Greed, betrayal, love - sometimes unrequited, duty, sex, family ties, loneliness as well as laughter and are all universe truths that we can identify with. When these universal truths are woven into a fantasy world made up of seven kingdoms, tales of those beyond the wall, dragons and a battle
By Ben Hooper. ‘As she often says “Girls are more interesting.”’ Swiss/French director Stéphanie Argerich paints an intimate family portrait as she explores her relationship with her mother, classical music superstar Martha Argerich. What follows is a fascinating, if self-indulgent, character study of prodigious musical talent and maternal legacy. Like many mother-daughter relationships,
The Life of Riley (Aimer, Boire et Chanter) the last film by cinema great Alain Resnais. It's a film adaptation of the play by Alan Ayckbourn that is bereft of laughs or joy and just tries too hard. The Life of Riley centres on the mysterious George who is never seen
Cake is well a little plain without icing and this film lacked the icing. Jennifer Aniston stars as Claire Bennett who is suffering from chronic pain after suffering a catastrophic and fatal accident in which her son died and she has been suffering ever since both physically and emotionally. The fall-out
The Caravan is a solid British drama. It's the character driven vintage kind with nuanced performances from the central characters that make you think maybe it’s time for a caravan renaissance. The Caravan takes familial drama to the next level through tightly scripted dialogue by Chris Green and Simon Powell,
