Sentimental Value — A Delicately Spun Web Of Family Meta A Scandinavian Jewel Joachim Trier’s delightful family drama taps deeply into themes of family as it treads the line between art and life. Its real power is that it manages to work on so many levels,...
Wuthering Heights — The Quickie And The Dead Third time’s a romance? Taking on Emily Brontë’s gothic romance as a third directorial effort is a big ask. It’s not only the writer’s only novel, but a much-adapted tale that’s been bothering film awards for...
Is This Thing On? — An Exquisite Re-falling In Love Film Worth the punchline. Much has been made of Bradley Cooper’s third film as a director, which takes its inspiration from the life of UK stand-up John Bishop. It’s a killer Hollywood story, albeit...
Hamnet — All The Stage’s Their World "The undiscovered country, at whose sight. The happy smile, and the accursed damn'd..." The first thing likely to hit you about Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel is the rawness and...
Rental Family — A Dreamy Stroll Through White Lies When is high-concept light as a feather? A film that layers untruths, lies, and deception could and maybe should be an existential slog. Instead, with Rental Family, director Hikari (also co-writer with...
