By James Haseltine Directed by Raoul Peck Acclaimed Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck delivers a justifiably bitter exposé on the complexities of international humanitarian aid in response to the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake in the hard-hitting documentary, Fatal […]
By David Pountain From the resonant absurdity of The Wayward Cloud to the most penetrating finale of the year in Stray Dogs, Chen Shiang-chyi has an outstanding record of performing in profound, socially relevant works […]
by David Pountain Directed by Roberto Minervini There was once a time where it was hard to find a cinematic vision of the American rural south that wasn’t highly romanticised. These days the challenge is […]
By David Pountain With its relentlessly bleak visual palette and intensely troubling subject matter (namely murder and child molestation), it’s safe to say that upcoming Belgian crime drama The Treatment will not appeal to every taste. […]
by Amy Faulkner Directed by Arto Halonen Only earlier on today the headline jumped out at me on my Twitter newsfeed: “Doping allegations ‘a declaration of war’ on athletics- Lord Coeâ€. Today, not thirty years […]
by Amy Faulkner Directed by Marion Hänsel A pure sheet of pristine white snow spreads itself for miles around, as far as the eye can see. Then two speckled black dots on skis glide into view […]
