The Wedding Banquet Review
Director Andrew Ahn has made a virtue out of a necessity. Re-working Ang Lee’s early 90s Oscar nominated The Wedding...
Film Festivals
To The West, In Zapata Review (Visions du Réel Festival 2025)
There are few cinematic works that convincingly argue for the enduring relevance of tales. When one such film emerges, it...
Redux Redux Review (Overlook Film Festival 2025)
High-concept Sci-Fi shocker blending narrative elements of The Terminator and Groundhog Day to entertaining effect. Irene is a grieving mother...
Four Mothers Review (BFI Flare 2025)
The second feature from director Darren Thornton, Four Mothers, is a heartwarming film that just about stays on the right...
Sanatorium Review (H:DOX 2025)
Seldom do we encounter a film (let alone documentary) coming from Ukraine that does not directly and urgently address the...
Zlatan’s Nose Review (H:DOX 2025)
‘Zlatan’s Nose’ started as a crime-investigating documentary, then turned into fiction, then a portrait, then observational film. What an insightful...
The Last Sacrifice Review (Glasgow Frightfest 2025)
Engagingly divergent documentary The Last Sacrifice examines how a brutal pitchfork slaying in 1945 influenced folk horror from its 1970s...
Meat Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Greek tragedy has profoundly shaped modern storytelling. At its core, a Greek tragedy revolves around the downfall of a prominent...
Gazer Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Making a debut feature is an impressive feat—it demands immense time and dedication to bring the final product to life,...
The Ballad Of Wallis Island Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
The Ballad of Wallis Island was this year’s Surprise Film at the Glasgow Film Festival, and what a charming wee...
Homegrown Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
It’s hard to imagine anyone more detestable than Donald Trump. Whatever your politics, the thought of America being run by...
Nocturnal Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Are you familiar with the old Klingon proverb, "Revenge is a dish best served cold"? The saying suggests that revenge...
Harvest Review (Glasgow Film Festival 2025)
Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Harvest, with its atmospheric period setting and lambasting views on capitalism, somewhat reminds this critic of William...
Perla Review (2025 International Film Festival Rotterdam)
Slovak-Austrian director Alexandra Makarova’s sophomore film sets its characters between the booming vibrancy of Vienna and the gloom of Slovakia...