An ageing gangster is forced to confront his past, showing his ascendancy through the criminal underworld in prohibition era America. However, a dark secret from his youth finally catches up […]
Category: Features
REVIEW: The Trial of the Chicago 7
If 1960s America and its culture could be encapsulated into a single film, it would be The Trial of the Chicago 7. The film recalls the events of one of […]
REVIEW: “Write what you know” – ‘Mank’ (2020)
New Netflix release, Mank, follows the struggles of screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman), and his journey in writing the revolutionary film, Citizen Kane. The film explores the political context of […]
REVIEW: Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee presents an action-packed genre mashup that mostly misses the mark. Lee’s Vietnam war, adventure flick doesn’t fail in it’s attempts to entertain, but it certainly fails in competing […]
AMPLIFY! 2020 – REVIEW: Falling
Viggo Mortenson’s family drama is mostly imperfect in its outcome, but it certainly awakens the potential promise of an Eastwoodesque directing career as momentary hints of able film crafting are […]
AMPLIFY! 2020: Rose Plays Julie (2020)
Rose Plays Julie (2020) is a quiet, unassuming gem that follows a young Veterinary student named Rose (Ann Skelly) who seeks out her birth mother, an actress called Ellen (Orla […]
AMPLIFY! 2020: Lola / Lola vers la mer (2019)
Laurent Micheli’s debut feature Even Lovers Get the Blues (2016) follows a group of friends and their questions of love, life and the aching impulses that drive their desires. Micheli’s […]
Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2020: 10th Anniversary
Aesthetica Short Film festival kicked off it’s 10th year on Tuesday with a Covid friendly all Online programme. With a Live programme from the 3rd of November to the 9th […]
Review: Throne of Blood (1957)
As everyone knows, the perfect way to spend self-isolation is to work through and revisit the catalogue of films from director Akira Kurosawa. A creator who has released an endless […]
UK Jewish Film Festival
City Screen to show three films from this year’s Jewish Film Festival. The 23rd UK Jewish Film Festival extends its reach this year and presents its first major nation-wide tour. […]