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VOD film review: Shell
January 7, 2017 | David FarnorA calm and absorbing coming-of-age drama, shot through with a heartbreaking sense of tangible isolation.Read More
VOD film review: Las Acacias
December 17, 2016 | David FarnorThis slow, absorbing road trip is an understated relationship drama that soon finds it own charming gear.Read More
VOD film review: Room 237
December 13, 2016 | David FarnorThis collage of The Shining conspiracy theories is a bonkers yet fascinating study of how art finds meaning with its audience.Read More
VOD film review: Love & Friendship
October 1, 2016 | David FarnorThis utterly delightful comedy is Jane Austen like you’ve never seen her before.Read More
VOD film review: Drive
July 15, 2016 | David FarnorRyan Gosling is iconic in Nicolas Winding Refn’s cool, compelling genre mixtape.Read More
VOD film review: Evolution (2015)
June 30, 2016 | Matthew TurnerA surreal fairy-tale nightmare that plays on coming-of-age fears, augmented by jaw-dropping imagery and a smattering of body-horror.Read More
VOD film review: I Am Belfast
April 8, 2016 | David FarnorDirector: Mark Cousins Cast: Helena Bereen, Mark Cousins Certificate: U Watch I Am Belfast online in the UK: BFI Player+ / BFI Player / Curzon Home Cinema / iTunes
The words “poetic tribute to the city of Belfast” may not … Read More
VOD film review: Ran (Akira Kurosawa)
April 3, 2016 | David FarnorKurosawa’s epic adaptation of King Lear is ambitious, audacious and breathtaking cinema.Read More
VOD film review: The Pearl Button
March 18, 2016 | David FarnorThis beautiful documentary may not always hold water, but it’s as thought-provoking as it is poetic.Read More
VOD film review: A Syrian Love Story
February 11, 2016 | Helen ArcherA powerful documentary that confirms with clarity that the scars of war are profound and immeasurable.Read More