Binti

Frederike Migom, 2019, Belgium Well this was a little ray of sunshine amid these dark days! It’s a kids’ film, … More

The Karate Kid

John G. Avildsen, USA, 1984 It’s been a hard week, so I turned to Netflix. Having read about it, I … More

Abel Ferrara, USA, 2019 A portrait of a man. A New Yorker living in Rome, a screenwriter who gives acting … More

Roberto De Feo, Italy, 2019 It had such promise, this film. An Italian horror centred around a large mansion and … More

Charlie Kaufman, USA, 2020 This was an unexpected find on Netflix, though it’s a brand new, made-by-Netflix release, so I … More

Joe Martin, UK, 2017 “I’ve got Karl Marx in one ear and Ronnie bleedin’ Biggs in the other.” Three geezers … More

Mounia Meddour, Algeria/France, 2019 This is the story of a strident young woman caught up in a society that is … More

Josef von Sternberg, USA, 1932 It blows my mind to think we’re approaching the centenary of films like this. The … More

A couple of weeks ago, physically in a bad way and not coping with the humid heat, I found myself … More

Midi Z, China, 2019 The movies love a movie about making a movie. The industry eats its own tail. Here … More