By David Pountain Directed by Jí¶rn Threlfall Thirteen years after Irreversible and fifteen years after Memento, it’s by now pretty safe to say that the reverse chronology device has lost most of its novelty appeal, meaning […]
Reviews
Director: Bryn Evans First and foremost, Bryn Evans’ Hip Hop-eration is unabashedly is a film of the ‘feel good’ variation. Following a group of elderly hip hop dancers from New Zealand and their efforts to […]
By David Pountain Directed by Angga Dwimas Sasongko It takes a lot of sincerity to treat a subject as commonplace and low-stakes as coffee-making as a source of straight-faced, emotionally loaded drama. It takes some […]
By David Pountain Directed by Charles Najman With its sombre colour scheme and historically loaded subject matter, Charles Najman’s Pitchipoï is hardly a film that screams ‘absurdist comedy’ at first glance. But as the film ventures into […]
By David Pountain Director: Francoise Ellong Watch W.A.K.A. on FilmDoo.com Pulsing with nocturnal gloom and propelled by tragic inevitability, W.A.K.A., the powerful feature-length debut of Francoise Ellong, is a small-scale film that deals in big emotions. […]
By Zara Saeed Directed by Mikko Kuparinen Montréal World Film Festival review Mikko Kuparinen’s intelligent and beautifully shot drama is a prime reminder of the beauty of independent cinema and its profound emotional impact, even […]