Category Film Reviews

6 DAYS is a taut, introspective and solid re-telling of the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege

Director Toa Fraser brings real-life terrorism to the big screen in his new film 6 DAYS, a high-tension thriller based on the 1980 Iranian Embassy siege.

Based on true events, 6 DAYS opens with six armed gunmen storming the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London taking 26 people hostage in the process...

Created in the style of van Gogh’s paintings, LOVING VINCENT matches extraordinary visual style with richly satisfying storytelling

Mystery and art combine in Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman’s new film LOVING VINCENT, the world’s first fully painted feature film about the life and death of the famous Dutch painter.

Taking place a year after Vincent van Gogh’s death, LOVING VINCENT follows Armand Roulin (Douglas Booth) as he sets out to deliver Vincent’s final letter to his brother, Theo...

Taut, intelligent and unflinchingly dark, MEMOIR OF A MURDERER is an engrossing crime thriller with plenty of twists and turns

Following SEVEN DAYS (2007) and THE SUSPECT (2013), director Won Shin-yun returns to the big screen with MEMOIR OF A MURDERER, a twisted Korean tale of fatherly love and killer instinct.

Described as “TO CATCH A THIEF meets MEMENTO”, MEMOIR OF A MURDERER tells the story of retired serial killer Kim Byung-su who is encouraged to keep a diary by his daughter Eun-hee aft...

Affecting and thought provoking, OUR TIME WILL COME is an acute spy thriller about family and sacrifice

Following LOVE IN A FALLEN CITY (1984) and THE GOLDEN ERA (2014), director Ann Hui returns once again to the Sino-Japanese War for the setting of her latest film OUR TIME WILL COME, an acute spy thriller about a young woman drawn into Hong Kong’s underground resistance movement.

Set in 1941 in Japan-occupied Hong Kong, OUR TIME WILL COME tells the story of quiet schoolteacher Fang Lan (Xun ...

Rich, tense and documented with extraordinary intimacy, THE FINAL YEAR offers a unique insight into Barack Obama’s final year in office

It’s hard not to watch Greg Barker’s fly-on-the-wall documentary about Barack Obama’s final year in office without feeling a twinge of nostalgia. Since Donald Trump took office, the President has backed out of the Paris climate accord, decimated the State Department and reintroduced a trade embargo against Cuba – and that’s just in his first 100 days...

LAST FLAG FLYING is a sombre meditation on the friendship, loss and futility of war

Richard Linklater’s ruminative comedy LAST FLAG FLYING heads to the BFI London Film Festival following its world premiere at the New York Film Festival last month.

LAST FLAG FLYING tells the story of three Vietnam veterans as they travel from Virginia to Portsmouth...

Fascinating, controversial and quietly brutal, APOSTASY is remarkably assured and understated piece of filmmaking

British director Daniel Kokotajlo turns the spotlight on Jehovah’s Witnesses in his directorial debut APOSTASY, a gripping story about a family torn between their devotion to one another or to their faith.

Written and directed by Kokotajlo, himself a former Jehovah’s Witness, APOSTASY tells the story of 18 year-old Alex (Molly Wright), her elder sister Luisa (Sacha Parkinson) and ...

Dark, moody and incredibly intense, DARK RIVER is a troubled tale of a family ripped apart by demons of the past

Following THE SELFISH GIANT (2013) and THE ARBOR (2010), Clio Barnard makes a welcome return to the big screen with DARK RIVER, a tense tale of a sibling resentment and a troubled past.

Inspired by Rose Tremain’s novel TRESPASS, DARK RIVER follows estranged siblings Alice (Ruth Wilson) and Joe (Mark Stanley) as they struggle to come to terms with their inheritance following the deat...

Powerful and affecting, BREATHE is an inspiring tale of love and courage in the face of adversity

After winning over audiences with his incredible performances in LORD OF THE RINGS (2001-2003), KING KONG (2005) and PLANET OF THE APES (2011–2017) celebrated actor Andy Serkis takes his talent behind the camera with BREATHE, a moving new drama about courage under profound difficulties.

Based on an inspiring true story, BREATHE tells the tale of Robin (Andrew Garfield) and Diana Cavendish (Claire...

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD (2017) © Jack English, Summit Entertainment and Millenium Media.

While THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD isn’t going to win any awards for originality, the charisma of its two leads is enough to carry it through

Patrick Hughes’ new film THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD hits UK cinema screens this week starring Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson.

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD tells the story of Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds), a once AAA rated executive protection agent, now down on his luck...