Film Review: Godland (2023)
The arrogance of colonisers, particularly those driven by their religious beliefs, meets the might of nature head-on, and there isContinue Reading
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The arrogance of colonisers, particularly those driven by their religious beliefs, meets the might of nature head-on, and there isContinue Reading
A moving film set in the Irish midlands, which reflects on men struggling to find a way to express theirContinue Reading
Dropped into this enclosed community with no introduction, it doesn’t take long before the absurdities come to light. A loneContinue Reading
A short festival of Austrian film gets underway on 23rd March at London’s Ciné Lumière, featuring a couple of unexpectedly heart-warmingContinue Reading
An espionage thriller set in Egypt’s most prestigious university for the study of Islam, Cairo Conspiracy is tense, engaging, and not entirelyContinue Reading
If you, like many, have not come across Joseph Bologne before, then Chevalier is an entertaining introduction to this 18th-century violin virtuoso,Continue Reading
Jerzy Skolimowski acknowledges that his donkey story, EO, takes another donkey story, Au Hasard Balthazar, as inspiration. His observation of the human elementContinue Reading
The problem with nostalgia is that it’s not real. Perhaps, like Felice, you can kid yourself for a while thatContinue Reading
Marie kicks off 2023 for The Movie Isle with her Top Ten (plus a wee bit extra) Films of 2022.Continue Reading
If there’s anyone you can trust with a story about marginalised people somehow forming their own unique family to getContinue Reading