Film Reviews

Andrew McArthur 28 June 2019

Amy Ryan leads a cast of familiar faces in Strange But True, a thriller that revels in taking viewers on...

Andrew McArthur 27 June 2019

Bruno Ganz takes one of his final supporting roles in The Tobacconist (Der Trafikant) an Austrian coming of age drama...

Andrew McArthur 27 June 2019

Hard-hitting Swedish space opera Aniara delivers nihilistic horror as it explores the breakdown of societal norms aboard a tragic space...

Andrew McArthur 27 June 2019

Lucky McKee's 2011 Jack Ketchum adaptation, The Woman, may not strike you as a film in obvious need of a...

Ewan Wood 26 June 2019

Strange But True is certainly strange, but I am unsure about its truth. What starts as a tense, family thriller...

Ewan Wood 26 June 2019

Director Ásthildur Kjartansdóttir’s debut The Deposit manages to say whole lot of nothing throughout its 90-minute running time. Every moment...

Ewan Wood 26 June 2019

Jason Winer’s Ode to Joy is a rom-com based on a funny premise, that milks it to its greatest extent....

Ewan Wood 21 June 2019

This is a brilliant concept executed incredibly poorly. Theoretically How to Fake a War should have been hilarious, but it...

Ewan Wood 21 June 2019

Bait is a true cinematic experience, utilising every tool in film school to make a seemingly non-descript melodrama into a...

Ewan Wood 20 June 2019

The Red Phallus is the debut feature from Bhutanese director Tashi Gyeltshen. It is the study of toxic masculinity in...

Ewan Wood 20 June 2019

The Grizzlies is an uplifting sports drama set in the remote Inuit town of Kuglugtuk in Nunavut, Canada. A true...

Ewan Wood 20 June 2019

A Finnish rom-com with a lot of heart, Aurora tackles tough issues of immigration, racism and alcohol abuse whilst maintaining...

Paul 3 June 2019

Sometimes It's good going into a film knowing very little about it with low expectations. In Pablo Trapero's last film,...

Scott Clark 21 May 2019

Made on behalf of troubled independent filmmakers the world over, G Patrick Condon’s debut feature Incredible Violence is a bizarre...