Marty Supreme
By the time MARTY SUPREME finishes batting balls at you and falls to the floor in exhaustion, the chaos left in its path is at once maddening and impressive.
Category Archives: Reviews
Ultras
ULTRAS highlights how football is not an escape from society, or even a reflection of it – it is a key thread running through the tapestry of communities across the globe.
How Deep is Your Love
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE is a thoughtful and beautiful exploration into one of the last holdouts of unexplored territory; a gentle yet deep dive into a world we seldom have access to, and that director Eleanor Mortimer urges us to try and protect.
Kenny Dalglish
KENNY DALGLISH provides an extended example not only of how sport, politics, and social justice can intersect, but also of why they should, whilst being mindful of the cost to those who feel they must.
Is This Thing On?
IS THIS THING ON? captures that strange space between when you laugh and when you feel completely alone. Bradley Cooper is learning to trust quieter emotions and smaller details.
Nouvelle Vague
“The best way to critique a film is to make a film.” The provocative declaration belongs to Godard, but it’s Richard Linklater who reinvigorates it with NOUVELLE VAGUE’s reverence for the French New Wave.
Sirāt
SIRĀT is a film that purposefully defies expectation or strict genre classification. Beginning as a ‘found-family’ road-trip drama, it abruptly morphs into a painstakingly tension-fraught thrill ride, punctuated by moments crafted to shock and awe.
Pillion
Awkward and endearing, PILLION is a stunningly impressive debut from HARRY LIGHTON, giving the rom-com the subversive, sexy spin it was in dire need of.
One Woman One Bra
ONE WOMAN ONE BRA is a stealthily devastating film, where many strands come together to have a heartbreaking impact and show the effect of a community abandoning its most vulnerable members.
A Sad and Beautiful World
Director Cyril Aris’s A SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD tells a story that can and has collapsed into a maudlin heap many times on film. However, the gentle chemistry of the romantic leads, the dexterity with which the film handles the passage of time, and the sincerity of relatable themes refracted through a Lebanese prism make the film an affecting and engaging romantic drama.