Sea Child
Part thriller, part surreal dreamscape, SEA CHILD explores ideas of narrative and memory; of the elements and of time, and most of all, of innocence and imagination.
Category Archives: Reviews
Under The Lantern
UNDER THE LANTERN is less concerned with social issues as some of Lamprecht’s other titles, but does highlight the vulnerability of women in the face of male dominance.
Children of No Importance
CHILDREN OF NO IMPORTANCE was part of the series of Enlightenment films produced in Weimar Germany.
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
There is plenty that is lovable in the absurdity of THE BOY WHO TURNED YELLOW, according to Andrew Nickolds.
Short Fusion: Mend and Make Do
MEND AND MAKE DO, an animated short by Bexie Bush, tells the heartfelt story of a love life lived without regret, writes Nick Kitchin.
Crow
With unique access to the recordings of Ted Hughes reading what he considered his masterpiece, this film tells the story of CROW – a dark reworking of the Genesis story.
Monsters University
The bar is high for MONSTERS UNIVERSITY, but it doesn’t completely fail, according to Lizzie Scourfield.
Free Range/Ballad On Approving Of The World
Woollen tank-tops have never looked so cool, writes Edd Elliott.
Finding Vivian Maier
An air of French sophistication, intense privacy, a peripatetic pack-rat’s mound of carefully packed-up junk and a camera around her neck. FINDING VIVIAN MAIER.
Lilting
Hong Khaou’s LILTING reaches an important landmark within the potentially staid coming-out story framework, writes Emma Wilkinson.