Docks of Hamburg
This dynamic crime story, full of brilliant cinematic effects, benefits from a beguiling performance from Jenny Jugo as the ‘Carmen of St Pauli’.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Zero Impunity
The ZERO IMPUNITY movement looks to turn indignation into a weapon: “an engine of change” to challenge wartime sexual violence.
7th Heaven
Frank Borzage’s 1927 silent classic 7TH HEAVEN begins in the gutters. But when viewing the restoration screened with spellbinding live piano accompaniment by composer Neil Brand, it is impossible to not be carried up with it from the grimy depths towards the stars.
ESFF: Out Of Frame
Jim Ross previews the opening night of the 2019 Edinburgh Short Film Festival.
Streetkids United 3 – The Road to Moscow
Streetkids United 3 – The Road to Moscow, begged more questions than it addressed. Mike Levy reviews.
Shorts to Debate
The SHORTS TO DEBATE strand at the Cambridge Festival 2019 resonated with the Festival audience long after the screening.
Honeyland
Chris Dobson reviews HONEYLAND, which features in this year’s Document Human Rights Film Festival in Glasgow.
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmao
“The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmao” is about two sisters who want to be together, but outsider and insider forces attempt to keep them apart.
Scooby Doo and Guess Who?
SCOOBY DOO has been running for 50 years and hasn’t lost any popularity over time, what has changed, however, is the way the mystery gang has been portrayed over the years. Joshua Ragan reviews.
The Chambermaid
A detailed portrait of a hotel maid’s working life which should delight lovers of minimalist cinema.