Flying Blind
Slick, polemical and beautifully rendered, FLYING BLIND is reminiscent of the best of BBC crime drama, but with a painterly mise-en-scène, writes Hannah Clarkson.
Slick, polemical and beautifully rendered, FLYING BLIND is reminiscent of the best of BBC crime drama, but with a painterly mise-en-scène, writes Hannah Clarkson.
Hans-Christian Schmid’s melancholy domestic drama is a sensitive, realistic portrayal of a family walking on eggshells, and the tragedy that awaits when they begin to crack, writes Lillie Davidson.
All sushi lovers should make sure they see JIRO DREAMS OF SUSHI: a loving portrait of Jiro Ono, the 85-year-old proprietor of the beloved Tokyo sushi restaurant Sukiyabashi Jiro. The story is woven in a dreamlike fashion with close-up shots of freshly made fish, shots inside the kitchen and the infamous fish market. The simple, … Continue reading Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Blandly competent film-making at its anodyne best: Keith Braithwaite reviews the French comedy STARBUCK, screened at Cambridge Film Festival.
Jim Ross reviews DOUDEGE WÉNKEL, a police thriller from Luxermbourgian director Christophe Wagner that premiered in the UK at the Cambridge Film Festival.
Alfred Hitchcock’s favourite plot, the innocent man on the run, is given the most expansive treatment in NORTH BY NORTHWEST. It is THE 39 STEPS on steroids; it is Hitchcock trying to out-Hitchcock himself, writes Gavin Midgley.
With JERKS, Stelios Kammitsis has to be commended for making the most out of his first-time cast, and marks him out as a director of some promise, says Sarah Longfield.
THE WELL describes the effects of climate change from an anthropological perspective, and was screened with CARBON FOR WATER, an example of proactive documentary filmmaking with a clear directive, writes Christopher Stefanowicz.
The Zellner brothers’ KID THING is promoted as a “fever dream fable”, though for all its Grimm sensibility, it will ring true to anyone who has known a lonely farm kid, writes Rosy Hunt.
As controversial as Rolf Eden is, THE BIG EDEN is nevertheless worth watching even for those who do not agree with his lifestyle, writes Max Zeh.