Full Time (2021) EIFF Review
Eric Gravel directs Laure Calamy in ‘Full Time’ – picture the Safdie Brothers directing a film about a single mother. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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Axiom (2022) EIFF Review
Upcoming Swedish director Jöns Jönsson proves he’s a filmmaker to keep your eye on with the subtle but interesting ‘Axiom’ (2022) starring Moritz von Treuenfels. Review by Mark Carnochan.
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Paul Mescal stars as a dad managing anger issues in father-daughter relationship drama ‘Aftersun’ (2022), from screenwriter-director Charlotte Wells. Mark Carnochan reviews from EIFF.
Read MoreSediments (2021) Review – BFI Flare
Writer-director Adrián Silvestre is a fly on the wall to document a group of trans women discussing their transitions in ‘Sediments’ (2022). Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
Read MoreCop Secret (2021) Review – BFI Flare
‘Cop Secret’ (2021), from Iceland international footballer Hannes Þór Halldórsson, is an outlandish and entertaining buddy cop movie. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.
Read MoreLong Live My Happy Head (2022) Review – BFI Flare
‘Long Live My Happy Head’ (2022) is a wonderful new documentary from Will Hewitt and Austen McCowan exploring impending death through art. Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson.
Read MorePetite Maman (2021) Review
‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ director Céline Sciamma offers ‘Petite Maman’ (2021), her latest exploration of womanhood. It will unravel the grief in each of us. Joseph Wade reviews.
Read MoreMothering Sunday (2021) Review
Odessa Young and Josh O’Connor excel in an otherwise regular post-Great War romance from Eva Husson and screenwriter Alice Birch, ‘Mothering Sunday’ (2021). Review by Joseph Wade.
Read MoreNitram (2021) LFF Review
Justin Kurzel film ‘Nitram’ (2021), starring Caleb Landry Jones, commits the sin of humanising a monster, something even a tense atmosphere and fantastic performances can’t overcome. Leoni Horton reviews.
Read MoreSpencer (2021) LFF Review
Kristen Stewart stars as Princess Diana in ‘Spencer’ (2021), from ‘Jackie’ director Pablo Larraín, an ambitious achievement that reframes the tragic legacy of the female icon. Leoni Horton reviews.
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