Apollo 11
By virtue of having aged yet visually powerful footage, APOLLO 11 is certainly worth capturing on the big screen and will be orbiting your mind for a long time after. Elle Haywood reviews.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
The Furies
THE FURIES is reminiscent of the Sam Raimi style of splatterfest horror, with a Baz Luhrmann-esque twist of Australian camp, but it’s difficult to decide if it is a good movie or not. Joshua Ragan reviews at EIFF 2019.
Yesterday
Although YESTERDAY has its issues, the performances and neat story concept will leave you feeling entertained and energetic. Joshua Ragan reviews at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Love Type D
LOVE TYPE D has a very familiar look and feel, but the gene pool of this comedy is wide enough to result in the DNA of a healthy success of a film. Jim Ross reviews at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The Puppetmaster
Edinburgh’s Scene Taiwan Film Festival programmed THE PUPPETMASTER (1993) during its June run, and the film emerges as possibly the apotheosis of Hou Hsiao-hsien’s art. Marc Nelson reviews.
Aniara
Pella Kågerman and Hugo Lilja’s ANIARA is a slickly allegorical take on the doomed space flight archetype, that stands out in a crowded genre landscape. Jim Ross reviews at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
Boyz in the Wood
BOYZ IN THE WOOD is a fast-paced bumper car ride, with great comic timing and a sprinkling of social awareness. Jim Ross reviews the Edinburgh Film Festival opener.
Shanghai Film Festival Interview: Emma Xu
Hiu Man Chan speaks to Emma Xu of Shanghai International Film Festival about the festival’s documentary strands.
Interview with John Cooper & David Courier
TAKE ONE meets with the Director of Sundance (John Cooper) and the Senior Programmer (David Courier), as part of the roundtable interviews for Sundance London. Elle Haywood discusses the core of both London and Utah, a discussion of the film selections for this year, the challenges the industry is now facing and Sundance looking to … Continue reading Interview with John Cooper & David Courier
The Music and Us
THE MUSIC AND US is a dream-like filmic memory of a relationship which no longer exists. Francesca Woulfe reviews at IberoDocs.