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...
Desiree Akhavan Talks Appropriate Behaviour, Girls and Directing Yourself Cameron Ward March 8, 2015 Behind The Curtain, Features, Interview Desiree Akhavan's feature debut, Appropriate Behaviour, follows Shirin (Akhavan), a bisexual Persian American woman in Brooklyn struggling to rebuild her life after breaking up with her lesbian...
Taxi – Berlinale 2015 Review Nick Evan-Cook February 6, 2015 Reviews Jafar Panahi writes, directs and stars in this charming and humorous display of the eccentric spirit of Iranian society. Ostensibly a hidden camera documentary, a large part of the film's appeal lies in...
The One I Love – Sundance London Review Christopher Preston April 23, 2014 Reviews The One I Love is a crumpled-up love letter being tumble-dried inside one of the drums of The Twilight Zone. Charlie McDowell manages to crack open a window and pump a fresh breeze into a genre bloated with...
Drunktown’s Finest – Sundance London Review Christopher Preston April 22, 2014 Reviews Drunktown’s Finest is Sydney Freeland’s directorial debut on a feature - and it shows. This film, which combines the increasingly interwoven stories of three young Native Americans, is never quite able to...
