The Painted Bird and Depicting the Holocaust on Film Rob Salusbury July 15, 2020 Analysis, Opinion The Holocaust is, without a doubt, the toughest topic to discuss in modern history. The mass murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime during World War Two was a defining moment in the history of mankind:...
Sunset – Venice 2018 Review Tom Bond September 7, 2018 Reviews László Nemes’ previous film, Son of Saul, was a harrowing and visceral fever dream, dragging the viewer through the charnel house of a concentration camp in Nazi Germany. Much of its power came from...
Top 20 Films of 2016: 20 to 11 David Brake December 20, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 It’s here! The One Room With A View Top 20 films of 2016 has arrived. It’s been an extraordinary year of cinema - despite the troubling situations elsewhere. This was one of the closest years we’ve seen...
Son Of Saul – LFF Review Nick Evan-Cook October 10, 2015 Reviews Searing and visceral, Son of Saul adopts an unusual long-take, shallow-focus shooting style to great effect as it powerfully offers a new approach to films concerning the horrors of the Holocaust. In...