‘Ad Astra’ Review: Moon Pirates, Space Monkeys and Family Drama
In the near future, space-flight has become a part of life. After a catastrophic surge wrought havoc on earth, Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) must travel...
Author: Paul Salt
LFF 2019 ‘Bombay Rose’ Review: An Animated Dream of India
In stunningly expressive animation we are shown the lives of various inhabitants of Bombay. A young woman tries to earn a ticket to Dubai from...
LFF 2019: ‘Little Monsters’ Review: Some Life in these Bones
Having walked out on his disastrous long term relationship, Dave (Alexander England) ends up crashing with his sister and young nephew. Developing an attraction to...
LFF 2019 ‘Monos’ Review: Gorgeous, Terrifying and Human
A troupe of teenage soldiers have been tasked with holding a hostage in a remote castle in the mountains. They live a relatively care-free existence...
LFF 2019 ‘Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project’ Review: A Window into a Tremendous Work
Marion Stokes was a New York based librarian who decided to record the news. She tirelessly documented over thirty years of news broadcasts on VHS...
LFF 2019: ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’: Super Empowering
Zak is a grown man stuck in an institution where he dreams of escaping and becoming a wrestler. He has Down syndrome and is therefore...
LFF 2019 ‘Waiting for the Barbarians’ Review: Grandiose But Introspective Epic
A magistrate (Mark Rylance) in a small town along an unnamed “frontier” is visited by inquisitors from the empire. His peaceful if contradictory way of...
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Light Touch of Class
A royal visit causes chaos for the inhabitants of Downton Abbey. As the upstairs prepare for an awkward reunion and the downstairs contest with King...
‘It Chapter 2’ Review: It Ends Eventually
The clown returns. After 27 years the loser club are each invited to return to the small town of Derry by the member who never...
Frightfest Short Film Showcase 3’ Reviews: Picky Death Row Inmates, beautiful dog women and Killers with Body Image Issues.
The final day of the Frightfest sees it’s short film program delivering more concise thrills from around the world. There aren’t enough opportunities for people...