Set in the high altitudes of the Tibetan Plateau, against stunning mountains and lakes, Pema Tseden’s Snow Leopard is a call for empathy, not just for animals but other humans
Essays
Bank of Dave is a heartwarming showcase for Rory Kinnear
Chris Foggin’s film Bank of Dave is a showcase for the great theatre actor Rory Kinnear who proves he can also play a Tom Hanks-esque leading man.
Good Condition and The Event: Short films by Frank Mosley and Hugo de Sousa
Frank Mosley and Hugo de Sousa’s short films Good Condition and The Event are often funny genre-inflected character dramas.
Fantasia Film Review: Stéphan Castang’s Vincent Must Die
Alex Heeney reviews Stéphan Castang’s film Vincent Must Die works like a zombie film, where anybody could become a zombie at a moment’s notice — and not the slow-moving kind.
The 17 best films of 2023 so far
Alex Heeney reflects back on the 17 best films at the 2023 so far
The Eight Mountains is a sweeping story of friendship and time
Felix van Groenigen and Charlotte Vandermeersch’s The Eight Mountains is about the ebbs and flows of time and the friendship between two unlikely friends over decades.