The Surfer Film Review: A Gnarly Ride
Nicolas Cage stars in Lorcan Finnegan’s The Surfer as an unnamed surfer who descends into insanity when he’s denied access to his favourite childhood beach.
Good One Film Review: A Captivating Debut
India Donaldson’s soft and beautiful debut Good One captures the highs and lows of a father daughter relationship during a three night hike in the Catskill Mountains.
Sweetpea Review: Purnell is brilliant in deliciously addictive series
Starz brings CJ Skuse’s novel Sweetpea to life with an utterly fascinating television adaptation starring a miraculous Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis.
Nickel Boys Film Review: Experience Like No Other
Nickel Boys, the stunning film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s award-winning novel of the same name, is destined to become a classic of American cinema.
Eight Postcards from Utopia: Film Review
Radu Jude’s Eight Postcards From Utopia is a collection of adverts from post-socialist Romania, and a revealing documentary about our relationship with consumer culture.
Memoir of a Snail Review: Soul-Repairing Animation
Adam Elliot’s Memoir of a Snail is a heartwarming stop motion film that breaks your soul into pieces before putting it back together again.
Timestalker Film Review: Journey Through Time
Alice Lowe’s Timestalker takes us on a journey through time for a reincarnation rom-com about a woman falling for the wrong guy.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl NYFF Film Review
Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl artfully shows audiences the danger of encouraging silence for the sake of upholding peace and dares them to find their voices.
Hot Fuzz Review: Effortlessly Cool Comedy
Hot Fuzz is a masterclass in comedy filmmaking, with a razor-sharp script and pitch-perfect performances that keep the laughs rolling.
The Damned Film Review: Disarming Genre Bender
Roberto Minervini’s The Damned poetically dissects the complex relationship between duty and purpose against the serene and understated landscape of America’s western frontier.
