Review: Decision to Leave
Director: Park Chan-wook Stars: Tang Wei, Park Hae-il, Go Kyung-pyo In Park Chan-wook’s nimble neo-noir Decision to Leave sensibilities of old … Continue reading Review: Decision to Leave
Tag: Romance
Review: Anaïs in Love
Director: Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet Stars: Anaïs Demoustier, Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi, Denis Podalydès It’s been a banner twelve months for free-spirited young women … Continue reading Review: Anaïs in Love
Review: Ali & Ava
Director: Clio Barnard Stars: Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook, Ellora Torchia With Andrea Arnold experimenting with documentary and overseas work, and … Continue reading Review: Ali & Ava
Minutiae: Love in Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
Its exceedingly easy to dismiss the Friday the 13th series. From Sean S Cunningham’s 1980 original through to the trash-humping 2009 … Continue reading Minutiae: Love in Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
Review: Undine
Director: Christian Petzold Stars: Paula Breer, Franz Rogowski, Jacob Matschenz In Christian Petzold’s latest, Undine, the tension between dreams and reality … Continue reading Review: Undine
Review: The Half of It
Director: Alice Wu Stars: Leah Lewis, Alexxis Lemire, Daniel Diemer Alice Wu understands the rules of both the romantic comedy … Continue reading Review: The Half of It
Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Director: Céline Sciamma Stars: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami Walking home from seeing Portrait of a Lady on Fire, … Continue reading Review: Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Review: Rafiki
Director: Wanuri Kahiu Stars: Samantha Mugatsia, Sheila Munyiva, Nice Ginthinji Kenyan filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu’s second feature film is, in many … Continue reading Review: Rafiki
Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
Director: Barry Jenkins Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina King In 2005 my grandmother succumbed to bowel cancer in our … Continue reading Review: If Beale Street Could Talk
Review: A Star Is Born (2018)
Director: Bradley Cooper Stars: Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, Sam Elliott Bradley Cooper, the tall, charming, good-looking Hollywood A-lister here directs … Continue reading Review: A Star Is Born (2018)
Review: Let The Sunshine In
Director: Claire Denis Stars: Juliette Binoche, Gérard Depardieu, Xavier Beauvois I’d like to start, a little recklessly, by talking about … Continue reading Review: Let The Sunshine In
Review: The Shape Of Water
Director: Guillermo del Toro Stars: Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Doug Jones The cinema of Guillermo del Toro has forever been … Continue reading Review: The Shape Of Water
Review: Call Me By Your Name
Director: Luca Guadagnino Stars: Armie Hammer, Timothée Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg Food and sex have long been intermingled in art, with … Continue reading Review: Call Me By Your Name
Review: La La Land
Director: Damien Chazelle Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend Damien Whiplash Chazelle loves jazz and you should too. That’s the … Continue reading Review: La La Land
Review: A United Kingdom
Director: Amma Asante Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport This year, as one might readily have anticipated, awards seasons … Continue reading Review: A United Kingdom
The Lost Highway Hotel 