The Divine Order
THE DIVINE ORDER is an enjoyable tale of personal progress mirroring society, despite numerous shortcomings. Jim Ross reviews at Glasgow Film Festival 2018.
Category Archives: Reviews
Western
WESTERN conjures an atmosphere and intensity which seeps into every inch of Valeska Grisebach’s film. Jim Ross reviews at Glasgow Film Festival 2018.
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 …
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.