A Kind of Loving (1962) – Blu-Ray Review
One of the key films of the British New Wave movement, A Kind of Loving looks at a tumultuous, uneven relationship in a changing society.
Author Angie Moneke
A Bigger Splash (2015) – BR/DVD Review
A Bigger Splash sees an excellent cast execute solid character studies, but the film’s final destination leaves something to be desired.
BFI LFF 2015 – Gayby Baby
Gayby Baby takes a look at the lives of four families where the parents are gay, and it brings a needed personal insight to a topic that too politicised.
BFI LFF 2015 – Madame Courage
Madame Courage tells the story of how admiring from a distance can bring meaning and joy to the life of a poor boy living in an Algerian slum.
BFI LFF 2015 – Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs has a first class creative team behind it, and their cinematic abilities stop this film from being hagiography – but the subject lacks emotional power.
BFI LFF 2015 – Fifty
Fifty tells the interlinking stories of four older women in the bustling metropolis of Lagos who are facing down turning 50.
BFI LFF 2015 – Der Nachtmahr (The Nightmare)
AKIZ takes a light touch to guide this German horror film about a confused teenage girl who starts to see a strange, clumsy apparition.
BFI LFF 2015 – Black Mass
Johnny Depp stars as Boston crime lord James “Whitey” Bulger in Black Mass. It’s a great film, but doesn’t quite sit up with the greatest gangster films.
Catch Me Daddy
In the wide expanse of the smokey and unforgiving Yorkshire moors, love and family loyalty are tested in Daniel Wolfe’s debut feature Catch Me Daddy – a stand out at last year’s London Film Festival.
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya – DVD/Blu-Ray Review
The Tale Of The Princess Kaguya is the latest offering from the mighty Studio Ghibli, and it shows that fairytales can appeal to all ages when done right.