United Kingdom
In our second review from SXSW 2019, Hazem Fahmy reviews The Beach Bum – a fantasy with no real-life application.
When it comes down to it, you’ve seen this type of movie before, but rarely with this setting and with people from this part of the world.
All Is True fails to really justify itself: it’s a patchwork of ideas that never really coalesces confidently.
Female Human Animal is a unique experiment into pushing the boundaries of what is considered to be fact or fiction.
Fighting With My Family is a lovely little British gem and while it’s not perfect, Merchant shows admirable potential as a director.
Across her four uncompromising features, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay has unsparingly invited us to the darkest recesses of the human condition.
The Kid Who Would Be King is a surprisingly epic and spirited film, driven by an adventurous spirit and enough clever fun to keep things fresh during a sometimes long-winded ride.
I With awards season in full swing, I had the opportunity to watch five live-action short films…
Despite its eclectic performances, The Vanishing is a snail-paced buildup to real action and suspense that doesn’t have enough substance to give the narrative some weight.
Patrick takes a currently successful formula and twists it into an unbearably cutesy mess, created for shallow monetary gain from an indifferent public.
Adult Life Skills is a poignant examination of a young woman whose growth has been stunted by grief, carried by Jodie Whittaker’s charming performance.
Much like the eponymous letters, The Aspern Papers is not worth divulging the contents of and would be better off remaining a secret.
It’s undeniably flawed, but considering its mindbogglingly low £2,000 budget, The Bastard Sword is an impressive achievement.
The Merry Wives of Windsor can be enjoyed by all whether you are versed or have no knowledge of the works of Shakespeare.
Carried by the weight of Willem Dafoe’s performance, At Eternity’s Gate is not a bad film, but it is not an outstanding one either.