The Pass – London Film Festival 2016
The Pass' emotional attack will leave you begging for a solid defence. A truly outstanding and vital piece of work.
2.0
Nocturama Review – London Film Festival 2016
The ire in which this writer aims towards Nocturama is a measure as to the frustration at the wasted opportunity at the centre of its existence. A substantial pity.
4.0
Lion Review – London Film Festival 2016
The tears may well fall. Lion, which features the billboard-worthy cast of Dev Patel, Rooney Mara and Nicole Kidman, is weighted with emotional heft.
5.0
Personal Shopper – London Film Festival 2016
After 2014’s lovely Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper marks Assayas’ second consecutive collaboration with actress Kristen Stewart.
3.5
Certain Women – London Film Festival 2016
The lives of four women are examined with exceptional empathy in Kelly Reichardt’s Certain Women, a slow-burning drama set across the state of Montana.
4.0
The Graduation Review – London Film Festival 2016
The Graduation is an intriguing documentary, which provides a balanced picture in carousing frustration, as well as reasons to be cheerfully optimistic about the future of French cinema and that cherished concept of the auteur.