Gladiator II: The BRWC Review. By Daniel Rester. Ridley Scott, who is about to turn 87, is still able to deliver old-fashioned, muscular epics. His latest is Gladiator II, a legacy sequel to his Best Picture Oscar winner Gladiator (2000). That film remains influential and beloved by many to this day.

Memoir Of A Snail: Review. By Ayrton-Lewis Avery. Memoir of a Snail, directed by Adam Elliot, has shown us a mastery of stop-motion claymation. Indeed, clay is the focal point and the principal motif of this film. Like clay, a child’s life is moulded from innocence into lucid awareness of

All The Men I Met But Never Dated: Review. By Simon Thompson  Co-writer and director Muneeb Hassan’s short film All The Men I Met But Never Dated is a low-key understated effort, with excellent cinematography by Nicholas Pietroniro, and a pair of capable performances by its two leads. In only

Emilia Pérez – Review. By Daniel Rester. Emilia Pérez is the kind of audacious film from a gifted director that just never quite finds the right balance despite much effort being put into it. French filmmaker Jacques Audiard (who made the terrific picture A Prophet (2009)) certainly shows ambition and panache

Power Alley: Review. By Simon Thompson. Writer/director Lillah Halla’s Power Alley is a rapid and punchy feature debut that, while being impressively shot and edited, ultimately falls short when it comes to its narrative structure. While Power Alley is a movie with a lot to say about the socio-political situation