Silvana
SILVANA is a greatly inspirational biopic, following Silvana Imam’s rapid rise to musical fame, that should reach wider audiences. Serena Scateni reviews at Take One Action Festival.
Category Archives: Reviews
Naila and the Uprising
NAILA AND THE UPRISING is a powerful end to an inspiring Take One Action film festival program, writes Calam Pengilly.
The Rider
Understated and compelling, THE RIDER is an alluring and thought-provoking film. Murray Ferguson reviews.
The Green Lie
THE GREEN LIE is an examination of corporate greenwashing with humorous self-reflective tone, writes Calam Pengilly at Take One Action Film Festival.
American Animals
AMERICAN ANIMALS is a docudrama mix that is a neat, tight deconstruction of the heist film and grips rather than grates. Jim Ross reviews.
Under The Tree (Undir Trénu)
UNDER THE TREE is a deliciously bleak and funny tale, with a ridiculous burst of violence making a uniquely strange little film. Murray Ferguson reviews.
Flight of a Bullet
FLIGHT OF A BULLET is raw and real but not in the manner war documentaries typically are. Anna Whealing reviews the Open City Documentary Festival award winner.
Those Who Come, Will Hear
THOSE WHO COME, WILL HEAR is a suggestion of director Simon Plouffe’s full potential, despite not always connecting with the cultures it depicts, writes Luka Vukos at Open City Documentary Festival.
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (곤지암)
GONJIAM suffers from none of the classic issues of found footage, writes Alice Pullen from the London Korean Film Festival teaser screening.
The Swing
Closing this year’s Open City Documentary Festival, THE SWING marks Cyril Aris as a filmmaker to anticipate in the future, writes Luka Vukos.