The Young Offenders is a classic Irish comedy, with a strong moral didacticism woven neatly underneath the thick layer of stomach-clenching jokes. It’s impossible not to love the two main… Read More
Atlantic didn’t quite turn out the way I’d imagined it to, upon hearing the premise. For reference, here’s the premise I got: a documentary about fishing in the Atlantic. Fishing in… Read More
In Personal Shopper (Dir. Olivier Assayas), Kirsten Stewart plays Maureen, a personal shopper for a wealthy socialite and model. She is a medium and is haunted by her recently deceased… Read More
Reviewed by Bill Blake Like The Diary of Anne Frank and The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, A Bag Of Marbles is about a child’s experience of the terrible events of… Read More
review by Nick Ward I was fortunate to see Mia Hansen-Løve’s new film, Things to Come, at this year’s Alliance Française French Film Festival. The film follows Isabelle Huppert as a… Read More
Review by Bill Blake Lost in Paris is a charming comedy which takes the viewer from freezing small town Canada to bohemian Paris, after spinster librarian Fiona (played by Fiona… Read More
The Unknown Girl debuted at Cannes last year to lukewarm feelings and reviews. Helmed by auteur directors, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, The Unknown Girl is a well made, yet disappointing release.… Read More
When I read Penny Pincher! was about a man whose obsessive frugality gets him into difficult situations, I was instantly drawn to this film. I am a huge fan of… Read More
Tomcat isn’t about a gay couple…it’s just about a couple, the fact that they are gay is hardly mentioned in the film at all, if ever. It’s reassuring to see… Read More
Coming Out is one guy’s story about his entire coming out process to tell not just his friends and family, but the world, and to document what happens after you’re… Read More
