Autumn (Sidney Flanigan) is a quiet seventeen-year-old that finds herself facing the challenge of an unwanted pregnancy, after an undisclosed encounter that may have possibly been related to molestation. A young woman who is determined to demonstrate her independence by not revealing the truth to her dismissive family, who would likely disown her if they…

“Geoffrey’s bad enough, but I’m glad I wasn’t married to Jesus” These words resound as the first statement made in Alan Bennett’s Bed Among the Lentils, his lengthy dramatic monologue that serves as a showcase for the incredible Dame Maggie Smith, who does what is undeniably amongst her finest work here. I genuinely believed I…

Yeter (Yeter Öztürk) is a middle-aged prostitute operating out of a small town in Germany, where she is constantly accosted by locals who deride her for forgetting about her heritage. She encounters Ali (Tuncel Kurtiz), a fellow Turkish immigrant who becomes a regular customer. Less a way of satiating his desires, and more of a…

Henry II (Peter O’Toole) rules over England and the many colonies and territories that form part of his kingdom. However, the broader issues of his empire are not his concern at the moment, but rather a more pressing issue is at hand – the arrival of the young French king (Timothy Dalton) puts Henry in…

Two sisters, Maria (Adèle Haenel) and Suzanne (Sara Forestier) were raised in a working-class environment by their widowed father (François Damiens), a cross-country truck driver who has done his best to give his girls the best possible life, in lieu of having a mother to help guide them through some of the more challenging moments….

A young man called Ondřej (Petr Čepek) has grown up mainly in a brotherhood of knights, after his father sent him to enter into an order in order to atone for his sins and honour the reputation of his wealthy family, after a particularly perilous event renders him very close to death. Over the years,…

Frank Perry deserved a lot better than he got during his lifetime. A director whose work was always defined by an uncompromising fascination with the human condition, he directed several films that may have not received the acclaim they warranted in their initial release, but certainly could be considered ahead of their time, with Perry…

Discussing Synonyms, the astounding psychological drama made by Nadav Lapid, and looking at its fundamental qualities is an incredibly difficult task, especially because this is a film that works as both an intricate exploration of the human condition, as well as a meaningful manifesto on the various challenges an individual tends to encounter when finding…

If you put aside his prowess for the visual form, his depth of knowledge of both acting and directing in practically any medium, and his masterful control of character, whether central or peripheral, Orson Welles was simply a gifted storyteller – all of his films, whether his towering masterpieces or his more obscure works of…

Mathias (Yves Montand) is a mild-mannered linguist who is passionate about his work at a Belgian university, where he teaches a course that implores his students to look beyond the simple use of language and consider the semiotics of the environment around them, as they live in multimodal linguistic landscapes where meaning can be derived…