FILM REVIEWS

A chilling look inside the Taliban as they build a military regime from American treasures to attract allies on the world stage

Joyce Glasser reviews Hollywoodgate (August 16, 2024) Cert 12A, 91 mins. In cinemas. In some of the best documentaries directors take us on an unpredictable journey and are as surprised at their disco ...

andrew 240 views 0 likes Aug 13, 2024

WATCH FILMS AT HOME: Robert Tanitch reviews 6 films

THE SMALL BACK ROOM (StudioCanal). A Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger dour 1949 film. World War II crippled scientist (David Farrar) has a drink problem and a troubled relationship with his girlf ...

andrew 340 views 0 likes Aug 12, 2024

The Curzon’s Béla Tarr season features his masterpiece, The Werckmeister Harmonies, a powerful allegory with relevance to the UK today.

Joyce Glasser reviews Béla Tarr Mini-Retrospective (August 10-September 2024) Curzon cinemas featuring The Werckmeister Harmonies (August 10-11), Cert 12, 147 mins. Multiple cinemas When Hungarian fil ...

andrew 563 views 0 likes Aug 9, 2024

Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s latest masterwork takes a complaint about a teacher-student relationship to new, unfathomable places.

Joyce Glasser reviews About Dry Grasses (July 26, 2024) Cert. 15, 198 mins. The ninth film from the great 65-year-old Turkish director (co-writer, co-editor and producer) Nuri Bilge Ceylan has much in ...

andrew 528 views 0 likes Aug 2, 2024