VOD film review: Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles

7

Rating

Director: Salvador Simó Cast: Jorge Usón, Fernando Ramos, Luis Enrique de Tomás, Cyril Corral Certificate: TBC Watch Buñuel and the Labyrinth of the Turtles online in the UK: BFI Player

  Those who have seen Luis Buñuel’s work will know … Read More

VOD film review: The Uncertain Kingdom – Volumes I & II

This timely anthology provides food for thought and a showcase for talented filmmakers.Read More

We Are One: 10 shorts to stream during the film festival

The We Are One Global Film Festival promises a smorgasbord of cinematic treats for those movie fans who have been starved of their film – and film festival – fix during the coronavirus pandemic. The 10-day festival brings together films … Read More

Why Tales from the Loop should be your next box set

7.3

Sci-fi, but not as we know it

A unique, sideways take on sci-fi, this slow, beautiful anthology explores profound questions of human existence.Read More

VOD film review: Dogs Don’t Wear Pants

8

Rating

A surprisingly joyful and darkly comic exploration of grief, trauma and desire.
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I Am Not Okay with This review: A must-see

9.3

A must-watch

Funny, gripping and genuinely surprising, Netflix’s stylised, suspenseful series subverts and reinforces genre expectations.Read More

Oscars 2020 short films reviewed: Live action and animation

9

Rating

The 2020 Oscars were ground-breaking and surprising, with Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite becoming the first non-English language film to win Best Picture (among numerous other firsts). Those au fait with the short film world also had their own little surprise when … Read More

Why Swamp Thing should be your next box set

8

Better than Gardener’s World

This distinctive, horror-tinged superhero outing was cancelled prematurely but still has much to offer.Read More

12 Days of Netflix: Get Santa

7.3

Rating

A starry cast and family-friendly humour make this British comedy an enjoyable – and sometimes unique – yuletide offering. Read More

VOD film review: Jellyfish

9

Rating

This superbly acted coming-of-age Brit flick isn’t exactly what you’d call a comedy – but it’s a helluva set.Read More