The Handmaiden
The shadow of Brian De Palma looms over Park Chan-Wook’s impressive psychological thriller, writes Jim Moore.
Category Archives: Reviews
Around China With A Movie Camera
The BFI’s collection of archive footage from China is drawn together by Ruth Chan’s excellent score, writes Mark Liversidge.
Arsenal
ARSENAL is a fantastic war film with enough gritty realism to fully immerse the viewer, writes Darius Azadeh.
Salomé
The silent film SALOMÉ brings together gay icons Oscar Wilde and Alla Nazimova in an intoxicating cocktail of high art and high camp.
The Light Between Oceans
A strong cast runs aground in a soggy, lighthouse-bound melodrama set after the First World War.
Auf Einmal
An unexpected death after a party leads to a host of recriminations and betrayals in this dark German drama.
Bodkin Ras
Those who believe ours is more than a black and white world, and likewise in film genre, should watch this melted fiction and documentary with interest.
Chocolat
CHOCOLAT charts the flamboyant rise and fall of France’s first famous black clown.
Short Fusion: Glass Ceiling
GLASS CEILING is a vibrant programme of shorts featuring friendship, the office grind, moments in teenage life and the journey to adulthood.
Daughter
The reflective DAUGHTER will resonate with audiences for its unembellished, sincere examination of a family’s inner conflict.