Docks of Hamburg
This dynamic crime story, full of brilliant cinematic effects, benefits from a beguiling performance from Jenny Jugo as the ‘Carmen of St Pauli’.
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Shorts to Debate
The SHORTS TO DEBATE strand at the Cambridge Festival 2019 resonated with the Festival audience long after the screening.
Scooby Doo and Guess Who?
SCOOBY DOO has been running for 50 years and hasn’t lost any popularity over time, what has changed, however, is the way the mystery gang has been portrayed over the years. Joshua Ragan reviews.
The Light of Asia
The story of the young Prince Gautama, who turns his back on power and prestige for a life as a beggar and preacher and would later be known as the Buddha, is told with sincerity and spectacle.
Shorts to Thrill
Every year we review the shorts at the Cambridge Film Festival, this year is no different with many fantastic shorts to come out. This focus is on the SHORTS TO THRILL and here are a few of the best ones. Josh Ragan reviews.
System Crasher
A remarkable achievement, which, without overly sensationalising what is a bleak and often repetitive situation, manages to be continuously gripping and intense.
Domestique
This domestic drama-cum-horror film, both bleak and oblique, owes much of its power to the director’s attention to detail in every shot.
Meeting Gorbachev
The way that Herzog can scope out the narrative of an interview is quite something to behold, with a firm grasp on his line of questioning. Elle Haywood reviews MEETING GORBACHEV.
Brothers
BROTHERS is a tale of co-dependence, love, and the destruction that comes with them, writes Josh Ragan.
Distances (Les Distancies)
Elena Trappe conjures impeccable performances from her cast in the touching and funny DISTANCES.