinating insight into the Taliban’s insular world
The spoils of war are a chore in this fascinating fly-on-the-wall study of the Taliban’s first year back in power, starting in the late summer