Film review: Silent Friend
Tony Leung’s second non-Chinese film is a beautiful, meditative thesis of change and isolation. It’s not trying to please everyone, but it opens up to…
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read
Film review: The Duke
Roger Michell’s final film is exactly like the British director’s whole career – charming, effective, and a jolly good time with expectedly solid performances from…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Nowhere Special
An unexpectedly wonderful emotional story, with a terrific central performance, that lets you fill in the gaps instead of forcing the drama on us.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Anonymous Club
Barnett’s music has more depth than this documentary more interested in idolizing an artist than exploring her influence.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Bergman Island
Despite the complexity in the details of Bergman Island, it remains a simple and engaging story.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Screentime: March
A round up of the best this month has to offer at the cinema.
By Francisco Silva - 2 min read
Film review: The Batman
A neo-noir retelling of the DC superhero works well as a detective story, even if the execution sometimes misses the mark.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Cyrano
A thunderous performance from Peter Dinklage and a collection of beautiful songs from the band The National, make Cyrano is an improbable musical worthy of…
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: C’mon C’mon
With a handful of great performances, and a beautiful concept, this rare piece of tender humanity has more to say about us than expected.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Drive My Car
During the three hours of this film, not a single minute is wasted on anything that isn’t important or moving. The result is heartbreaking.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read
Film review: Belfast
Belfast’s strength as a film is in reclaiming a damaged place back for those who left and those who stayed.
By Francisco Silva - 4 min read