This warm-hearted, Soviet-era sci-fi comedy blends time travel paradoxes, ‘Allo-‘Allo-style Third Reichisms and good-natured domestic farce.
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A daughter wishing to find out how her mother is being looked after in the nursing home where she has been placed, goes to a Detective Agency to help her.
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Berlin, summer 2018: Nora (Lena Urzendowsky), who is 14-years-old, lives with her mother and sister. Not knowing how to behave, she spends her time trailing behind her older sister, Jule (Anna Lena Klenke) and Jule’s best friend Aylin (Elina Vildanova).
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A period drama about sex and libertinage that manages to be both intense, immersive and tedious. Liberté encapsulates the exasperations and provocations of slow cinema rather well, but it may be considered obscene by some of the arthouse audience.
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A top recon team step in when an alien invasion shuts down the planet, in The Blackout: Invasion Earth, out now Blu-Ray, DVD and digital platforms.
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The most beautiful crime thriller ever made, House of Bamboo is an absolute must see, both for fans of crime film and of CinemaScope colour cinematography.
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There are flashes of style in this zombie film sequel, but it ultimately feels like ‘just another zombie film’. Which is disappointing, given how original Train to Busan was.
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A massive old cinema is closing down. On the last night, as torrential rain falls on Taipei, King Hu’s wuxia classic Dragon Inn is playing in an almost empty auditorium.
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This is billed as a comedy, but there are few if any laughs here. Dealing with mental health issues, it is often uncomfortable viewing. Sally Hawkins performance is full on with facial contortions and awkward body movements.
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Daft and overblown, this film looks great in a 4K restoration. But it is so repressed, in such a dull, British way, that it is ultimately a bit of a letdown.
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