All articles by Nikki Baughan – Page 2
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Reviews‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ review: Charming Enid Blyton adaptation roots itself in childhood magic
Nicola Coughlan, Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield star in writer Simon Farnaby’s take on the classic novel
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Reviews‘They Will Kill You’ review: Zazie Beetz fights back in Kirill Sokolov’s high-octane horror
The ’Why Don’t You Just Die?’ director’s English-language debut also stars Mya’la, Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham and Tom Felton
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Reviews‘Adam’s Apple’ review: Intimate, expertly-crafted doc celebrates power of family and identity
Multidisciplinary artist Amy Jenkins filmed with her transgender son, Adam over the course of eight years
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Reviews‘Stormbound’ review: Jaw-dropping IMAX doc journeys into the eye of the storm
Director Miko Lim’s portrait of US storm chaser Jeff Gammons won a SXSW special jury award
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Reviews‘Hunky Jesus’ review: BFI Flare opener is raucous portrait of San Francisco’s Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence
Jennifer M. Kroot explores the roots, impact and controversy of the LGBTQ+ advocacy group
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Reviews‘The Peril At Pincer Point’ review: Charming, surrealist UK debut is sharp satire of creative ambition
Filmmaker Jake Kuhn and Noah Stratton-Twine’s SXSW title pays warm homage to classic British cinema
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Reviews‘The Fox’ review: Olivia Colman lends her voice to underpowered offbeat Australian satire
Dario Russo’s debut feature also stars Jai Courtney, Emily Browning and Sam Neill.
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Reviews‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ review: Cillian Murphy returns as Tommy Shelby in rousing period actioner
Barry Keoghan and Rebecca Ferguson also star in feature set in 1940, six years after the events of the show’s sixth season
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Reviews‘The Bride!’ review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale spark in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s high-voltage horror
Gyllenhaal’s audacious remake of 1935’s ‘Bride Of Frankenstein’ also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard and Penelope Cruz
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Reviews‘Bucks Harbor’ review: Delicately-woven tapestry of life in rugged New England fishing community
Photojournalist-turned-filmmaker Pete Muller’s documentary plays True/False Film Fest following Berlin premiere
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Reviews‘Sad Girlz’ review: Two Mexico City teens cope with the fallout from sexual violence in sensitive, authentic debut
Fernanda Tovar’s assured friendship drama won Berlin’s Generation 14Plus strand
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Reviews‘Ivan & Hadoum’ review: Low-key Spanish LGBTQ+ debut explores issues of class and identity
Ian de la Rosa’s accomplished film premiered in Berlin’s Panorama, where it won the Teddy award for Best Feature
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Reviews‘A Child Of My Own’ review: Intriguing Maite Alberdi Netflix doc on Mexican fake pregnancy case
The Berlinale Special screening follows ‘The Mole Agent’ and ‘Eternal Memory’
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Reviews‘Sleep No More’ review: A decaying Indonesian wig factory hides a dark secret in Edwin’s outré horror
The filmmaker’s follow-up to Locarno winner ’Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash’ bows as a Berlin Special Screening
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NewsBerlin film critics poised for wow moment after first four days
’Nightborn’ and ‘Rose’ are among the titles that have impressed so far.
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Reviews‘Nightborn’ review: Hanna Bergholm follows ‘Hatching’ with audacious motherhood horror
Seidi Haarla and Rupert Grint star in the director’s English-language Berlin competition title
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Reviews‘A Prayer For The Dying’ review: Johnny Flynn and John C. Reilly fight for survival in American West
Berlin Perspectives title is a striking, if tonally uneven debut from Dara Van Dusen
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Reviews‘Yellow Letters’ review: Ilker Catak follows ‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ with powerful Turkish drama
Ozgu Namal and Tansu Bicer star in Catack’s meticulously-calibrated Berlin competition title
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Reviews‘Sunny Dancer’ review: Bella Ramsey heads confident and upbeat UK teen drama
George Jaques’ second feature also includes Ruby Stokes, Daniel Quinn-Toye and Neil Patrick Harris
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Reviews‘Silenced’ review: Damning Australian doc explores the legal backlash to the #MeToo movement
Filmmaker Selina Miles focuses on several high-profile women who have faced defamation cases, including Amber Heard