BFI LFF: Drama ‘True Things’ Echos a Broken Britain
Harry Wootliff’s ‘True Things’ is a timely exploration of the broken foundations upon which the Conservative Government wants to “Build back better.”
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BFI LFF: Control and Its Consequences in Jordanian Thriller ‘The Alleys’
The Alleys, in the First Feature Competition at the BFI LFF, criticises societal structures that use guilt and shame to control through conformity.
Artistry and Humanity Clash Quietly in ‘Bergman Island’
In the inside-out drama Bergman Island, a filmmaker couple vacationing in Ingmar Bergman’s old home find the lines between their work and their lives blurring.
BFI LFF: Curiosity Compels the Story in ‘Memory Box’
The curiosity-driven Memory Box, playing at the BFI London Film Festival 2021, explores the role of memory and the lasting impact of the Lebanese Civil War.
NYFF: ‘Returning to Reims (Fragments)’ and Freedom from Political Ideology
Inspired by Didier Eribon’s eponymous autobiography, Jean-Gabriel Périot’s film Returning to Rimes (Fragments), urges French citizenry to reinvent democracy.
NYFF: ‘Chameleon Street’ and ‘James Baldwin: From Another Place’
Meditations on being Black in America, Chameleon Street and James Baldwin: From Another Place, complement each other in NYFF’s Revivals Program.
NYFF: Assault on Precinct 13’s Message Is Trite in Our Times
The ’70s were politically charged when Assault on Precinct 13 was released. Our perception of the film’s message is the only thing that has changed since.
TIFF 2021: ‘Inexorable’ Revels in the Delights of Human Vulnerability
Director Fabrice du Welz’s Inexorable, playing at TIFF 2021, is a satisfying thriller that encourages viewers to pull at its exposed thematic threads.
Fantastic Fest 2021: Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Glasshouse’ Questions Our Purpose without Memory
Sci-fi thriller Glasshouse (Fantastic Fest 2021), forces us to confront our collective vulnerability and the reality that we might not survive as a species.
Fantastic Fest 2021: Thriller ‘Alone with You’ Is Haunted by Self-Deception
Horror-thriller Alone With You (Fantastic Fest 2021), is an expressionist vision rooted in its protagonist’s anguish.
Fantastic Fest 2021: A Voice Whispers Loudly in Swedish Thriller ‘Knocking’
Director Frida Kempff and writer Emma Broström’s Knocking is haunted by a history of indifference towards the feminine voice.