Written & Directed by Kamir Aïnouz France, Algeria, Belgium / 2020 / 100 mins ★★★ Intimacy is a universally coveted desire. Its neglect can have severe consequences and impacts, and even its perception can alter the relationships we forge. Living under the strict regime of a patriarchal family, Selma begins to recognise the turbulent struggle … Continue reading Honey Cigar – French Film Festival
https://youtu.be/FjXGLASbiHs Written by André Cédilot Directed by Daniel Grou USA/ 2020/ 143 min ★★★★ Families can be rough, especially those who work together. And no family ‘business’ is complete without a few bust-ups, a wedding, and what else? Contracted hits. Adapted from André Cédilot and André Noël’s book concerning a Sicilian crime syndicate family in Canada, Mafia Inc. gradually draws out … Continue reading Mafia Inc – Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8V45tinTkg Directed by Scott Speer Written by Andre Case ★★ There are few more reprehensible turmoils than the sudden death of a young loved one. Following the death of her boyfriend - unable to move on, a young woman hears his voice as he desperately seeks to help protect her from the growing threats encompassing … Continue reading Endless – Review
https://youtu.be/cQYd16DxOlc Directed by José Luis Montesinos Written by José Luis Montesinos & Yako Blesa Spain/2019/87mins ★★★ Service animals have transformed the independence of countless people across history, enabling autonomy of those living with life-altering circumstances. Elena, a young woman, paralyzed from the neck down, save for minimal movement in her right arm, struggles with accepting … Continue reading Ropes (Cordes) – Digital Release
https://youtu.be/KjGmfOWO9wI Directed by Mark Steven Johnston Written by Ken Hixon & Keith Sharon ★★ On the run from the law? You’d expect looking like one of Hollywood’s once highest-paid actors would get you noticed. Sporting a striking resemblance to Steve McQueen, the star of Bullitt and The Pebbles, Harry has an adoration for the motorcycle heartthrob, something which … Continue reading Finding Steve McQueen – Review
https://youtu.be/PQ6nNs0Wl7s Written & Directed by Neil Marshall 2002/ UK/ 105 mins ★★★★ Werewolves quite often get the backend of the horror genre, finding themselves with a spurt of genre-defining classics and John Landis specialities and then relegated to the schlock franchises, spin-offs, and adaptations. A transgression of bullish masculinity and reversion into animalistic nature, when handled with a snarl and … Continue reading Dog Soldiers – Remastered Review
https://youtu.be/EesMGylaMfE Written by Jeff Wild Directed by Sean Olson ★★★ Throughout 2020, being indoors has offered us the opportunity to explore the places we call home. To familiarise each nook and cranny, and know the inside of the door frames from the brickwork outside. For Max Winslow however, life is a little duller, and she … Continue reading Max Winslow & The House of Secrets – Review
Written by Anton Chekov Directed by Ian Rickson ★★★★ “Everything’s the same, but worse” – Uncle Vanya’s opening sentiments reflect a great many thoughts across the nation, as the ennui of our provincial lives shrink in perception as the world shutters itself inward. Ever since its debut in Moscow in 1899, Anton Chekov’s Uncle Vanya emerged as a staple … Continue reading Uncle Vanya – Harold Pinter Theatre
https://youtu.be/EXs2-TY9qok Directed & Written by Rose Glass UK / 2019 / 84mins ★★★★★ In a sold-out event for Edinburgh’s Filmhouse, horror seems to be the genre encouraging people back into the world of cinema. Rose Glass’ psychological thriller (a debut piece nonetheless) Saint Maud plummets the audience into the morose and obsessive mindscape of a young, seemingly good-natured … Continue reading Saint Maud – Edinburgh Filmhouse
Written by Ricardo Acosta & Peter Murimi Directed by Peter Murimi Kenya/2020/70mins ★★★ While identifying as gay isn’t strictly illegal in Kenya, the act of engaging in a relationship with someone of the same gender or sex is. An openly honest account of a young gay man’s struggles with receiving the equality he deserves, I Am … Continue reading I Am Samuel – BFI London Film Festival
