Film of the week: Evil Does Not Exist
The Japanese director behind 2021’s Drive My Car delivers a beautiful and contemplative eco-drama that ends with one of this year’s most harrowingly haunting endings.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readThe Japanese director behind 2021’s Drive My Car delivers a beautiful and contemplative eco-drama that ends with one of this year’s most harrowingly haunting endings.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readAlex Garland divides opinions, and America, in a nihilistic war fantasy. And the surprise Spanish animated Robot Dreams is a charming piece that both breaks and…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readThis week, an action film and a serious drama about the nature of institutionalised racism. One set to be a modern classic, the other no…
By Francisco Silva - 5 min readA terrifying pandemic plays front and centre in this modern thriller
By Amy Dale - 2 min readDespite the complexity in the details of Bergman Island, it remains a simple and engaging story.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min readA round up of the best this month has to offer at the cinema.
By Francisco Silva - < 1 min readEven fans could fall prey to the trick of this Scottish author’s imagination.
By Amy Dale - 2 min readPosthumous publication of literary works can be a form of farewell, a closure even
By Brian Dale - 2 min readA 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 readA 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 - 3 min readWith 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 - 3 min readDuring 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 - 3 min readBelfast’s strength as a film is in reclaiming a damaged place back for those who left and those who stayed.
By Francisco Silva - 3 min read