Directors: Dayna Goldfine & Daniel Geller Released: Venice Film Festival 2021 The story goes that Bob Dylan asked Leonard Cohen how long it had taken him...
An intoxicating psychological horror roller coaster and love letter to the 60's, all set to a stonking soundtrack. Reviewed from Venice Film Festival 2021
Kristen Stewart stands tall as Diana, Princess of Wales, in an attractive but light soufflé of a film.
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal Stars: Olivia Coleman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, Ed Harris Released: Venice Film Festival 2021 There is no denying Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s ambition in her...
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner Cast: Franco Nero, Elyas M’Barek Released: 10th of September The Collini Case is a sleek, glossy film adaptation of a short novel by...
Director: Tomasz Wysokiński Released: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2021 Some films have brutal scenes that are unwatchable. Walk with Angels does it with words. Shocking is...
The public image of the Cannes Film Festival is one of glamour. There’s the backdrop of turquoise waves lapping the sandy beach, chic French Mademoiselles strolling...
Want to start a fight? Ask a group of film fans to discuss which movie deserved its Best Picture Oscar. Oof! Verbal and maybe even physical...
Director: Khadar Ayderus Ahmed Cast: Omar Abdi, Yasmin Warsame Released: La Semaine de la Critique Cannes 2021 Through the narrow, focused lens of Somali born director...
Leopard print and big hair. That would be the answer if the question were, how do you dress for the premiere of a film celebrating the...
Call me Nostradamus lite. Some of my pre-Oscars show predictions were spot on. However, the one I got spectacularly wrong was when I said that the show...
The Academy will put on as spectacular and entertaining a show as it can in the current circumstances. There will be quirky moments. There will be...
A couple of years ago, when I was covering Cannes, delegates received some sound advice from the head of the festival. He suggested that critics should,...
We’re approaching the business end of awards season, with the BAFTAs and Oscars up in a few weeks, so the excitement should be at fever pitch....
Director: Pedro Almodóvar Starring: Tilda Swinton Released: BFI London Film Festival The carnival of colour that assails your eyes from the opening shot of this 30-minute...
Anyone who loves cinema knows that magic moment; the lights go down, the message from the British board of film censors tells you the name of...
After the various precursor critics awards which were largely divided between a range of films and actors, come the big televised award shows. First up, the...
Director: Rupert Goold Stars: Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley, Rufus Sewell and Michael Gambon Released: 4th October 2019 (UK) Judy starts so well. We see a close-up of...