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 Laura Davis 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...
