By David Pountain Directed by Patrick Vollrath Everything Will Be Okay, the slow-burning short from Patrick Vollrath, expands upon the knowingly empty platitude of its title – a trite, humouring reassurance – to engage as […]
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By David Pountain Directed by Guilherme Coelho Chicago International Film Festival review When inactivity, uncertainty and a lack of communication are all part of your film’s point, you rule out winning over your audience with narrative […]
By David Pountain Directed by Riri Riza Sokola rimba (aka The Jungle School), the latest feature from Indonesian director Riri Riza, is a film that sits comfortably in the long-running genre of the townie-meets-native film, a […]
By David Pountain Directed by William Fairman and Max Gogarty London Film Festival review Not even the distressing subject matter of Chemsex, the nightmarish documentary from William Fairman and Max Gogarty, will likely prepare most viewers […]
By David Pountain Directed by Vladimir Beck Rome Film Festival review The sometimes blurry line between the barely-teens and almost-adults of Little Bird, the mesmerising new feature from Vladimir Beck, is established in the film’s […]
By David  Pountain Directed by Frederick Wiseman London Film Festival review Maybe it’s because he’s been cranking out features since the late ‘60s but there is quite possibly no documentarian working today with more confidence in […]