Aïcha – Manchester Film Festival 2025
An opportunity to reinvent herself is placed in the lap of a young Tunisian woman following an accident. Aïcha plays at ManchesterContinue Reading
Tag: Drama
Blu-Ray Review: 88 Films’ The Lady is the Boss (Limited Edition)
Modern Kung-fu teacher Kara Hui butts heads with old Kung-fu teacher Lau Kar-leung in The Lady is the Boss. New to Blu-rayContinue Reading
Universal Language – Manchester Film Festival 2025
Set in a Winnipeg where somehow everyone speaks Farsi, Universal Language is an absurd comedy/drama from Matthew Rankin, which was Canada’s submissionContinue Reading
Last Swim – Manchester Film Festival 2025
A bright young British-Iranian student heads out with friends on their last day of school life. A full day isContinue Reading
Film Review: Leila and the Wolves (1984)
For its first-ever US theatrical release, Lebanese filmmaker Heiny Srour’s visionary feminist work Leila and the Wolves receives a new 40th anniversaryContinue Reading
Film Review: The Monkey (2025)
Twin brothers must contend with a killer toy (but don’t call it a toy) monkey in Osgood Perkin’s hilariously darkContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Whore (Kino Cult)
Theresa Russell is electric in Ken Russell’s dark comedic drama Whore. New to Blu-ray from Kino Lorber’s label Kino Cult. The Film Continue Reading
4K UHD Review: Kino Lorber’s Sea of Love (Special Edition)
Al Pacino and Ellen Barkin get lost in the Sea of Love. The steamy sexual thriller comes to 4K UHD thanksContinue Reading
4K UHD Review: Arrow Video’s Inglorious Basterds (Limited Edition)
Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece Inglorious Basterds comes to Arrow Video in a fully armed limited edition 4K UHD Set. UPDATE: The Limited EditionsContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Fade-In (KL Studio Classics)
Burt Reynolds stars in the low-key romance Fade-In the first film ever credited to Alan Smithee. Kino Lorber has given this fascinating filmContinue Reading