Film Reviews
Making Noise Quietly: A whisper
Making Noise Quietly is an exploration of three conversations in three distinct eras of the twentieth century, all related to those feeling the impact of wars being fought far away in time or space.
For Sama: Moving look at the war in Syria
One of the most important war films of the 21st century.
Midsommar: So-so Scandi shocker
★★★☆☆ Midsommar is writer/director Ari Aster’s follow up to his debut smash hit, Hereditary. Hereditary focused on family life and the horrors that begin at home with guilt and resentment boiling over, descending into a grisly nightmare. Here with Midsommar, Aster serves up a similar affair but instead of a family unit, Midsommar is break up movie wrapped up in pagan horror. The movie clearly shows that Aster is more than a one-hit wonder but there is a little more...
Donbass DVD Review: fear and loathing in Ukraine
★★★★☆ Rarely has a nation been depicted with as much horror as the civil war torn Ukraine of director Sergei Loznista’s Donbass. The film is built around thirteen loosely connected vignettes that explore the mid-2010s conflict between Ukraine and the Russian backed Donetsk People’s Republic. The result is a chaotic and darkly comic look at governmental corruption, media manipulation, and the military-run state. The scenes focus on the conflict zone and how different sectors of society intersect with it. Displaced citizens...
Toy Story 4: Welcome epilogue to Pixar’s legendary trilogy
★★★★☆ Toy Story 3 was a perfect ending to the original Toy Story trilogy, but nine years later, the fourth instalment of Pixar’s crown jewel has arrived. Is it one sequel too many, or do Pixar once again knock it out of the park? TS4 very much feels like an epilogue to the Andy storyline, as we now follow our old motley crew Woody (Hanks), Buzz (Allen), Jesse (Cusack) & co adjusting to being a part of the life of...
The Flood: Touching and eye opening
★★★★☆ In a time when the UK is closing in on itself, Curzon and Anthony Woodley have tailored a beautiful tale of compassion, love and basic human decency . Lena Heady, who plays the female lead, herself volunteers in Refugee camps and her and crew have volunteered at the “Calais jungle” in order to help making this beautiful story. The main character in the film is a young man from Eritrea, a refugee looking for shelter and in the UK, a country that for...