After 80-something Edna (Robyn Nevin) goes missing, her daughter (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter (Bella Heathcote) rush to her dilapidated home. Yet when an initially fine
Category: Reviews
Jingle-Jangle: A Christmas Journey Review
Genius toymaker Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker) abandons his calling after his apprentice Guftofson (Keegan-Michael Key) runs off with his inventions and his wife dies suddenly.
Charlatan .. a fascinating, frustrating tale of bottled-up emotion
Peter Bradshaw Only last year at Berlin, Agnieszka Holland presented Mr Jones: a big, brashly ambitious movie inspired by the life of Welsh journalist
‘Dark Waters’ review : Todd Haynes plumbs the depths of a poisoning scandal
Peter Bradshaw Todd Haynes is such a distinctive authorial voice in American cinema, a genius from left field, notably addressing identity and sexuality, and
Thappad : trigger of the principal conflict point
Just a film? No. Anubhav Sinha’s Thappad, as pointed as Mulk and Article 15 but markedly less dramatic, cuts close to the bone. It is
‘Days’ .. gentle look at healing and human connection
Time moves slowly, as ever, for Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang, as seconds become minutes, minutes become hours, and hours become “Days,” a gentle return to
‘Thappad’ is on-message—and a little exhausting
It’s the scene from Awaara that modern-day viewers would like to remove a few frames of. Raj Kapoor and Nargis are frolicking on a beach.
Undine .. female-centered romance
Christian Petzold’s “Undine” begins with a breakup. Framed tightly on the face of lead actor Paula Beer, we absorb the news as she does. But
Review : ‘Last and First Men’
Jóhann Jóhannsson’s work as a film composer transcended expectations of the craft, not only supporting a filmmaker’s vision but clarifying its appeal. His dynamic, soul-churning
