54: The Director's Cut
Nick Kitchin reviews the director’s cut of 54, restored for originally intended viewing.
Category Archives: Festival Coverage
One Night In Hell
Nick Kitchin reviews the short film ONE NIGHT IN HELL for the 35th Cambridge Film Festival
Portrait Of The Artist
Fitfully witty but structurally unsound French jeu d’esprit: not so much ‘high art’ as ‘Hi, Art!’, writes Stephen Watson.
Schmitke
Precise sound design, seductive landscapes and lugubrious humour combine in a modern Czech fairytale, writes Chloë Casper.
Land Grabbing
Kurt Langbein’s film shines a light on the dark business of intensive agriculture where profits come before people, writes Gavin Midgley.
Atomic: Living in Dread and Promise
ATOMIC isn’t all death and destruction. There’s a very positive side to the story, celebrating ingenuity, determination and compassion.
I Am A Soldier
Dour but well-observed drama about desperate times and hard choices, enlivened by the interesting family relationship at its heart.
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.