THE ASSESSMENT has enough interesting ideas to bolster the excellent central performances and basic premise. It never quite rises to meet its loftier concerns, but intelligent writing and captivating performances result in something well above a passing grade.
SANTOSH is a patient film, that illustrates how a dysfunctional environment can pervert the meagre empowerment it offers marginalised people.
Over the past decade, there has been an inescapable feeling that the world is on fire. Not just in a literal sense, regarding climate change, but also the sense that society and the social contract are burning down around us. Opposition has become polarisation that has not just merely moved the Overton window but smashed … Continue reading 2073
A picturesque chronicle of a young man’s life and the long shadow cast from whence he came, SUJO represents another assured piece of work from the creators of IDENTIFYING FEATURES.
UNDINE challenges the preconceptions of modern fairy tales, as Christian Petzold’s body of work becomes more daring and bold every film.
HONEYMOOD stands apart from other entries in the genre with its dark edge, its sense of the absurd and fantastic, and empathy for the film’s flawed, imperfect characters. Simon Bowie reviews.
Elle Haywood reviews LARA, “a stand-out piece from this year’s London Film Festival”.
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON raises important issues and also provides a feel-good vehicle to a great new talent in Zack Gottsagen to shine through. It succeeds in evoking both the spirit and the essence of its core inspirations, Mark Twain in particular. Gabriel Farrell reviews at LFF.
TEHRAN: CITY OF LOVE is an intricately woven character study, leaving audiences speechless and in complete emotional limbo, writes Chloe Goldsmith.
A collection of love stories spanning two continents and three generations, LIFE ITSELF proves not only desperately maudlin and judderingly contrived, but also a masterclass in how not to write a screenplay or how to play on the emotions of your audience in anything except the most cynical fashion. There’s an accusation sometimes levelled at … Continue reading Life Itself
