By David Pountain Dir: Lee Chang-dong Dodging the patronising pitfalls common to disability drama and wrenching the ‘unconventional romance’ trope from the jaws of rom-com cutesiness, Lee Chang-dong’s startlingly provocative Oasis is a film that […]
By David Pountain Slated for release in US cinemas this coming May, Time Lapse, the mind-bending directorial feature-length debut of Bradley King, has generated quite a buzz on the festival circuit. Following three roommates who […]
By David Pountain Dir: Lucio Fulci Of the many talented directors to work in the heyday of Italian horror, none are more widely beloved and maligned than Lucio Fulci. A filmmaker who unabashedly worked in […]
By David Pountain Dir. Federico Fellini Tender, funny, mischievous and worrying, the notorious La Dolce Vita from esteemed director Federico Fellini broke box office records, won the Palme d’Or at Cannes and invented the word […]
By David Pountain Dir: Alain Guiraudie Alain Guiraudie has recently found his way onto international radars with the masterful drama Stranger by the Lake (also released by the now ubiquitous Peccadillo Pictures). One of last year’s […]
By David Pountain Dir. David Tosh Gitonga Co-produced by the internationally recognised Tom Tykwer, Nairobi Half Life has a place in Kenyan cinema history as the nation’s first film to be submitted for the Best […]
