Hustlers – Film Review by David Turpin Directed by Lorene Scafaria Starring: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles O ye, of little faith.  If you weren’t holding out much hope for yet […]

Pain and Glory – Film Review by David Turpin Director: Pedro Almodóvar Writer: Pedro Almodóvar (as Almodóvar) Stars: Antonio Banderas, Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbaraglia Pain and Glory, the now-mononymous Almodóvar’s twenty-first feature […]

Transit – Film Review by Diana Perez Garcia Directed by Christian Petzold Written by: Christian Petzold (adaptation), Anna Seghers (novel) Cast: Franz Rogowski, Paula Beer, Godehard Glese Opens on Friday August 16th […]

Animals – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Sophie Hyde Writer: Emma Jane Unsworth Stars: Holliday Grainger, Alia Shawkat, Fra Fee Laura (Holliday Grainger) and Tyler (Alia Shawkat) are two young women […]

Blinded by the Light – Film Review by Fran Winston Directed by: Gurinder Chadha Starring:  Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aaron Phagura Based on a […]

The Chambermaid (La Camarista) – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Lila Avilés Writers: Lila Avilés, Juan Carlos Marquéz Stars: Gabriela Cartol, Agustina Quinci, Teresa Sánchez Set entirely within the confines of […]

In Fabric – Film Review Directed by Peter Strickland Starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie Review by David Turpin Peter Strickland’s 2014 erotic fantasia The Duke of Burgundy emerged fully formed […]

Woman at War – Film Review by Frank L Director: Benedikt Erlingsson Writers: Ólafur Egilsson, Benedikt Erlingsson Stars: Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Jóhann Sigurðarson, Juan Camillo Roman Estrada Erlingsson created a fine idiosyncratic film […]

Styx – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Wolfgang Fischer Writers: Ika Künzel, Wolfgang Fischer Stars: Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa, Kelvin Mutuku Ndinda The Styx in Greek mythology is the river […]

Donbass – Film Review by Frank L. Director: Sergey Loznitsa Writer: Sergey Loznitsa Stars: Valeriu Andriuta, Nina Antonova, Valeriy Antonyuk Loznitsa (My Joy 2010, In the Fog 2012 and Maidan 2014) was […]

Eighth Grade – Film Review Director: Bo Burnham Writer: Bo Burnham Stars: Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson This is the story of Kayla Day (Elsie Fisher), a young girl who is […]

Wild Rose – Film Review by Frank L Director: Tom Harper Writer: Nicole Taylor Stars: Julie Walters, Jessie Buckley, Craig Parkinson Rose Lynn Harlan (Jessie Buckley) is an unmarried mother of two […]

The Sisters Brothers – Film Review Director: Jacques Audiard Writers: Jacques Audiard (screenplay by), Thomas Bidegain (screenplay by) Stars: John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal Eli (John C. Reilly ) and […]

Ray & Liz – Film Review by Aisling Foster Written and directed by Richard Billingham Stars: Richard Ashton, Jamie-Lee Beacher, Michelle Bonnard If you find images of real life depressing, then the […]

The Kindergarten Teacher – Film Review by Cathal Ryan Director(s): Sara Colangelo Writers(s): Sara Colangelo Actors: Rosa Salazar, Gael García Bernal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Michael Chernus Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is a Kindergarten […]

Capernaum – Film Review by Frank L Directed by Nadine Labaki Writers: Nadine Labaki (screenplay), Jihad Hojeily (screenwriter) Stars: Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw, Boluwatife Treasure Bankole The entire movie centres on […]

If Beale Street Could Talk – Film Review Director: Barry Jenkins Writers: Barry Jenkins (written for the screen by), James Baldwin (based on the book by) Stars: KiKi Layne, Stephan James, Regina […]

Can You Ever Forgive Me – Film Review by Frank L. Director(s): Marielle Heller Writers(s): Nicole Holofcener, Lee Israel (memoir), Jeff Whitty Actors: Melissa McCarthy, Anna Deavere Smith, Julie Ann Emery, Joanna […]

Green Book – Film Review by Pat Viale Director: Peter Farrelly Writers: Nick Vallelonga, Brian Hayes Currie (as Brian Currie) Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini Set in the early 1960s, […]

Colette – Film Review by Frank L Director: Wash Westmoreland Writers: Richard Glatzer (screenplay by), Wash Westmoreland (screenplay by) Stars: Keira Knightley, Fiona Shaw, Dominic West Wash Westmoreland collaborated with his partner […]

Monsters and Men – Film Review by Aisling Foster Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green Writer:  Reinaldo Marcus Green Stars: Chanté Adams, Giuseppe Ardizzone, Nicole Beharie As they say in the movie biz: ‘No […]