Film review: La Cocina
Beautifully shot and often kinetic, this loose adaption of Arnold Wesker’s play is a bit uneven, but what it does well, it does really well.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Another Round
For a film with such a simple premise, Another Round is delightfully complex.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: The Nest
Domestic life shot like a horror film; yet The Nest doesn’t quite deliver the expected ravaging emotional impact
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Penguin Bloom
It’s easy to excuse a film like Penguin Bloom for all its shortcomings when it’s a story with the noblest of intentions at heart.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review and giveaway: Ammonite
It’s difficult to recommend a film like Ammonite without at least spoiling part of the emotional impact.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: A Call to Spy
The exquisite production still can’t bring this one above the level of a good BBC historical drama
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: The Midnight Sky
For a film set in space, George Clooney’s first Netflix film is fittingly weightless.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: The Godfather Coda – The Death of Michael Corleone
Don’t be fooled by the needlessly cryptic and spoilerific title. This recut has enough pomp and circumstance to be worth another price of admission.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: David Byrne’s American Utopia
A message that even those who don’t know Byrne’s work can connect and rally behind. What a triumph.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: Mank
Mank is fan service of the highest quality, made for film lovers. But does this make it a great film?
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read