The Beguiled – Review Tom Bond July 14, 2017 Reviews Colin Farrell fucks his way to freedom in this intoxicating remake of Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood’s 1971 Southern Gothic. Sofia Coppola’s version is faithful to the original, but adopts a more restrained...
Dragon’s Defense – Cannes 2017 Review Tom Bond May 28, 2017 Reviews Dragon’s Defense is a film about nothing. And not in the sense that Seinfeld is a TV show about "nothing", but is really about everything. There’s no implied rule-breaking or casual genius in this...
24 Frames – Cannes 2017 Review Tom Bond May 28, 2017 Reviews The late Abbas Kiarostami was a true visionary, responsible for some of the most powerful and thought-provoking cinema of the last four decades. He continues to pursue new ways of expressing himself in 24...
Out – Cannes 2017 Review Tom Bond May 23, 2017 Reviews Gyorgy Kristóf’s Out proves that unemployment and fear of foreign workers aren’t limited to the more affluent nations of Europe in this sweet story about a factory worker struggling to get by. Ágoston...
Radiance – Cannes 2017 Review Tom Bond May 23, 2017 Reviews If there’s one thing a film festival always proves, it’s that there are countless ways to see the world: fast, slow; violent, peaceful; restrained, exaggerated; joyous and heartbreaking. Naomi Kawase’s...
Le Venerable W. – Cannes 2017 Review Tom Bond May 20, 2017 Reviews Extreme Buddhism might sound like the brainstorm of a BBC Three producer, but in Barbet Schroeder’s ferocious documentary it’s about as far from a laughing matter as you could imagine. Despite their serene...