Kokuho review – a kabuki star is born
Within a short time of being introduced to the budding kabuki performer at the centre of Lee Sang-il’s hit Japanese film
The joy and struggle of the movie makeover
Unfortunately, the more impressionable the girl, the more the world infringes on her malleable sense of self. “You look a lot
The Piano Teacher and The Limits of Desire
Romy keeps fantasising about Samuel, and it’s implied that BDSM now plays some role in her marriage. But, as in
History Chasing Its Tail: On Jocelyne Saab’s…
“The June 1967 defeat was tantamount to an alarm bell that aroused the dormant Arab consciousness from its long slumber;
Rose of Nevada | Mother Mary | Vox Lux (2018)
On Truth & Movies this week, we discuss Mark Jenkin’s Rose Of Nevada and David Lowery’s Mother Mary. For Film
Mother Mary review – beautiful and bewitching
Hauntings have been a presence throughout David Lowery’s artistic output – naturally in his 2017 breakout A Ghost Story, but even before
Rose of Nevada review – a gorgeous Cornish…
I came into this world eyes crossed, the small tip of my nose made bow. The moment my spine steadied
Departures review – the turbulent journey of…
Like boarding a flight for somewhere promising, only to be met with an emergency landing, Departures never quite reaches the emotional depth
Cannes 2026 announces its sidebar line-ups
After the Cannes Official Selection announced their first wave of titles last week, it’s now the turn of the première
The Stranger review – filmed like a laconic,…
A confession: I am really not a fan of the French filmmaker Franoçois Ozon. He seems like a lovely chap. Literate, passionate, with