I Am A Soldier
Dour but well-observed drama about desperate times and hard choices, enlivened by the interesting family relationship at its heart.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
Wanja
A laugh a minute it ain’t, but Carolina Hellsgård’s film Wanja is a gripping watch, writes Garry Pope.
Closely Observed Trains
Jim Moore reviews Czech classic CLOSELY OBSERVED TRAINS.
Letter from an Unknown Woman
This beautifully realised romance makes it easy to suspend disbelief even after 67 years.
Darkness On The Edge Of Town
Forget mid-western tumbleweed or the dusty horizons of southern Italy – DARKNESS trucks the violent western to the green fields of Ireland.
Splendor Solis – Interview with Daniel Fawcett
Faye Gentile interviews Daniel Fawcett artist and director behind SPLENDOR SOLIS
Spotlight on Sjöström
Like D.W. Griffith in America and F.W. Murnau in Germany, Sjöström in Sweden was a pioneer, a technical innovator, and a great artist in the early days of film.
The Long Way Home
If there is one true rule of filmmaking, it is this: You don’t kill the dog.
Born
Claudio Zulian splashes on the light and architecture in this historical slice of Barcelona in the 18th century.
Editors' Blog: Festival Pairs
Edd Elliott compares festival films.