Author: Padaí Ó Maolchalann
London Film Festival Review: Maria (Pablo Larraín)
A whole life in just a few days, and what a life! Pablo Larraín’s trilogy-of-sorts about iconic women of the 20th Century concludes with his…
London Film Festival Review: Hard Truths (Mike Leigh)
We’re all downsizing these days. Forget the Roaring ‘20s – these are the Receding ‘20s. Costs are going up, people are staying in, and the…
London Film Festival Review: Grand Tour (Miguel Gomes)
For all the lush scenery and exotic vistas with which it meets the eye, Miguel Gomes’ Grand Tour is a movie defined as much by…
London Film Festival Review: Blitz (Steve McQueen)
The cinema of suffering need not necessarily be a traumatic experience. In the 16 years since his first feature, Hunger, Steve McQueen has proved himself…
London Film Festival Review: Nickel Boys (RaMell Ross)
Subjectivity can be a hard thing to depict in cinema. Even in the most immersive, captivating movies, there exists the perpetual sense that we, the…
London Film Festival Review: Memoir of a Snail (Adam Elliot)
“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.” A Kierkegaard quote may strike one as an unusual jumping-off point for an…
Femme Filmmakers Festival Review: On Body and Soul (Ildikó Enyedi)
In dreams, two deer – a stag and a doe – forage for grass in a snow-covered forest and drink from a stream. In reality,…
LFF Review Round-Up as we say Goodbye for Another Year
The Deathless Woman Crimes buried in the shallow graves of the recent past rise to the surface of the poisoned earth, carrying with them the…
LFF Review: The Lodge / Tremors / The Whistlers
For me, the biggest surprise of the London Film Festival thus far hasn’t been something I’ve seen on a cinema screen, but something I’ve discovered…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Jagten / The Hunt, 2012
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Jagten / The Hunt, 2012 Prix d’interprétation masculine…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Fehér isten / White God, 2014
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Fehér isten / White God, 2014 Palm Dog…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Bacalaureat / Graduation, 2016
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Bacalaureat / Graduation, 2016 Prix de la mise…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Adieu au Langage / Goodbye to Language, 2014
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Adieu au Langage / Goodbye to Language, 2014…
Festival de Cannes 72 Countdown: Cìkè Niè Yǐnniáng / The Assassin, 2015
We excitedly countdown to the 72nd Festival de Cannes with a different prize winning film each day. Cìkè Niè Yǐnniáng / The Assassin, 2015 Prix…
