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Posted onOctober 2, 2020October 26, 2020

LFF 2020: ‘The Disciple’ Review: Striving for Perfection in Indian Classical Music

Sharad (Aditya Modak) seeks to become a classical singer like his father. But in spite of faithful practice he finds himself falling short of his...

Posted onOctober 2, 2020October 26, 2020

LFF 2020 ‘The Painter and The Thief’ Review: Friends in Low Places

A Czech painter, Barbora Kysilkova, has two of her paintings stolen by a thief. The thief is caught but the paintings are not recovered. Hoping...

Posted onOctober 2, 2020October 26, 2020

LFF 2020 ‘Mogul Mowgli’ Review: Cultural Schism Within and Without

Following a big break in his rap career, Zed (Riz Ahmed), returns home to his Pakistani Muslim family in London. He’s been away for a...

Posted onOctober 1, 2020October 26, 2020

“I’m Thinking of Ending Things” Review: Strange Reflections on Isolation

A young woman (Jessie Buckley) is thinking of ending things. She’s travelling with her new boyfriend (Jesse Plimons) to the farm house he grew up...

Posted onSeptember 29, 2020October 26, 2020

‘Ema’ Review: Pablo Larrain’s Erotic, Pyromantic Dance

A powerful young dancer, Ema (Mariana Di Girolamo) pursues the adopted child she had previously sent away, utilising her sexuality, her gang of dancing friends...

Posted onSeptember 22, 2020October 26, 2020

‘The New Mutants’ Review: A Better or Bitter End for the X-men?

Is this the end of the X-men? Quite possibly! 20th Century Fox have been making X-men movies for exactly 20 years. Now the mouse house...

Posted onSeptember 1, 2020September 25, 2020

Frightfest 2020 Short Horror Showcase 2 Review: Folk Car Rituals, Drooling Zombies and Spiritual Paperwork

Werewolf (dir. Markus Meedt) A group of friends assemble to play the secret identity game; werewolf. But the game seems to be becoming reality. This...

Posted onAugust 31, 2020September 25, 2020

Frightfest 2020 Short Horror Showcase 1 Review: Gruesome Shorts for ‘orrible Girls and Boys!

Bark (dir. Ryan Irving) A tree in a park witnesses people enjoying bushes, dogs and some slasher movie antics. It’s a comedy film in which...

Posted onAugust 28, 2020September 25, 2020

‘Tenet’ Review: Will you want to understand it?

A CIA agent (John David Washington) undertakes a dangerous mission to uncover the truth behind a terrifying technology that threatens the existence of the human...

Posted onAugust 16, 2020

‘Proxima’ Review: To the Stars and Away from Home

It’s only a minor spoiler to reveal that Alice Winocour’s new film ends with the launch of a space shuttle. Early on it becomes clear...

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