Reviews
A Story of Children and Film
Mark Cousins' selections are conscientiously representative of the very best of youth-oriented filmmaking.
La Paz
Told in chapters, La Paz observes the attempted assimilation of Liso on his release from a psychiatric facility.
The Babadook
This is one finessed frightfest that audiences won’t want to be easily rid of.
X Men: Days of Future Past
Endeavouring to find a new way forward for the franchise, Days of Future Past trades on fondness, fun, emotion and…
The Trip to Italy
Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon hit the road again, but this time it is Italy that becomes their playground of…
Godzilla
Godzilla weaves a delicate – almost overdone – dissection of mankind’s futility against nature in the clash of the titans.
Short Term 12
The film encloses itself in intensely realistic characters and heartfelt storylines to produce a genuinely touching piece of art.
Rich Hill
Winner of the grand jury documentary prize at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, the film finds some beauty in the…
Bolshoi Ballet: Marco Spada
Performances are captured live, in high definition, and shown as soon as possible in selected cinemas all round the world.
The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz
This documentary suffers from relating a story that, in its real-life details, eclipses the attempt to distil it into film…