Colette, a modern soul in an old-fashioned world
The married life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette is the story of a modern soul in an old fashioned world. She was…
Keshavarz’s Circumstance (2011) is one of disruption and defiance
On the surface, Circumstance (2011) depicts the emotive, tumultuous journey of Atafeh and her orphaned best friend Shireen. They fall…
Beauty’s Background
Toni Bestard’s short film Background, broadcasted on Arte this month, radiates a poetic understanding of cinema. It is a meta-narrative,…
What’s on in November? We’ve got your back!
What’s on in November? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! The run-up to Christmas is always an awkward one. But…
Judy – Zellweger soars over the rainbow ★★★
“I just want what everyone else wants,” an ageing Judy Garland croaks to a BBC interviewer in the winter of…
Sleep with, not on, The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Starring two of the finest (and finest-looking) actors of their generation, this underrated gem is as much a study of…
2019 Film and TV Preview
The silver screen ‘The world has enough superheroes’ claimed last year’s Venom, but clearly no one listened. Prepare for the…
2018 in Film: What You Missed and What Is Yet To Come
Whilst you were splashing your student loans on Avengers: Infinity War and Jurassic Park: Fallen Kingdom, some good cinema went under your radar.…
2018’s Top Ten Films
The Review staff writers came together to decide this year’s top ten films and to highlight some of 2018’s biggest…
“Bohemian Rhapsody”: Is It Worth Your Time?
Something I didn’t expect happened while I was watching the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody: I started enjoying myself. Not…
