The MisEducation of Bindu, 2019. Directed by Prarthana Mohan. Starring Megan Suri, Philip Labes, Priyanka Bose, David Arquette, Gordon Winarick, Lurina Cornwell and Hannah Alline. SYNOPSIS: With one chance to test out of high school early, a girl faces up to fears and bullies in order to raise enough money to sit the test by […]
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – Roam Rome Mein
Roam Rome Mein, 2019. Directed by Tannishtha Chatterjee. Starring Nawazuddin Suddiqui, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Isha Talwar, Valentina Corti, Andrea Scarduzio and Cristina Puccinelli. SYNOPSIS: When his sister disappears, Raj travels to Rome, encountering many strange distractions as he tries to search. There isn’t anything quite like the romantic mysticism and the tantalising possibilities of a foreign […]
Bagri Foundation London Indian Film Festival Review – Cargo
Cargo, 2020. Directed by Arati Kadav. Starring Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Nandu Madhav, Konkona Sen Sharma, and Biswapati Sarkar. SYNOPSIS: Alone on a spaceship, a demon awaits the arrival of his cargo – deceased humans from earth who he prepares for re-incarnation. Religious beliefs about the afterlife can be a tricky subject to navigate for […]
Movie Review – Savage (2019)
Savage, 2019. Directed by Sam Kelly. Starring Jake Ryan, John Tui, Chelsie Preston Crayford, James Matamua, Jack William Parker, Haanz Fa’avae-Jackson, and Seth Flynn. SYNOPSIS: As his gang starts to fracture into factions, the gang’s violent second-in-command questions his loyalty and friendship to his leader. Much can be told about a director from their debut […]
Movie Review – Pinocchio (2019)
Pinocchio, 2019. Directed by Matteo Garrone. Starring Federico Ielapi, Roberto Benigni, Marine Vacth, Massimo Ceccherini and Rocco Papaleo. SYNOPSIS: A wooden puppet that has been brought to life must learn lessons in living before he can become a real boy. Everyone knows the story of the puppet who wants to be a real boy. That’s […]
Movie Review – Last and First Men (2020)
Last and First Men, 2020. Directed by Johann Johannsson. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: Two billion years into humanity’s future, a narrator outlines the similarities and differences between those still surviving and exploring the galaxy, and the people of today. It is awfully rare that a science fiction film aims to find the truth of what […]
Movie Review – Only the Animals (2019)
Only the Animals, 2019. Directed by Dominik Moll. Starring Denis Menochet, Laure Calamy, Damien Bonnard, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Guy Roger N’Drin, Marie Victoire Amie and Bastien Bouillon. SYNOPSIS: A woman goes missing during a snowstorm, and the lives of five people connected to her disappearance are explored in turn. The characters in Dominik […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Review – Corpus Christi (2019)
Corpus Christi, 2019. Directed by Jan Komasa. Starring Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel, Tomasz Zietek, Leszek Lichota and Zdzislaw Wardejn. SYNOPSIS: After being released from juvenile prison, Daniel poses as a priest in a small village who needs him just as much as he needs them. Few films strive to deal with the enormity […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam Review – True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
True History of the Kelly Gang, 2o19. Directed by Justin Kurzel. Starring George MacKay, Essie Davis, Nicholas Hoult, Russell Crowe, Orlando Schwerdt, Thomasin McKenzie, Charlie Hunnam, Earl Cave, and Sean Keenan. SYNOPSIS: The life of Ned Kelly, from childhood in a poor Irish convict family in Australia, to his eventual face off with British authorities […]
Movie Review – I Lost My Body (2019)
I Lost My Body, 2019. Directed by Jérémy Clapin. Featuring the voice talents of Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois and Patrick d’Assumcao. SYNOPSIS: A disembodied hand escapes it’s cold entrapment in a hospital, venturing home to try and find the rest of its body. Is there a greater force in the universe than that connecting […]
