A chamber drama tucked inside an exquisitely rendered war epic, Sam Mendes’s 1917 is a breathtaking thriller with perfect pacing.
Film Reviews
Here you will find every film review we've written. These include: festival films, new releases, and older films.
The search for strange: Werner Herzog re-examines Bruce Chatwin’s travels in Nomad
20 years after travel writer Bruce Chatwin’s death, Herzog’s new film Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin serves as both a celebration of Chatwin’s curiosity and a retrospective of Herzog’s own explorations.
63 Up is a moving new installment in Michael Apted’s series
Michael Apted’s latest addition his ‘Up’ series, 63 Up, catches up with the participants he’s been following since they were seven, in one of the most moving installments of the series to date.
Making Waves will open your ears to the magic of sound design
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a fascinating introduction to the history of sound design in film.
Pain and Glory is a knotty self-portrait
In Pain and Glory, Almodovar brings together fiction and biography to create a knotty self-portrait.
TIFF19 review: Marriage Story is like Blue Valentine with levity
Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, a deftly written divorce drama, was one of the best films at TIFF19.