Sound of Metal – Review Phil W. Bayles May 17, 2021 Reviews This film was previously reviewed in April 2021 for its digital release. Early on in Sound of Metal, a group of deaf addicts sign a prayer that’s common in 12-step programmes: “God grant us the serenity...
Ismael’s Ghosts – Review Kofo Owokoniran June 3, 2018 Reviews In what is their seventh collaboration together, Arnaud Desplechin and Mathieu Amalric offer up a fevered, impenetrable film that might prove too inaccessible even for French art-house cinema, which might...
Never Ever – Venice 2016 Review Cathy Brennan September 14, 2016 Reviews In the wake of The Babadook new ghost stories should be welcomed with open arms. However, Never Ever squanders its potential by being utterly tedious. The first half of Never Ever actually intrigues as...
My Golden Days – LFF Review Rachel Brook October 15, 2015 Reviews In blending Jean-Pierre Jeunet-esque whimsical adventure with a sentimentalised recollection of past love Desplechin straddles and ultimately crosses the line between charm and irksomeness. Stylistically...