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Review: To Olivia (John Hay)

Though the film is well crafted, the crucial ingredients of mischief and wild imagination are missing.  

April 26, 2022
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Film Review

Review: River (Jennifer Peedom)

Featuring arresting imagery and music, this follow up to Mountain carries a strong environmental message.

March 21, 2022
Film
Film Review

Review: The Duke (Roger Michell)

A British true story captures the spirit of the great Ealing comedies.

February 21, 2022
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Film Review

Review: Belfast (Kenneth Branagh)

Kenneth Branagh’s evocation of his life as a boy during Northern Ireland’s Troubles is a triumph.

December 17, 2021
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Film Review

Review: The Worst Person in the World (Joachim Trier)

Featuring an exquisite performance by Renate Reinsve, this romantic drama is a complex tragicomedy.

November 22, 2021
Classical Music, Film, Opera
Film Review

Review: Puccini: La Bohème (Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Emmanuel Villaume)

A first-class reading will have you falling in love with Bohème all over again.

August 13, 2021
Film, Opera
Film Review

Review: La Traviata (Opera di Roma, Mario Martone)

Opera di Roma’s riveting, genre-defying production is made for this age and is one for the ages

July 26, 2021
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Review: Buckley’s Chance (Tim Brown)

This outback family adventure story turns the Crocodile Dundee fish-out-of-water story inside out.

June 28, 2021
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Film Review

Review: My Name is Gulpilil (Molly Reynolds)

In a personal documentary David Gulpilil looks back at his life and screen career.

May 24, 2021
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Film Review

Review: Supernova (Harry Macqueen)

The performances are marvellously subtle but the film often feels soporific.

April 19, 2021
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Film Review

Review: Nomadland (Chloé Zhao)

Docudrama on rural nomads taps into the Steinbeck tradition.

February 22, 2021
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Film Review

Review: Ammonite (Francis Lee)

Even Kate Winslet fails to fire in this slow, miserable film.

December 21, 2020
Film, Opera
Film Review

Review: Love Opera (Freshwater Pictures)

Lisa Gasteen and a cast of young singers offer unprecedented insight into the world of opera in this must-see documentary film.

November 23, 2020

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