Incoming: We The Animals
Three boys tear through their rural New York hometown, in the midst of their young parents’ volatile love that makes and unmakes the family many times over. While Manny and Joel grow into versions of their loving and unpredictable father, Ma seeks to keep her youngest, Jonah, in the cocoon of home. More sensitive and …
Blu-Ray Review: The Sender
Whilst we’re still trying to fathom out exactly how a human brain works, there’s no doubt that all manner of terrors can be conjured up by our own subconscious. Nightmares can become instruments of torture designed to stalk us in our sleep. For this reason, psychological thrillers are often the most disturbing and effective horror …
Incoming: A Season in France
Abbas (Eriq Ebouaney), a college professor and father of two, seeks political asylum in France after fleeing the civil war that has raged in the Central African Republic since 2013. Widowed when his wife died in attempting to escape the country with him, he has since met Carole (Sandrine Bonnaire), who consoles him in his …
Film Review: Prophecy
Prophecy is a fascinating, beautiful and assured documentary about the creation of art.
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Midnight Traveler
It’s a delicate story of their love for one another and the pressures and strains this journey places on them as a unit.
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: War of Art
War of Art is an often humorous and thought-provoking culture clash of identity, mindset and expression.
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: Apollo 11
Using just historic recordings and archive footage, Miller and his team have created a compelling and exhilarating piece of cinema.
Sheffield Doc/Fest Review: For Sama
For Sama is an astonishing achievement. A moving memorial to all who died in the pursuit of freedom.
Blu-ray Review: Odette
During World War II, the British set up the Special Operations Executive. This secretive organisation was established with the purpose of carrying out espionage, reconnaissance and sabotage in occupied Europe. Odette Sansom was a French-born British agent who was persuaded to join the SOE. She was awarded the George Cross for her contribution to the …