Jellyfish
Liv Hill’s firestarter performance keeps JELLYFISH from becoming unrelentingly depressing. A celebration of endurance, maybe, but one which questions just how much people can take. Scott Wilson reviews.
Category Archives: Reviews
The Nightingale
THE NIGHTINGALE redefines all preconceptions you have about horror films and sheds a harsh light some of the most disturbing and untold aspects of colonialism in Australia; the most nauseating of which is the truth that lies within them. Director Jennifer Kent is a detailed and masterful storyteller, painting the film with the same skin-crawling … Continue reading The Nightingale
Magical Nights (Notti Magiche)
MAGICAL NIGHTS is a cheeky, dark peek behind the curtain into a world of delusional fantasy. Murray Ferguson reviews from the Italian Film Festival.
On a Magical Night (Chambre 212)
ON A MAGICAL NIGHT (CHAMBRE 212) is a smart comedy about life and love until it trails off into a confusing, self-consciously deep ending. Yemi Chabi reviews from Cannes 2019.
Unicorn Store
Underneath the layers of glitters and shiny colours in UNICORN STORE lies an unusual coming-of-age story about empowerment and self-acceptance. Carine Belmont reviews.
Family Romance, LLC
Tina Kendall reviews Werner Herzog’s new film FAMILY ROMANCE, LLC from Cannes Film Festival 2019.
Animals
Screening at Sundance London 2019, ANIMALS ‘has an undeniably charming quality to it’. Elle Haywood reviews.
Euphoria (Euforia)
EUPHORIA is an affecting film that effectively balances human drama with jovial debauchery. Murray Ferguson reviews as part of the Italian Film Festival.
The Dead Don’t Die
THE DEAD DON’T DIE is not groundbreaking, but Jim Jarmusch manages to breathe some new life into the (un)dead genre. Joe McLauchlan reviews from Cannes 2019.
Scene Taiwan: Father
FATHER is appealing for those familiar with Taiwanese culture, but at the heart of it the film is about a man who has dedicated his life to his father’s craft, and is now facing the loss of that: a tragic story. Amber Heath reviews.