A House in Jerusalem – Review
Grief and ghosts often make for good company. It is when we are at our lowest ebb that we often…
Category: Drama
Hesitation Wound (Tereddüt Çizgisi) – Review
Legal dramas are a cinema staple. As audiences, we love rousing closing speeches, heated debates, surprise witnesses and a verdict…
Only The River Flows – Review
The 1990s in China was a period of extreme flux. As state-owned businesses and structures began to disintegrate, unemployment and…
The Teacher – Review
It is timely that writer / director Farah Nabulsi should make her feature-length debut on the festival circuit. Her Oscar-nominated…
We Have Never Been Modern (Úsvit) – Review
It can be slightly unnerving when a film character decides to stare deeply into the eyes of their audience. We…
The Dead Don’t Hurt – Review
The first Western movie is said to date back to 1894, a single reel silent film that pre-dates the “golden…
The Teachers’ Lounge – Review
This review contains spoilers At school, it did always seem like the teachers’ lounge was a place of mystery. Only…
Io Capitano – Review
Italian director Matteo Garrone is perhaps best known as the man behind 2008’s Gomorra, taking viewers deep into the brutal…
Mr. & Mrs. Stodola – Review
We’ve all become a bit obsessed with true crime in the last few years. There are countless podcasts, documentaries, interviews,…
The G – Review
This review contains spoilers. They say that revenge is a dish best served cold. But nobody ever said anything about…