Tagged True story

This film was previously reviewed in February 2021 as part of our Glasgow Film Festival coverage. Another film to be added to the 9/11 true story trope, The Mauritanian follows the legal proceedings to...

Steve Carell continues his fine run of dramatic turns in this seemingly whimsical yet serious study of trauma. He portrays Mark Hogancamp, an artist badly beaten in a gang assault who creates his own therapy...

Few documentary makers have a flair for cinematic storytelling quite like Bart Layton. His blistering debut, The Imposter, feels like a thriller despite being mostly a collection of talking head interviews....

Any psychology student worth their salt knows the 1971 Stanford prison experiment; and after watching this film, the general populace won’t forget. Based on the (in)famous social experiment, Philip...

Like its lead, McFarland USA has a simple, easygoing charm - and in director Niki Caro’s hands (the film, not Costner) what seems so 'route one' plays out at a significantly more enjoyable pace than its...

With scant time to acclimatise, Everest is quick to set up base camp deep in the foreshadowing of the mountain. Everest is a sight worthy of cinema’s largest screens, and a breathtaking canvas for the...

Heineken’s protagonists are just "a bunch of local jerkoffs" hit hard by the recession, unfairly losing their business and their purpose. So why not kidnap a billionaire? So crazy, so true?! Well, it...

Lone Survivor's dialogue speaks for itself: "If I die, I want you to make sure that Cindy knows how much I love her, and that I died with my brothers." Incidentally, this is no spoiler when three of our lead...

With the opening of the 57th BFI London Film Festival fast approaching, we take a quick look at the films we'll definitely be covering this year. Courtesy of Regency Enterprises 12 Years A Slave Dir:...