Galveston
GALVESTON is far more contemplative than one might expect from the plot synopsis, but confident work from Laurent and the lead actors galvanises the light script to multiplicative effect. Jim Ross reviews for Glasgow Film Festival
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Mary Shelley
MARY SHELLEY is a clumsy attempt to tell the story of a fascinating woman and literary pioneer. Jim Ross reviews at Edinburgh International Film Festival.
The Beguiled
Would you let a blue-bellied Yankee-doodle dandy into your school for girls? John Cheshire reviews Sofia Coppola’s latest feature film, premiering at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.
How To Talk To Girls At Parties
Punk rock rules! There are extra-terrestrial goings on in Croydon as John Cheshire discovers, reviewing John Cameron Mitchell’s latest feature film at Cannes Film Festival.
Trumbo
Trumbo is portrayed here as a sainted martyr of the American left, but the film falls short as an inclusive portrait of this complex man, writes Wyndham Wise.
Ginger & Rosa
Sally Potter’s GINGER & ROSA uses the unease of the Cuban Missile Crisis as a metaphor for the frantic disillusionment two young girls face in this emotionally charged adolescent drama.