by Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell | Jul 24, 2017 | Film and DVD Review
“I’d like of whatever these unbelievers drink.” In many ways this could be the most depressing film yet from Aki Kaurismaki – for no other reason than that he claims that it will be his last. The Other Side of Hope is a relevant modern drama about striving... »
by Anna Mitchell | Jul 22, 2017 | Film and DVD Review
A “fairytale for computers” conjures memories of music, fashion and film from times past in this reissue of Electric Dreams in all its amusing sweet innocence. In the year following the launch of the personal computer Electric Dreams takes the ‘personal’... »
by Anna Mitchell | Jul 22, 2017 | Film and DVD Review
“For once in your life try to use your gift for something positive.” Dreams can prove to be a delight or a nightmare, depending on whether they take the form of a romantic embrace, the prospect of self-provoked apocalypse or a bloodthirsty encounter with a monstrous... »
by Leo White | Jul 13, 2017 | Film and DVD Review
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... »
by Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell | Jul 9, 2017 | Film and DVD Review
The prolific and fascinating work of auteur François Ozon can be reflected in both the quality of his output as well as the variety of style and design, from his savage satire feature debut Sitcom (1998) to commentary on society and relationships in 8 femmes (2002),... »
by Anna Mitchell | Jul 2, 2017 | Film and DVD Review
Katell Quillévéré’s Heal The Living uses its primary theme of organ transplant to discuss life, death and existence for the people affected and the professionals who are trying to help them. It explores the multiple emotions of those on all sides of a horrible... »
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