LFF2022 Review: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the stunning new documentary from Laurs Poitras, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
Category: Film Festivals
LFF2022 Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews one of the highlights of this year’s London Film Festival, Martin McDonagh’s newest film “The Banshees of Inisherin” Continue reading LFF2022 Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
LFF2022 Review: Decision to Leave
Film critic Calum Cooper continues coverage of the London Film Festival by reviewing Park Chan-Wook’s newest, a mystery romance thriller, Decision to Leave. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: Decision to Leave
LFF2022 Review: The Whale
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews “The Whale” a devastating ode to the complexity of human beings, featuring a magnificent performance from Brendan Fraser. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: The Whale
NYFF 60 Review: Till
Year: 2022 Runtime: 130 minutes Director: Chinonye Chukwu Writer: Michael Reilly, Keith Beauchamp, Chinonye Chukwu Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Jalyn Hall, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Patrick Thomas, John Douglas Thompson By Tom Moore After her 2019 sophomore feature “Clemency,” writer/director Chinonye Chukwu returns with “Till,” taking on the true story of Mamie Till (Danielle Deadwyler) and providing viewers with a caring, connective, and compelling depiction of Mamie’s journey … Continue reading NYFF 60 Review: Till
LFF2022 Review: The Son
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews The Son, a film that stigmatises mental health and reduces its otherwise serious topic to a manipulative plot device. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: The Son
NYFF 60 Review: One Fine Morning
Year: 2022 Runtime: 112 minutes Director: Mia Hansen-Love Writer: Mia Hansen-Love Cast: Lea Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poudpaud, Nicole Garcia By Tom Moore Writer/director Mia Hansen-Love returns with another romantic drama, “One Fine Morning,” that features a top-tier performance from Lea Seydoux and a deeply personal slice of life story. As someone who struggled to fully connect with Hansen-Love’s last film, “Bergman Island”(2021), and the central … Continue reading NYFF 60 Review: One Fine Morning
LFF2022 Review: Bones and All
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Bones an All, a spectacular fusion between horror and romance that turns in a film equal parts wonderful and gory. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: Bones and All
LFF2022 Review: Causeway
Film critic Calum Cooper continues coverage of the London Film Festival by reviewing Lila Neugebauer’s moving feature debut, Causeway. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: Causeway
LFF2022 Review: My Father’s Dragon
Film critic Calum Cooper reviews the latest animated wonder from Cartoon Saloon, the exciting and throwback fantasy of My Father’s Dragon. Continue reading LFF2022 Review: My Father’s Dragon
In Their Own League 