Robe of Gems – London Film Festival 2022
A first feature from Mexican Natalia López Gallardo, Robe of Gems centres on three very different women and their lives in theContinue Reading
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My Imaginary Country – London Film Festival 2022
Acclaimed Chilean documentarian Patricio Guzmán returns yet again to his homeland to chart an unexpected people’s revolution, one which couldContinue Reading
The Woodcutter Story – Lond Film Festival 2022
Surreal, philosophical, and with a humour darker than a December night in Lapland, The Woodcutter Story is a Finnish tale of hopeContinue Reading
The Woman in the White Car – London Film Festival 2022
A labyrinthine plot with a few too many twists in the second half, The Woman in the White Car is nevertheless anContinue Reading
Petrov’s Flu – London Film Festival 2021
This surreal, fever-dream of a story set in post-Soviet Russia comes from controversial film and theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov, whoContinue Reading
Between Two Worlds – London Film Festival 2021
An account of a writer exposing the economic difficulties of low-paid workers in northern France is either a well-intentioned misfire,Continue Reading
Wood and Water – London Film Festival 2021
Contemplative and slow-paced, Wood and Water sees a recently-retired woman travelling to reunite with her son, but instead finding an inner connectionContinue Reading
Azor – London Film Festival 2021
An atmosphere of quiet menace pervades this conspiracy thriller set in 1980s Buenos Aires. Azor is the feature debut of Andreas FontanaContinue Reading
Wild Indian – London Film Festival 2021
Hinting at themes of displacement, assimilation and guilt, Wild Indian starts strongly but sadly falls short just at the final hurdle. It’sContinue Reading
Luzzu – London Film Festival 2021
Taking its name from the brightly coloured boats used for generations by Maltese fishermen, Luzzu is a poignant examination of how modernContinue Reading