White Noise

White Noise – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2022 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Don DeLillo’s novel White Noise (1985) depicts an era where the relative security of Western middle class...
Bones And All

Bones and All – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2022 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. With Bones and All, Luca Guadagnino combines the romantic coming-of-age story of Call Me By Your Name with...
Bardo

Bardo – Venice Film Festival 2022 Review

One can’t help but wonder if Netflix’s much-publicised recent financial troubles are down to business decisions like giving Alejandro G. Iñárritu millions to make Bardo, rather than just sending him to a...
ParallelMothers

Parallel Mothers – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2021 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Parallel Mothers is a twisting tale of two single mothers, Janis (Penélope Cruz) and Ana (Milena Smit),...
The Lost Daughter Olivia

The Lost Daughter – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2021 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Directing your debut feature as an established actor has its pros and cons. You can call in favours to land...
ThePoweroftheDog

The Power of the Dog – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2021 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Jane Campion’s latest film, an adaptation of Thomas Savage’s The Power of the Dog, is a masterful...
The Card Counter

The Card Counter – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2021 as part of our coverage for Venice Film Festival. The Card Counter marks a highly anticipated return for Paul Schrader, after his career-best First...
Spencer Film

Spencer – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2021 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Pablo Larraín’s Princess Diana biopic, Spencer, gets about as far away from a cradle-to-grave template as...
ATJ

Last Night in Soho – Review

This film was previously reviewed in September 2021 as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Last Night in Soho starts shakily, with the slow establishment of Ellie’s (Thomasin McKenzie) move to...
Freshman Year Shithouse SXSW

Freshman Year – Review

The college coming-of-age story is such a tried-and-tested subgenre that it’s impressive when someone offers a new take. Freshman Year, the debut feature from writer, director and lead, Cooper Raiff, shows...
The Falls Pubu Venice 2021

The Falls – Venice 2021 Review

There are sure to be countless Covid films tackling the biggest global disruption of our lifetimes, and The Falls takes an interesting approach, relegating this cataclysm to a sub-plot. We begin in Taipei,...