By Louise McLeod Tabouis. Director Jia Zhang-ke's eighth feature film, selected in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, begins with a brilliant blast from the Pet Shop Boys 90's anthem 'Go West'. A group of friends, led by Shen Tao (Zhao Tao) dance and celebrate the new
What’s in a name? A lot and especially in the title of this documentary directed by David Guggenheim: He Named Me Malala. The documentary is about the youngest Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai. However, rather than calling the documentary: Malala or I am Malala, the title and narrative makes
Following the story of Frans Afman; Hollywood Banker tells the story of how a middling Dutch bank became the most important financiers of independent cinema propelled by the genius of one man whose hobby became his career. From start to finish this is a personal tale. Directed by Rozyman Afman, daughter
Sicario, Denis Villeneuve’s fantastic film deals with drug smuggling cartel rings operating in the US. It is a formidable piece of work, which kept me on the edge of my seat. The drug smuggling cartel story has become somewhat of a cliché but Villeneuve’s direction and fantastic central performances by Blunt,
By Louise McLeod Tabouis. On a cold Irish farm, Aaron (Barry Keoghan) wants Mary (Emer McCourt) his mother, to fight for her life, or at least to take her medicine. Surrounded by his indifferent and critical visiting uncles and aunt, Aaron suddenly has his privacy and intimacy with his sick mother invaded. The
