Muscle Shoals
MUSCLE SHOALS riffs on Rick Hall’s often pained backstory and his success as the world’s most in-demand knob-twiddler, writes Huw Oliver.
Category Archives: Reviews
Nothing But A Man
Michael Roemer’s innovative drama, shown at the Cambridge Film Festival, is an unfairly neglected gem of 60s cinema, writes Gavin Midgley
Dummy Jim
“You can’t plough a field by turning it over in your mind”. DUMMY JIM is inspired by Scottish author and long-distance cyclist, James Duthie.
Ludwig II
Even in the depths of the monarch’s decadence and detachment from reality, LUDWIG is always a sympathetic character, writes Owen Baker.
The Redemption of the Fish
This beautifully directed tale of rediscovered family and love can’t quite fulfill its early promise, but is still well worth seeing, writes Owen Baker.
Hannah Arendt
HANNAH ARENDT is a film populated with deep thinkers, academics and journalists, but only a few express their passions believably, writes Mark Liversidge.
Only the Young
In this intimate documentary set just north of Los Angeles, Kevin and his best friend Garrison tentatively step into the often wrenching world of adult responsibilities.
Deadlock: The modern Western
Roland Klick’s acid western embraces and transcends the ‘Spaghetti’ sub-genre, writes Sarah Acton.
The Taste Of Money
Im Sang-soo’s THE TASTE OF MONEY has a gin-dry and pleasingly wry sense of humour which takes pity on none of its players.
Exposed – Beyond Burlesque
An articulate, challenging and rewarding film which opens a thoughtful discourse on gender, disability and sexuality.