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VOD film review: Rose Plays Julie
November 8, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Ann Skelly and Aidan Gillen are brilliant in this tense, unsettling psychological drama.Read More
VOD film review: House (1977)
October 31, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This wild, hyperactive haunted house flick is trippy, dizzying and jaw-droppingly inventive.Read More
VOD film review: After Love
August 24, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Joanna Scanlan delivers a knockout performance in this moving, delicate exploration of grief and identity.Read More
VOD film review: I Never Cry
July 25, 2021 | Cathy Brennan
Part character study and part social commentary, this layered, well-performed drama is one of 2021’s most absorbing films.Read More
Jumbo review: A touching offbeat romance
July 10, 2021 | Matthew Turner
Noemie Merlant plays a woman who falls in love with a fairground ride in this strange and surprisingly touching romance.Read More
VOD film review: The Filmmaker’s House
June 26, 2021 | Laurence Boyce
Race, hospitality and grief collide in Mark Isaacs’ clever, playful, thought-provoking documentary.Read More
VOD film review: The Killing of Two Lovers
June 6, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This intense portrait of marital breakdown is a gripping, chilling study of toxic masculinity.Read More
BFI Player film review: Identifying Features
May 5, 2021 | Daniel Broadley
Fernanda Valadez’s accomplished feature debut is a quietly shocking picture of Mexico’s migrant and missing persons crises.
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VOD film review: Throne of Blood
April 25, 2021 | Ivan Radford
Kurosawa’s jaw-dropping take on Macbeth is one of cinema’s best Shakespeare adaptations.Read More
VOD film review: Stray
March 27, 2021 | Ivan Radford
This beautiful, immersive dog’s eye view of Istanbul is a moving study of how people treat others.Read More
