Tag: documentary

One Child Nation is undoubtedly a must-see documentary. I know that this is something I often say, although I do my best not to overuse…

Directed by Olivier Sarbil and James Jones, this sick, thrilling and gripping documentary tells the scathing story of President Duterte’s bloody and very violent campaign…

As you can probably expect from a film entitled Dark Suns (Soleils Noirs), this is a very serious documentary. It offers the viewer a very…

Ever since 2016, the world seems to be on the brink of breaking apart. The divide between the left and the right seems larger now…

I’m writing this a day late so apologies for that! However, I was so tired when I returned back from yesterday’s viewing experience that I…

Ey-up! Apparently, this is how you say hello in Yorkshire. I am currently at this year’s Sheffield Doc Fest. My first ever time coming to…

In 2001, I was twelve years old. When 9/11 occurred I had been on holiday in a holiday park with my grandparents. My day had…

Apollo 11 is about as pure cinema as you can get. This is an experience movie, something that taps into the feeling of seeing images…

In Of Fathers and Sons, filmmaker Talal Derki returns to his homeland of Syria, where he gains the trust of a radical Islamist family. Derki…

Earlier this year, we were delighted to review the excellent documentary Mr Fish: Cartooning from the Deep End. The documentary followed the career of the…

Often we take our lives in the West for granted. I am guilty of this, especially throwing away items once I am finished with them…

Wednesday 13th March 2019 will mark 23 years since the passing of one of cinema’s greatest film-makers – and one who deserved that tag without…

The tagline for Free Solo is ”Live Beyond Fear”. And it’s certainly a motto we should all take away with us after watching this breath-taking,…

Just who is Mr Fish? It sounds like the name of a James Bond villain, and there are probably some people out there who would…