52 Films By Women: May
It’s all coming up end of the world this month, with stories of loss, war and asteroids. But there’s hope and warmth to be...
Read MoreReview: The Zookeeper’s Wife – “Moving, shocking and yet strangely hopeful”
I almost didn’t see this film and something tells me I’m not alone in this. I was away the first week it arrived in cinemas (which made it...
Read More52 Films By Women: April
Rewatches were the staple this month, a couple of which I hadn’t seen in a very long time (but which still hadn’t lost their...
Read MoreReview: The Handmaiden – “Breathtaking and bold cinema”
A sensual saga, with dark undertones, The Handmaiden is another impressive story from director Park Chan-Wook – though his fans are likely...
Read More52 Films By Women: March
Retro cinema outings, comic books about the everyday, the pressure of celebrity, the love of basketball, a magical nanny, women going...
Read MoreReview: Viceroy’s House – “Incredibly current”
Gurinder Chadha’s latest film follows the last viceroy as he goes to India to prepare the country and its leaders for independence from...
Read More52 Films By Women: February
After a nasty cold had me bed-ridden for a four-day weekend, I pretty much hit my quota for February before the first week was up (thank...
Read More52 Films By Women: January
As an aspiring scriptwriter myself I have become more and more aware in recent years of the imbalance currently in cinema, from the moment...
Read More2016 London Film Festival Review: Their Finest – “A love letter to filmmaking”
This delightful wartime comedy drama from director Lone Scherfig sees a new female writer brought on to write the ‘slop’...
Read More2016 London Film Festival Review: A Quiet Passion
A Quiet Passion begins with a delightful opener that introduces us to the bold and soulful poet, Emily Dickinson. We meet her family, see...
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