httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJnLW_tTgAE Sweet Bean Japan 2015 113 mins Director Naomi Kawase Starring Kirin Kiki, Masatoshi Nagase, Kyara Uchida Cert PG Subtitled The owner of a dorayaki pancake stall, a man with a troubled past, is confronted with an odd but sympathetic elderly … Continue reading →
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9382rwoMiRc Shoplifters Japan 2018 102 mins Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring Lily Franky, Sakura Andô, Mayu Matsuoka Cert 15 Subtitled After one of their shoplifting sessions, Osamu and his son come across a little girl in the freezing cold. At first reluctant … Continue reading →
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Kao3t0NBMU Land of Mine Denmark 2015 116 mins Director Martin Zandvliet Starring Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann Cert 15 Subtitled Bringing to light a little-known and far from honourable chapter of Danish history, this convincingly-acted and insanely tense film … Continue reading →
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc1ZKyhMG6o Mountains May Depart China 2015 126 mins Director Zhangke Jia Starring Tao Zhao, Yi Zhang, Jing Dong Liang Cert 12A Subtitled An ambitious tale of social upheaval in modern-day China. Set over three time periods, and spanning 25 years, it … Continue reading →
AFTER LOVE Directed by: Aleem Khan Starring: Joanna Scanlon, Nathalie Richard, Talid Ariss, Nasser Memarzia 2020 UK/France 89 min Cert 12 Set in the port town of Dover, Mary Hussain suddenly finds herself a widow following the unexpected death of her … Continue reading →
CORPUS CHRISTI Directed by: Jan Komasa Starring: Bartosz Bielenia, Aleksandra Konieczna, Eliza Rycembel 2020 Poland 115 min Cert 15 A man experiences a spiritual transformation in a detention centre. Although his criminal record prevents him from applying to the seminary, … Continue reading →