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