Bittersweet Symphony – Edinburgh Film Festival 2019 Review Carmen Paddock June 29, 2019 Reviews Rich people problems are one of cinema’s perennial favourites; when done well, the results are last year’s Crazy Rich Asians or Joanna Hogg’s upcoming The Souvenir. When done sloppily, self-indulgently,...
Assassination Nation – Review Joni Blyth November 22, 2018 Reviews This film was previously reviewed on 21/10/2018 as part of the London Film Festival. Assassination Nation kicks off with a slew of trigger warnings – a fun gag letting you know all the sordid topics to be...
Assassination Nation – LFF 2018 Review Joni Blyth October 21, 2018 Reviews Assassination Nation kicks off with a slew of trigger warnings – a fun gag letting you know all the sordid topics to be covered. Graphic and disorienting, the film spends about an hour and a half punching...
The Bad Batch – Venice 2016 Review Cathy Brennan September 10, 2016 Reviews Ana Lily Amirpour falls victim to the sophomore slump with The Bad Batch. Like her strong debut, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night, she creates a strange world for her characters to inhabit. However, a languid...