Azor (2021)
★★★★☆
Azor, Andra Fontana’s subtle, sophisticated feature debut, unsettles with an increasing sense of dread as a Swiss banker is enveloped in the Argentinian junta’s heart of darkness.
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BFI LFF 2021: Azor (2021)
★★★★☆
Azor, Andra Fontana’s subtle, sophisticated feature debut, unsettles with an increasing sense of dread as a Swiss banker is enveloped in the Argentinian junta’s heart of darkness.
BFI LFF 2021: Memory Box
★★★★☆
A Memory Box triggers delayed reconciliation between past and present in Joana Hadjithomas’s deeply personal, emotional intergenerational drama.
Ema (2019)
★★★★☆
Sometimes enigmatic and confusing, sometimes fiery with emotion, Pablo Larrain’s intriguing Ema peels the layers off a woman’s dance with death.
Cannes Film Festival 2021: Day 8
★★★★☆
Cannes Film Festival: Day 8
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Day 5: Flag Day (2021)
★★★★☆
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Day 5: Flag Day. What the critics say…
Cannes Film Festival 2021: Day 6
★★★★★
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Day 6
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Day 2: The Velvet Underground (2021)
★★★★☆
Cannes Film Festival 2021: Day 2
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Day 2: Reprise: Monrovia, Indiana (2018)
★★★★☆
Cannes Film Festival 2021 Day 2: Reprise: In Monrovia, Indiana, veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who receives the Carosse d’or Director’s Award in Cannes, compassionately chronicles life in small-town America.
Cannes Film Festival 2021: Opening Film: Annette (2021)
★★★★☆
strong>Annette by cult director Leos Carax opens the Cannes Film Festival – what the critics say…
Sundance Film Festival: London 2021
★★★★☆
Sundance London 2021 – 29 July to 1 August 2021.
FÁTIMA (2020)
★★★☆☆
Fátima is a fascinating glimpse of Catholic faith, respectfully translated to the screen by Marco Pontecorvo.
Agony (2020) – on demand
★★☆☆☆
Agony (original title The Executrix) by Michele Civetta, starring Asia Argento, is a heavily atmospheric Italian-set gothic horror-cum-giallo.
Sound of Metal (2019)
★★★★☆
Sound of Metal by Darius Marder, starring Riz Ahmed, is the sensitively told and brilliantly acted story of every musician’s worst nightmare – going deaf.