SHOPLIFTERS Review: A family of small-time crooks takes in a young girl they fear is being abused. Director: Hirokazu Koreeda Actors: Lily Franky, Sakura Ando, Kirin Kiki,… Read more “Shoplifters”
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The Seagull
THE SEAGULL Review: A play by Anton Chekhov, in the early 20th century and actor leaves Moscow in order to visit her terminally ill brother. Director: Michael Mayer… Read more “The Seagull”
Roma
ROMA Review: This is a Mexican drama which follows a year in the life of a middle-class family’s maid in the early 1970’s, Mexico City. Director: Alfonso… Read more “Roma”
The Captor
THE CAPTOR Review: Based on the absurd but true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm. This was documented in the 1974 New… Read more “The Captor”
Emma.
EMMA. Review: Young, clever and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a woman who meddles and plays matchmaker within her social circle of friends. Director: Autumn de Wilde Actors:… Read more “Emma.”
Cross of Honour
CROSS OF HONOUR Review: Norway, the start of World War II, one British and one German are shot down in a remote and isolated region. The only… Read more “Cross of Honour”
The Third Man
THE THIRD MAN Review: Pulp novelist Holly Martins, arrives in post-war Vienna to visit his old friend Harry Lime. Upon his arrival he finds himself investigating the… Read more “The Third Man”
Gambit
GAMBIT Review: A private art curator decides to take revenge on his abusive boss by drawing him into buying a fake Monet. His plan requires the help… Read more “Gambit”
Mrs. Lowry and Son
MRS. LOWRY AND SON Review: A portrait of the beloved British artist L.S. Lowry and the relationship between his over-bearing mother Elizabeth, who dissuaded her son from… Read more “Mrs. Lowry and Son”
The Bookshop
THE BOOKSHOP Review: Set in England 1959, Florence Green risks everything to open a bookshop in a East Anglian seaside town. Director: Isabel Coixet Actors: Emily Mortimer, Bill… Read more “The Bookshop”
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