Gemini (双生児 1999)

Gemini (双生児 1999)

A welcome release for Tsukamoto Shinya’s Gemini because it’s high time that it received a reappraisal, especially in context of the other recent releases from the director covering films from across his career, including the recent triple bill Killing / Haze /... »

Blue Spring ( 青い春 2001)

Japanese high-school tensions turn violent in boy-gang conflict in this vibrant yet succinct tale of teenage angst where the protagonists’ future desires are undefined and unrealised. Blue Spring is a manga adaptation in its most rhythmic gory glory.... »
The Changeling (1980)

The Changeling (1980)

The impressive Cheesman house has a dark and sinister history: and it appears that “it doesn’t want people”. It does have a new resident in the form of John Russell (George C. Scott), who will have to face the horrors and ominous revelations of the old... »
The Wound (Inxeba 2017)

The Wound (Inxeba 2017)

Tribal coming-of-age initiation ritual for the Xhosa men take the form of an annual meeting, away from the cities, amidst the mountains of the Eastern Cape. John Trengove’s compelling Oscar nominated film depicts the ancient rituals outside the contemporaneity... »
The Midwife (Sage femme, 2017)

The Midwife (Sage femme, 2017)

“What would you do if someone from your past reappeared?” And what would you do if your step-mother, who is a bit like Patsy from Absolutely Fabulous, suddenly appears in your life after thirty years, with the intention of starting an endless party in your presence?... »
The Levelling (2016)

The Levelling (2016)

Hope Dickson Leach’s debut drama is one that addresses of a number of issues as a father and daughter attempt to understand the son’s recent brutal death whilst coming to terms with their own differences – their confrontations from the past and their... »
Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? (2016)

Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? (2016)

Who’s Gonna Love Me Now? is a poignant film about an estranged family trying to reconcile their relationships, amidst religious and cultural concerns, engaging with each other across continents. It is also a film about how music can bring hope in times of... »