By Jake Bibby Directed by Yann Gonzalez Just when you thought French cinema was perhaps beginning to quell its penchant for nonsensical flirtation with taboo themes, 2013 saw the Yann Gonzalez directed You And The Night […]
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By David Pountain Directed by Federico Fellini Widely touted as one of the all-time great works of cinema, Federico Fellini’s 8½ is an elusive film about even more elusive things. It’s a meaningfully chaotic picture […]
By Jonathan Walik Directed by Justine Triet Age of Panic (La Bataille de Solferino) created quite the stir when it debuted in Cannes in 2013. 90 minutes of the crying, screaming and arguing of both […]
By Jonathan Walik Dir: Jakob Lass Clemens (Franz Rogowski) is the new trainee at a luxury wellness center. Earnest, shy and introverted, he is more interested in practicing the removal of bad energies than chasing […]
By David Pountain Dir: Alain Guiraudie Alain Guiraudie has recently found his way onto international radars with the masterful drama Stranger by the Lake (also released by the now ubiquitous Peccadillo Pictures). One of last year’s […]
Dir: Andrew Haigh Review by David Pountain ‘Balanced’ may not seem like the most exciting adjective to attach to a socially conscious film. The word appears to be in opposition to the popular romantic notion […]