‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Soars
The second standalone Star Wars story details Han Solo’s first adventures in which he escapes from the slums by joining the Empire. He quickly deserts...
Author: Paul Salt
From Cannes: ‘Capharnaüm’ Is a Dickensian Tale of Childhood Poverty and Survival
Zain is a twelve year old prisoner serving five years for stabbing a “son of a bitch”. From jail he sues his parents for giving...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Burning’ is a Satisfyingly Tense Korean Thriller
Jongsu (Yoo Ah-in) is a lonely delivery man. When he runs into a childhood friend, Haemi (Jun Jong-seo), he soon develops feelings for her. Things...
From Cannes: ‘La Traversée (On the Road in France)’ Puts Modern France Under the Spotlight
Retired politician Dany Cohn-Bendit and Retired radical Romain Goupil undertake a carefully planned tour of France following the election of Emmanuel Macron. Along the way...
‘Under the Silver Lake’ Review: A Shimmeringly Good Movie From the Director of ‘It Follows’
Andrew Garfield plays Sam, an unemployed man who’s one week away from losing his home. He becomes fascinated with his neighbour Sarah (Riley Keough) who...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘En Guerre’ Review
A German company threatens to close one of its factories in France displacing 1100 workers. The workers go on strike and attempt to enter negotiations...
From the Cannes Film Festival: Spike Lee Takes On the KKK with ‘BlacKkKlansman’
Ron Stalworth (John David Washington) is Colorado’s first black police officer. Sick of desk-work and the casual racism of his colleagues he volunteers for undercover...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word’
Wim Wenders returns to documentary film making to honour the current pope: Saint Francis. The film consists of original interviews with the man, footage of...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Manto’ A True Story of Artistic and Personal Destruction in Pakistan
Manto tells the story of Saadat Hasan Manto, an important and controversial Indian writer. The film details his experience of the Indian partition and his...
From the Cannes Film Festival: ‘Le Grand Bain (Sink or Swim)’
A group of middle aged men escape from their failures and insecurities by forming a male synchronised swimming team, much to the derision of their...