Munich: The Edge of War – Review Carmen Paddock January 22, 2022 Reviews It is difficult to make a thriller about history, especially events as well-known as the talks between Chamberlain’s Britain and Hitler’s Germany. Munich: The Edge of War, adapted from Robert Harris’...
Sleep – Fantasia Festival 2020 Review Alysha Prasad August 14, 2020 Reviews What do you do if you can’t tell if you’re awake or still stuck in a dream? Michael Venus’ never-ending nightmare, Sleep (Schlaf), opens with Marlene (Sandra Hüller), a woman who suffers from horrible...
Exile – Berlinale 2020 Review Carmen Paddock February 25, 2020 Reviews The most effective horror comes from the unknown. In Visar Morina’s dramatic thriller, Xhafer is a Serbian pharmaceutical engineer who now lives in Germany with his wife and three children. One day, he finds...
In The Aisles – Berlinale 2018 Review Stephanie Watts February 24, 2018 Reviews From the opening scene, In The Aisles announces the gentle, whimsical way in which the next 125 minutes will proceed. To the soundtrack of the Blue Danube waltz, forklifts sweep graciously between the aisles...
Top 20 Films of 2017: #8 – Toni Erdmann Calum Baker December 23, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 You've no doubt heard the old Italian joke (well, the joke quoted in Watchmen at least) about the depressed man who, passing through a small town, decides enough is enough and he needs help. "Dottore," he...
Toni Erdmann – Review Tom Bond February 4, 2017 Reviews When a synopsis promises: “A man who loves playing practical jokes visits his workaholic daughter in disguise as an eccentric life coach”, you could be forgiven for thinking you’re watching an episode of...