Summertime

Carlos López Estrada, USA, 2020 Catching this online as part of Barcelona’s Americana Film Fest, a celebration of indy films … More

She Dies Tomorrow

Amy Seimetz, 2020, USA What an intriguing and compelling premise – a contagious certainty of one’s own death the next … More

Dácil Manrique de Lara, 2020, Spain Well this is so lovely and touching, but also interesting, creative and enlightening. The … More

Genta Matsugami, 2019, Japan This was on FilmIn as part of this year’s Asian Film Festival Barcelona. Spanish cinephiles who … More

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

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

Susanna Nicchiarelli, Italy/Belgium, 2017 Of course I was aware of Nico: face of 60s New York City counterculture, regular at … More