‘On Chesil Beach’ Review: Ian McEwan’s Masterpiece Makes it to the Screen Mostly Intact
Ian McEwan adapts his own melancholy masterpiece to the screen. In the repressed England of the early 1960s, a newly married young couple nervously anticipate...
Author: Paul Salt
‘Ghost House’ Review: Hints of Sam Raimi
Jim (James Landry Hebert) and Julie (Scout Taylor-Compton) are a young couple on holiday in Thailand. After meeting some British guys they head off into...
‘The Breadwinner’ Review: A Young Girl Saves Her Family in this Animated Treat
In Taliban controlled Kabul, Afghanistan, a man is arrested for using forbidden books to teach his daughters. Unable to leave the house without a man,...
From Cannes: ‘Sofia’ is a Taut Commentary About Society’s Treatment of Women
In Moroco it is illegal to have sex out of wedlock. Unmarried Sofia (Maha Alemi) suddenly discovers she is pregnant just before her waters break....
Best of the Fest – Top 5 Films From Cannes 2018
The 2018 Cannes Film Festival has now closed and the winners of the various contests have been declared. It was my superb honour to have...
A Full Rundown of the Cannes Short Film Competition
I have a tremendous amount of respect for the short film as a form. Concisely but entertainingly rendering a thought or emotion in twenty minutes...
From The Cannes Film Festival: ‘The House That Jack Built’ Is Von Trier at His Most Brutal… And We Loved It!
Lars Von Trier takes us on a walking tour of a serial killer’s mind. The narrative is presented as the serial killer, Jack (Matt Dillon),...
‘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...
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...