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.
The Franchise Review: Clever and Kind Satire
HBO’s The Franchise is a delightfully funny and targeted satire that takes aim at superhero movies while leaving fans and creators largely unscathed.
