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Film Review: Funny Pages
What do you want to be when you grow up? A question asked to generations of children and young people across the world and throughout history. If, like me, you had no idea what career you wanted to pursue, it was a particularly frustrating inquiry. Although, there’s no magic age when you suddenly receive an …
Film Review: Blind Ambition
While wine has been with us in one form or another for thousands of years, today it’s a highly competitive industry which is worth a small fortune. The most sought-after labels go for eye-watering amounts of money at auction and the production process is closely guarded by the top vineyards. It’s one of the most …
Film Review: Between Two Worlds
The gig economy is one of the biggest blights of modern capitalism. Not only do workers have no job security, the pay is usually terrible and the work is rarely much better. All the power rests in the hands of the employers while employees can get fired at will. Without any guarantee of hours, and …
Film Review: Compartment No.6
It’s good to talk. Sometimes we meet the most fascinating people in the most unlikely circumstances. We also, occasionally, encounter characters we wish we hadn’t. On the face of it, a film which focuses on this kind of rendezvous may not exactly be particularly cinematic for obvious reasons, but that never stopped the likes of …
Film Review: Paris, 13th District
Modern love is difficult. Long gone are the days of boy meets girl and living happily ever after. They fall in love, get married and have a big perfect family. Today, things are much more complicated. Dating is a complex and mysterious dark art, full of perils and pitfalls. A big city offers a lot …
Film Review: A Hero
Few directors have been more successful over the last decade or so than Asghar Farhadi. The Iranian filmmaker is one of the few people to win two Oscars, for A Separation and The Salesman, as well as securing a raft of other awards. Unlike many of his peers, he’s committed to his homeland and still …
Film Review: Natural Light
Despite what we might be led to believe, for the most part soldiering involves a lot of waiting around and generally doing very little other than simply being somewhere. This, for obvious reasons, does not often make for scintillating entertainment. Unsurprisingly then, most films that hit our screens either greatly lesson this aspect of war …
Film Review: Playlist
The great European capital cities have always been a huge draw for the young people of a country. Like moths to a flame, they descend on the bright lights. Excited by the endless possibilities and myriad opportunities. If you want to make it in the arts, you need to be in London, Lisbon or Madrid. …
LFF Review: The Storms of Jeremy Thomas
When we talk about British cinema we usually focus on actors or directors. Occasionally a cinematographer or two and maybe even an editor or sound engineer, if we’re feeling generous. Although hey play a pivotal role in bringing films to fruition, it’s rare to talk about producers. One of the best is Jeremy Thomas. He’s …
Film Review: Next Door
If you watch European cinema at all regularly, you’ll recognise Daniel Brühl. He has one of those memorable faces. You might not be able to quite place him straight away, but he’s most famous for his starring role in Good Bye Lenin!. Also receiving awards for performances in The Edukators and Love in Thoughts. The …