Film Review: DEAR COMRADES! (2021)
“What am I supposed to believe in if not communism?” Idealism and family take centre stage in this film, based on realContinue Reading
Tag: historical drama
Mangrove – London Film Festival 2020
Director Steve McQueen’s film Mangrove launched the 2020 London Film Festival with a potent and necessary story about racism and discrimination inContinue Reading
And the Winner Isn’t … Podcast – Apollo 13
Season 1 Episode 5 – Apollo 13 (1995) Dan and Marie explore the films which were nominated in the OscarContinue Reading
Film Review: Waiting for the Barbarians (2020)
Beautiful vistas mask something more violent in a border town in Ciro Guerra’s adaptation of J M Coetzee’s novel Waiting forContinue Reading
Film Review: The Painted Bird (2020)
A film adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński’s acclaimed but controversial novel The Painted Bird always had the potential to be divisive. Czech directorContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Shout Factory’s Ophelia (IFC)
Ophelia takes Shakespeare’s most famous play and changes the Point of View. The Film Shakespeare was never kind to women. Continue Reading
Mr. Jones: London Film Festival Review 2019
The horrendous treatment of the Ukrainian people by the Soviet government in the 1930s is chillingly presented in this trueContinue Reading
Her Story 2.0: Mira Nair
The Second Volume of Her Story continues with a look at Director Mira Nair. Kristen examines one of the directorsContinue Reading
Film Review: Robert the Bruce (2019)
Not the film with Chris Pine, but with the same central character, Robert The Bruce is a quieter, more thoughtfulContinue Reading
Film Review: The Isle
Marie takes a trip to a remote Scottish island for some mysterious goings-on among a small community. This beautifully shotContinue Reading