MISS MARX Review: Eleanor Marx is a bright, intelligent, passionate and free woman. She is one of the first women to link the themes of feminism and… Read more “Miss Marx”
Category: Biography
Benediction
BENEDICTION Review: A biographical drama film which explores the turbulent life of legendary 20th Century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon. Director: Terence DaviesActors: Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips,… Read more “Benediction”
Boy Erased
BOY ERASED Review: A gay teenager is pressured into attending conversion therapy after being forcibly outed to his parents. Director: Joel Edgerton Actors: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman,… Read more “Boy Erased”
Operation Finale
OPERATION FINALE Review: Fifteen years after the end of World War II, a team of top-secret agents track down Adolph Eichmann who masterminded the Holocaust. Director: Chris… Read more “Operation Finale”
The Arbor
THE ARBOR Review: Portrayal of the late playwright Andrea Dunbar and her daughter Lorraine, set in a downtrodden area of Bradford. Director: Clio BarnardActors: Manjinder Virk, Christine… Read more “The Arbor”
Ammonite
AMMONITE Review: In 1840s England, palaeontologist, Mary Anning and a young woman Charlotte Murchison who is sent to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship that… Read more “Ammonite”
The King
THE KING Review: Henry V is crowned king after his tyrannical father dies in the 15th century. He must now navigate palace politics, the war his father… Read more “The King”
King Richard
KING RICHARD Review: The story of Venus and Serena Williams and how determined their father Richard Williams was to help his daughters achieve their dreams of becoming… Read more “King Richard”
Munich: The Edge of War
MUNICH: THE EDGE OF WAR Review: Adolf Hitler is preparing to invade Czechoslovakia while Neville Chamberlain’s government is trying to seek out a peaceful solution. Hugh Legat,… Read more “Munich: The Edge of War”
Belfast
BELFAST Review: A nine-year-old boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the violence in the late 1960s. Director: Kenneth BranaghActors: Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie… Read more “Belfast”
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