Charlotte Rampling

JUNIPER: An Unlikely Bond Forms In Familiar Yet Understated Drama
JUNIPER: An Unlikely Bond Forms In Familiar Yet Understated Drama

Juniper is a beautifully filmed and excellently acted drama about the pursuit of repairing familial relations and learning to accept the inevitable.

BENEDETTA Trailer
BENEDETTA Trailer

A 17th-century nun in Italy suffers from disturbing religious and erotic visions. She

NYFF 2021 BENEDETTA A Hysterical Film About Mass Hysteria
NYFF 2021: BENEDETTA: A Hysterical Film About Mass Hysteria

Paul Verhoeven’s latest film Benedetta, based on the infamous 17th century, has the Catholic Church up in arms as it delivers the satire.

THE LITTLE STRANGER: Repression Casts An Intriguing Spell
THE LITTLE STRANGER: Repression Casts An Intriguing Spell

The Little Stranger is a demanding but absorbing thriller – it will not spoon feed you scares, and it’s all the better for it.

RED SPARROW: A Sultry, Seductive Star Vehicle In Which Jennifer Lawrence Soars
RED SPARROW: A Sultry, Seductive Star Vehicle

Red Sparrow is solidly engaging, a blistering and intense film with Jennifer Lawrence’s skill and Francis Lawrence’s well-crafted atmosphere.

THE SENSE OF AN ENDING: A Novel Adaptation That Was Best Left On The Page
THE SENSE OF AN ENDING: A Novel Adaptation That Was Best Left On The Page

The Sense of an Ending is a commendable effort from both director and cast, yet its underwritten characters become lost in adaptation.

45 Years
45 YEARS: Cinema At Its Most Intimate

45 Years is unquestionably well-written and well-acted, to such a high degree that is literally impossible to argue otherwise. To say that Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay give two of the most emotionally effective performances of their long and illustrious careers is equivalent to saying that the sky is blue and the world is round; it is so plainly obvious, arguing in its favour seems like a waste of time, as the greatness is clearly there for all to see. Emotionally engaging from the opening minutes On paper, the film feels like the opposite of director Andrew Haigh’s previous film Weekend; that film was about two men who meet and fall in love over the course of (you guessed it) a weekend, after a one night stand turns into something deeper.