L’Autre – MANIFF 2021
Marie watches an on-screen character – also named Marie – as she deals with the loss of her father. It’sContinue Reading
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The Battle of Shangri-La – MANIFF 2021
A film from Brazil gets a World Premiere at MANIFF, and Marie heads out across the Brazilian countryside to trackContinue Reading
The Catch – MANIFF 2021
A feature directorial debut for Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer, The Catch receives its UK Premiere at Manchester Film Festival this weekend. A youngContinue Reading
Country of Hotels – MANIFF 2021
Country of Hotels receives its European premiere at Manchester Film Festival this year and is one which might intrigue fans ofContinue Reading
Misha – MANIFF 2021 Opening Night
Misha, the opening film of Manchester Film Festival (MANIFF) 2021 is interesting and raises more questions than it answers. ButContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Runaway Train (KL Studio Classics)
One of the best movies of the 1980s, Runaway Train, returns to Blu-Ray thanks to Kino Lorber. The Film Cannon FilmsContinue Reading
Film Review: Quo Vadis, Aida? (2021)
Successfully reaching the shortlist in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards, Quo Vadis, Aida? is Bosnian director Jasmila Žbanić’sContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Taffin (KL Studio Classics)
Before Pierce Brosnan was Bond he was Taffin. Kino Lorber brings the 80’s Cult Classic Actioner to Blu-Ray. The Film After watching Taffin oneContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s The Choirboys (KL Studio Classics)
The Choirboys in the forty-years since its release has turned from comedy to outright scathing indictment of the police force. New fromContinue Reading
Film Review: Fukushima 50 (2021)
Fukushima 50 looks at the devastating nuclear reactor failure in Japan. The publicity for this movie screams: “AFTER CHERNOBYL, COMESContinue Reading