For Ellen
Shaylena Mandigo’s joyous performance almost saves So Yong Kim’s pretentious, meandering low-budget drama, says Dan Harling.
Category Archives: Reviews
To The Wonder
Malick’s TO THE WONDER is a visual, emotional and lyrical tour-de-force, writes Hannah Clarkson.
Song for Marion
Terence Stamp is on impressively dour form in Paul Andrew Williams’ modest film, writes Gavin Midgley.
Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust
Yasuo Baba’s timeline shifting comedy indulges nostalgia for the profligate 90s while finding a very humorous way to point out exactly where it all went wrong, writes Noel Megahey.
971 Horses + 4 Zebras
As its Surrealist title suggests, 971 HORSES + 4 ZEBRAS is a confounding compilation of animations and experimental films co-curated by featured artists Jordan Baseman and Gary Thomas.
Ninja Kids!!!
The anarchic possibilities afforded by the combination of kiddie ninja adventures and Takashi Miike never really lives up to its full potential, writes Noel Megahey.
Ray Harryhausen : Special Effects Titan
Jon Toomey reports back from Animated Exeter, the leading public animation festival in the UK. The opening film is RAY HARRYHAUSEN: SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN!
The Blossoming of Etsuko Kamiya
Kazuo Koroki’s final film is formal, sombre, reflective and poetic, and in that respect reminiscent of the post-war films of Yasujiro Ozu, writes Noel Megahey at the Japan Foundation tour in Belfast.
The Loved Ones
Sadly, by not being what those her age would typically call “pretty”, Lola Star’s had to make friends with rejection. Thankfully, she has developed a unique coping mechanism.
Singing Out For Harold and Maude
Harold, who is too young to have lived much yet, finds no enjoyment or purpose in life. Maude, who has known unimaginable tragedy, embraces the state of being and finds great beauty in each given moment.