Film Editorial
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Possum
There’s a genuine sense of dread pervading Matthew Holness’ feature debut, a psychological horror picture that elevates it above the mere pastiche one might have anticipated f...
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The Wife
A trio of excellent performances from Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce and Christian Slater elevate this otherwise flawed feminist-hued drama, based on Meg Wolitzer’s 2003 book. It...
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Cold War
Writer-director Pawlikowski’s follow-up to his low-key masterpiece ‘Ida’ charts an ill-starred romance over a tempestuous period, running from the end of the 40s to the beginn...
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Lucky
The late, great Harry Dean Stanton gets a fitting send-off as the titular irrepressible small-town-dwelling old codger in this elegiac but whimsically amusing character study ...
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The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Iranian-American director Desiree Akhavan follows-up her amusing indie comedy ‘Appropriate Behaviour’ with this 90s-set drama adapted from Emily M. Danforth’s 2012 novel. More...
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Matangi/Maya/M.I.A
Early in this documentary about Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam - aka rapper and songwriter MIA - she is asked what makes her such a problematic figure. She struggles to answer. ...
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The Little Stranger
Irish director Lenny Abrahamson’s follow-up to the excellent ‘Room’ is a disappointingly staid adaptation of Sarah Walters’ novel, a gothic drama set in the late 40s/50s, when...
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Faces Places
Veteran Nouvelle Vague director Agnes Varda’s enduring zest for life and boundless curiosity is evidenced in this charming documentary, a freewheeling road movie that also ser...
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A Sicilian Ghost Story
Directing duo Grassadonia and Piazza’s follow-up to the highly-praised Mafia hitman pic Salvo is a bewitching combination of dramatized true crime story, angsty teen romance a...
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The Escape
Gemma Arterton gives a career best performance in this attentive and humane, if occasionally harrowing, portrait of depression from writer-director Dominic Savage. She is Tara...
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Ant-Man and The Wasp
After the bleak conclusion of Avengers Infinity War, Marvel Studios lighten matters up considerably for the second standalone picture for thief-turned-shrinking-superhero, Sco...
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The Guardians
There have been a number of recent films commemorating the centenary of World War 1. French director, Beauvois’s picture delves into a hitherto underexplored aspect, the pligh...
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Hearts Beat Loud
Even the appealing presence of ‘Park and Recreation’s’ Nick Offerman fails to elevate this indie-flavoured comedy about a middle-aged dude learning to move on, above the merel...
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