Does Please Baby Please break new ground? Possibly not. Does it entertain, thrill, and captivate continually, using its cast of familiar character faces to great effect? Absolutely. Kramer’s vision is a raucous delight that will grow on every rewatch.
With a delicate and naturalistic performance at the centre from Andrea Riseborough, Zeina Durra’s LUXOR succeeds at painting a portrait of one of life’s pauses for thought; one of the strange stasis and emotions that develop when contemplating one’s life in a once-familiar place. Jim Ross reviews the Sundance selection.
Director Lone Schonfeld and Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough, Tahar Rahim, Caleb Landry Jones and Bill Nighy on THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS.
Elle Haywood reviews the opening film of the 69th Berlinale: Lone Scherfig’s THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS.
April McIntyre reviews Panos Cosmatos’ heavy-metal, plaid-wearing, LSD-fuelled revenge thriller MANDY.
NANCY is a thrilling film with brilliant performances. Just don’t expect all your questions to be answered, writes Ben Woodard.
James Marsh’s portrayal of pre-peace process Belfast features strong performances and a beautifully ambiguous denoument, writes Edd Elliott.
