Lawks A Mercy
Andrew Nickolds compares two films on the same subject – the attempted round-the-world voyage by amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst, for which the term ‘ill-fated’ is a grotesque understatement …
Category Archives: Reviews
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
With THREE BILLBOARDS, McDonagh has reached again for the high bar he’s set himself, writes April McIntyre.
Happy End
Haneke’s mischief-making social satire is reminiscent of late Bunuel, writes Andrew Nickolds.
Aquarius +Q&A
Mendonça has brought such warmth, humour and sensitivity to this piece, and AQUARIUS deserves to be seen by as many as possible, writes Bee Jones.
Murder on the Orient Express
Was this journey really necessary? Andrew Nickolds helps you decide.
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
This year’s Surprise Film at the Cambridge Film Festival was FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL, directed by Paul McGuigan. But was it a nice surprise?
KÉKSZAKÁLLÚ
A resonant, deceptively impressionistic portrait of young women on the cusp of adulthood.
Becoming Cary Grant
BECOMING CARY GRANT simultaneously offers too much and not enough information in what becomes a muddled piece of work, writes Andrew Nickolds.
In Search of Colour
A selection of shorts from 1907-1914, most newly restored, showcasing the innovative, two-colour ‘Kinemacolor’ process.
King of the Belgians
A stiff Belgian monarch takes an unexpected road trip across Europe in this poker-faced mockumentary.