Festival reviews – Page 206
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Reviews'Daybreak': Sarajevo Review
A single mother struggles to survive in contemporary Albania in Gentian Koci’s unflinching feature
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Reviews'Ellipsis': Sydney Review
It may be familiar, but actor David Wenham’s ‘Before Sunrise’-like trip through Sydney still has a warm charm
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Reviews'Even When I Fall': Sheffield Review
The shocking story behind Nepal’s first circus is turned into a thoughtful and wide-ranging documentary
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Reviews'The Departure': Sheffield Review
An affecting documentary about Japan’s Zen Buddhist priest who counsels the suicidal and the toll it takes on his own mental health
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Reviews'Mr. Gay Syria': Sheffield Review
A moving case for visibility in the face of hatred and violence
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Reviews'Queerama': Sheffield Review
Opening Sheffield Doc/Fest, Daisy Asquith looks at a century of gay life in the United Kingdom
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Reviews'Out Of Thin Air': Sheffield Review
A real-life whodunnit from 1974 is the basis of Dylan Howitt’s gripping Iceland-set documentary
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Reviews'Bobbi Jene': Tribeca Review
Elvira Lind’s remarkable documentary follows two years in the life of provocative dancer Bobbi Jene Smith
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Reviews'Frank Serpico': Tribeca Review
Dir/scr: Antonino D’Ambrosio. US. 2017. 96mins In 1971, disillusioned New York City cop Frank Serpico took on the systemic corruption he saw in the force and beyond; an action which then saw him labelled as a hero by some, and a traitor by most. With unprecedented access ...
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Reviews'When God Sleeps': Tribeca Review
Up close and personal with Shahin Najafi, the German-based ‘Salman Rushdie of rap’
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Reviews'Dabka': Tribeca Review
Evan Peters and Barkhad Abdi star in a story of a Canadian journalist and Somali pirates which also features Al Pacino
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Reviews'The Circle': Tribeca Review
Social media-based thriller based on Dave Eggers’ 2013 novel starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson
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Reviews'Aardvark': Tribeca Review
Zachary Quinto produces and stars alongside Jon Hamm in this tale of family dysfunction
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Reviews'Thirst Street': Tribeca Review
Dir. Nathan Silver. US/France. 2017. 83 minutes A love-struck American flight attendant spirals into a sado-masochistic fixation with a loutish French bartender in Thirst Street, a tale of obsession directed by Nathan Silver in gauzy hues that recall the 1970s. While he’s a prolific indie director, Thirst ...
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Reviews'Abundant Acreage Available': Tribeca Review
A North Carolina-set comedy-drama set on a farm starring Amy Ryan and executive produced by Martin Scorsese
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Reviews'The Lovers': Tribeca Review
Director Azazel Jacobs shows a lot of promise in this shrewd, if not altogether satisfying, Debra Winger-starring comedy for A24
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Reviews'Permission': Tribeca Review
Modern Brooklyn-set romcom starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens is lifted by a gay parenting subplot
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Reviews'Son Of Sofia': Tribeca Review
Filmmaker Elina Psykou’s second feature proves an unsettling coming of age drama