Beans – Raindance Film Festival 2021
A coming of age story from a little-seen historical and cultural perspective, centred on an indigenous girl growing up inContinue Reading
Tag: Social Drama
White Building – London Film Festival 2021
A young man must come to terms with multiple changes in his life, as his friends move on and theContinue Reading
Nudo Mixteco – London Film Festival 2021
A Mexican village sees the return of three of its former inhabitants, all of whom have come back to dealContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s Whirlpool of Fate (Kino Classics)
Jean Renoir’s debut feature Whirlpool of Fate comes to Blu-Ray courtesy of Kino Lorber. The Film There must be an understanding whenContinue Reading
Film Review: Les Nôtres (2021)
Uncomfortable yet compelling viewing set in suburban Quebec, Les Nôtres – from Canadian director Jeanne Leblanc – takes a peek behind theContinue Reading
Film Review: Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020)
40 years after a famed dramatisation of the epochal German novel of the Weimar Republic, a feature-length film – looselyContinue Reading
Film Review: The County (2021)
Recently widowed Inga decides to tackle corruption in her local co-operative and ends up dividing the local community. The County is exactlyContinue Reading
Blu-Ray Review: Shout Factory’s Tokyo Godfathers (Collector’s Edition)
Shout Factory/GKIDS continue their impressive streak of releasing Classic Anime titles. This time it’s Satoshi Kon’s Tokyo Godfathers. The Film The furtherContinue Reading
System Crasher: London Film Festival Review 2019
A 9 year-old with severe anger management issues causes havoc everywhere she goes – all she wants is someone toContinue Reading