Robin Campillo
Film Review: The Workshop
Anyone reaching adulthood in 2018 finds themselves in a strange and scary place. The world has been raped and pillaged by previous generations. Environment collapse, rampant capitalism, severe inequalities, racial tensions, high unemployment, fake news, online bullying – the list is endless. Many find themselves with limited job prospects and little chance of ever owning …
Film Review: 120 Beats Per Minute
Since being clinically observed for the first time in 1981, AIDS has been one of the most aggressive and stigmatised diseases to blight the world. Whilst now largely under control in the Developed World, it’s still terrorising poorer nations; including much of Africa. However, it cut through the homosexual community like a plague in the …
DVD Review: Eastern Boys
Immigration is a huge political issue across Europe. Whilst the media like to deal in sensationalist headlines and scaremongering, it’s often left to cinema to paint a more humane and empathetic picture. Over the last few years we’ve been graced with Sin Nombre, Biutiful, The Golden Dream and the wonderful Le Harve, amongst many others. …