Simon Thompson delves into the career of Hong Kong filmmaker Johnnie To…Intensely prolific (with a back-catalogue dating all the way back to 1980) and defiant, Johnnie To is a Hong Kong filmmaking giant who, despite approaching the age of 70 this year, has shown no sign of slowing down or falling out of love with […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Review – The Mission
The Mission, 2022.Written and directed by Tania Anderson.SYNOPSIS:A revelation of the inner lives of young Latter-day Saints missionaries, as they leave their homes for the first time and embark upon the most emotionally, physically, and psychologically challenging period of their lives.Tania Anderson’s doc debut makes a full-footed attempt to grant insight into a group of […]