Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Director: Sophie Hyde Stars: Isabella Laughland, Daryl McCormack, Emma Thompson In Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Emma Thompson plays a … Continue reading Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Tag: Drama
Review: Red Rocket
Director: Sean Baker Stars: Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Ethan Darbone Houston. Dallas. Austin. These are the world-famous cities of Texas. … Continue reading Review: Red Rocket
Review: Mass
Director: Fran Kranz Stars: Ann Dowd, Martha Plimpton, Reed Birney How do we talk about things too awful to talk … Continue reading Review: Mass
Review: Passing
Director: Rebecca Hall Stars: Ruth Negga, Tessa Thompson, André Holland There’s a scene in Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir in which young prospective … Continue reading Review: Passing
Review: Rose Plays Julie
Directors: Joe Lawlor, Christine Molloy Stars: Ann Skelly, Aidan Gillen, Orla Brady I’ve recently been reading the second edition of … Continue reading Review: Rose Plays Julie
Review: The Nest
Director: Sean Durkin Stars: Carrie Coon, Jude Law, Michael Culkin Carrie Coon had appeared on my radar a couple of … Continue reading Review: The Nest
Review: After Love
Director: Aleem Khan Stars: Joanna Scanlan, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss Actor Nasser Memarzia barely appears in After Love, but his character … Continue reading Review: After Love
Review: The Father
Director: Florian Zeller Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Imogen Poots, Olivia Colman Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) would be so much more at ease … Continue reading Review: The Father
Viewfinder: Only the Winds
Director: Karim Kassem Stars: Karim Kassem, Zeinab Hind Khadra, Lyne Ramadan For a new generation of global filmmakers, the lines … Continue reading Viewfinder: Only the Winds
Review: Nomadland
Director: Chloé Zhao Stars: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Bob Wells Thus far in a relatively brief but exemplary career, Chloé … Continue reading Review: Nomadland
Review: Sound of Metal
Director: Darius Marder Stars: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci Isolation is a persistent concern in Darious Marder’s seismic awards … Continue reading Review: Sound of Metal
Review: Rocks
Director: Sarah Gavron Stars: Bukky Bakray, Kosar Ali, Shaneigha-Monik Greyson Sarah Gavron first came to my attention with her quirky, singular … Continue reading Review: Rocks
Review: Bad Education
Director: Cory Finley Stars: Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Geraldine Viswanathan COVID-19 has been bad for cinemas, undeniably, but also bad … Continue reading Review: Bad Education
Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Director: Eliza Hittman Stars: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Théodore Pellerin Eliza Hittman’s second feature Beach Rats was one of my favourite … Continue reading Review: Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Review: Zombi Child
Director: Bertrand Bonello Stars: Wislanda Louimat, Mackenson Bijou, Louise Labeque, “Listen, white world… as our dead roar…” One of the more … Continue reading Review: Zombi Child
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