Latest reviews – Page 55
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Reviews'More': Karlovy Vary Review
A tough-themed debut from actor Onur Saylak tackles the issue of refugees through the prism of a father-and-son trafficking operation
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Reviews'The Birds Are Singing In Kigali': Karlovy Vary Review
The last film from Krzysztof Krauze and his wife Joanna deals with the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide
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Reviews'Bad Genius': New York Asian Film Festival Review
Bad dreams about failed tests have never been this nerve-rattling: Thai blockbuster is a tense thrill ride
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Reviews'No Bed Of Roses' ('Doob'): Shanghai Review
Irrfan Khan takes the lead in this nuanced film from Bangladesh about a husband’s infidelity
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Reviews'The Cakemaker': Karlovy Vary Review
Familiar ingredients give rise to an impressive drama from a first-time Israeli film-maker
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Reviews'The White World According To Daliborek': Karlovy Vary Review
A Neo-Nazi ‘reveals his cretinous nature all by himself’ in Vit Klusák’s latest documentary
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Reviews'England Is Mine': Edinburgh Review
This biopic of The Smiths’ frontman Morrissey - played by Jack Lowden - closes the 2017 Edinburgh Film Festival
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Reviews'Khibula': Karlovy Vary Review
George Ovashvili returns with an examination of humanity and power set in a remote and beautiful Georgia
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Reviews'Arrhythmia': Karlovy Vary Review
Strong performances from its two leads mark out this Russian medical drama competing at Karlovy Vary
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Reviews'Pomegranate Orchard': Karlovy Vary Review
Dir. Ilgar Najaf. Azerbaijan. 2017. 90 minsAn interpretation of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard, Ilgar Najaf’s Pomegranate Orchard (Nar baği) is a measured familial drama played out against the picturesque backdrop of the titular plantation. As a depiction of a time that has passed amidst the ...
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Reviews'Double Date': Edinburgh Review
Comedy horror from first-time director Benjamin Barfoot was written by its star, Danny Morgan
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Reviews'Spider-Man: Homecoming': Review
A solid reboot which may well surpass the last attempt to retool Spider-Man in 2012.
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Reviews'Despicable Me 3': Review
Nice-guy Gru discovers he has a twin brother, Dru, in the latest Despicable juggernaut from Illumination
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Reviews'War For The Planet Of The Apes': Review
It’s a grim fight to survive for Caesar and his crew in the smart and noble conclusion to the ‘Apes’ trilogy
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Reviews'Julius Caesar': Edinburgh Review
Shot live and set in a prison, this rough, all-female Shakesperean production is urgent, diverse and relevant
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Reviews'My Pure Land': Edinburgh Review
A taut and exciting feature debut by the UK’s Sarmad Masud, based and shot in Pakistan
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Reviews'The Chinese Widow': Shanghai Review
Bille August travels east for this misfire about a bomber pilot shot down behind enemy lines
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Reviews'The Last Photograph': Edinburgh Review
Danny Huston directs and stars in this drama about the aftermath of the Lockerbie disaster
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Reviews'That Good Night': Edinburgh Review
Sir John Hurt’s final role sees the actor confront the dying of the light
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Reviews'Our Time Will Come': Shanghai Review
Ann Hui’s wartime drama set in Hong Kong was withdrawn from its opening slot at the Shanghai Film Festival