Tag: World Cinema
Rétrospective du Festival de Cannes: Deadly Shu Qi in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Masterful ‘The Assassin’ (2015)
This writer’s first encounter with the Taiwanese-Hong Kong actress, Shu Qi, was in the late 1990s. One of the few occasions a certain sibling, a…
Rétrospective du Festival de Cannes: Le Passé / The Past (2013)
Iranian maestro filmmaker, Asghar Farhadi, dipped his toe in French language cinema in 2013 with The Past. It has to be said, a far more…
Anatomy of a Fall Dominates 49th César Awards
Justine Triet’s Anatomy of a Fall has dominated the 49th César Awards with six nods including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller,…
‘Past Lives’ Takes Top Prize at the Pandora International Film Critics Awards – ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ also Big Winners
In a year for Oppenheimer and Barbie in humongous, explosive fashion right across 2023, the Pandora International Film Critics still hailed the greatness of world…
The Animal Kingdom Leads 49th César Awards Nominations
Thomas Cailley’s The Animal Kingdom (Le Règne animal) leads the nominations for the 49th César Awards with 12 nods including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor…
‘Past Lives’, ‘Society of the Snow’, ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘The Zone of Interest’ Among High Performers As Pandora International Film Critics Unveil Their 5th Awards Nominations
The votes were counted and we have our nominations for the 5th annual Pandora International Film Critics. And in spite of the expected high tallies for…
TIFF 23 Dispatch: including ‘Fallen Leaves’; ‘Green Border’; ‘The Zone of Interest’
In addition to all the major Hollywood films and American indies I saw at TIFF, I also saw several international films from some of the…
Femme Film Fest 23 Review: Farewell Amor (Ekwa Msangi)
The international flavour displayed at the 2020 London Film Festival was never daunting, no matter how unknown any prospective title might be. But with each…
Femme Film Fest 2023 Review: Capernaum (Nadine Labaki)
I know we have become a much more refined bunch of film critic snobs over the years. But I take objection to some of the…
Film Review: Alma Viva (2022)
Alma Viva is the debut feature of Cristèle Alves Meira. Like every summer, little Salomé returns to her family village nestled in the Portuguese mountains…
95th Academy Awards: Submissions for Best International Feature Film
Much like the last few years, it’s another incredibly strong list of contenders for this year’s race for Best International Feature Film. Once again, picking…
Film Review: Paris, 13th District / Les Olympiades (Jacques Audiard)
Jacques Audiard’s speciality as a director is stories about violent men who do not have an innate taste for violence. So it’s something of a…
The Good Boss Dominates 2022 Goya Awards Nominations
After receiving a record-breaking 20 nominations, Fernando León de Aranoa’s The Good Boss has dominated the 2022 Goya Awards with six wins including Best Film,…
Lost Illusions Leads 47th César Awards Nominations
Xavier Giannoli’s Lost Illusions (Illusions Perdues) leads the nominations for the 47th César Awards with 15 nods including Best Film and Best Director. The film also picked…
