The Hand of God – Venice 2021 Review Tom Bond September 4, 2021 Reviews The Hand of God is Paolo Sorrentino’s most personal film yet, re-telling key events of his youth in Naples, including the tragic moment that left him orphaned. His films have always had an air of melancholy,...
Short of the Month: Piccole Avventure Romane Henry Gatrell March 11, 2019 Features, Independent, Short of the Week https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06uqeJzpadA Piccole Avventure Romane translates through Google to "Little Roman Adventures". And 'little' is exactly what this film is: there is very little dialogue,...
My Brilliant Friend – Venice 2018 Review L D September 3, 2018 Reviews Following the fight between Cannes and Netflix, Venice has this year become the VOD film festival, something that's demonstrated perfectly by HBO's My Brilliant Friend, a series directed by Saverio Costanzo...
Youth – Review Nick Evan-Cook January 31, 2016 Reviews Michael Caine's best work in years and a strong supporting cast isn't quite enough to lift the evocative, elegant yet slight Youth beyond the (admittedly absorbing) curio it is. If nothing else, the...
A Love Letter To… The Great Beauty Nick Evan-Cook January 26, 2016 Features, Love Letter, Nostalgia “I was looking for the Great Beauty… but… I didn’t find it.” So says the aging and ennui-ridden Jep, when asked why he didn’t make more of his life in the artful and exquisite The Great Beauty. On...
The Great Beauty – Review Tom Bond January 5, 2014 Reviews 1 Comment You’ll want to visit Rome after watching The Great Beauty. Italy’s capital is the beauty in question and its inhabitants are the beasts, party-hardened socialites that swirl chaotically around a calm...
