THE SELFISH GIANT Review: Two thirteen year-old working-class friends Arbor and Swifty seek their fortune by getting caught up in the illegal world of metal theft. Director:… Read more “The Selfish Giant”
Category: Drama
October Gale
OCTOBER GALE Review: Helen Matthews is mourning the death of her husband, she retreats to her isolated island cabin. Before not too long a mysterious man washes… Read more “October Gale”
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE Review: At the same time the U.S. and Russia are unwittingly testing atomic bombs. This alters the axis of rotation of… Read more “The Day the Earth Caught Fire”
Phantom Thread
PHANTOM THREAD Review: Set in the 1950’s post-war London, Reynolds Woodcock is a well known dressmaker and he and his sister Cyril are at the centre of… Read more “Phantom Thread”
Wild Rose
WILD ROSE Review: Tells the complicated story of a musician, Rose-Lynn from Glasgow who dreams of becoming a Nashville star. She is having to come to terms… Read more “Wild Rose”
The Wife
THE WIFE Review: After nearly forty years of marriage, a wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm with her husband. He is about to… Read more “The Wife”
Disobedience
DISOBEDIENCE Review: A woman returns to her Orthodox Jewish community for her father’s funeral. The community shunned her decades earlier for her attraction to a female childhood… Read more “Disobedience”
A Fantastic Woman
A FANTASTIC WOMAN Review: A Chilean drama in which a transgender woman works as a waitress and moonlights as a nightclub singer, is bowled over by the… Read more “A Fantastic Woman”
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP Review: Clive Candy a British Officer leads his way into three wars, three loves and also a lifetime friendship across… Read more “The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp”
Pasolini
PASOLINI Review: An Italian language biopic of the last day of Italian filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in 1975. Director: Abel Ferrara Actors: Willem Dafoe, Ninetto Davoli, Riccardo Scamarcio,… Read more “Pasolini”
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