Reviews
I Origins
The film's sci-fi-esque framework and optical fetishism simply lay the foundation for a conventional love story.
National Gallery
Frederick Wiseman’s documentary is measured, fascinating, exhaustive and eventually exhausting.
Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
It takes more than turning real-life scenarios on their head with exaggerated absurdist lashings to make an intelligent farce.
The Vanquishing of Witch Baba Yaga
A compelling and haunting document that slips through any attempt at categorisation.
Casa Grande
One family's affluent existence begins to crumble in an affectionate yet critical portrait of contemporary Brazil.
The Search for Weng Weng
Documentary film The Search for Weng Weng is a promising tale with a captivating story but confused in both structure…
Song from the Forest
The viewer of this movie walks away with many more questions than answers and a frustration that isn’t really justifiable.
The Salt of the Earth
Named for Salgado’s focus on the granularity of the planet’s populace, the film morphs between two types of portraits.
Rigor Moris
The dominant tropes of the genre are on display in this film; zombies, vampires and a deft balancing of comedy,…
Predestination
A film beholden to details best whispered than shouted, but relishing them too much in their meaning than their function.