Boyd van Hoeij - The Film Verdict

Trenches

Posted by Boyd van Hoeij | Mar 7, 2022 | Featured, Festivals, New images from Ukraine |

ORIGINALLY REVIEWED SEPT. 3, 2021 An intimate visit to the Donbas trenches, where men (and one oddly portrayed woman) become the latest soldiers in history to experience trench warfare.

Olga

Posted by Boyd van Hoeij | Mar 1, 2022 | Cannes, Festivals, New images from Ukraine, Spotlight |

ORIGINALLY REVIEWED ON OCT. 25, 2021 Elie Grappe’s sober drama about a teenaged Ukrainian gymnast sent abroad for her safety mixes sports and politics with coming-of-age elements, and represented Switzerland in the Oscar race.

Bad Roads

Posted by Boyd van Hoeij | Feb 26, 2022 | Featured, Festivals, New images from Ukraine |

ORIGINALLY REVIEWED OCT. 21, 2021 Writer-director Natalya Vorozhbit’s insightful documentary play-turned-film was Ukraine’s Oscar submission.

Nelly & Nadine

Posted by Boyd van Hoeij | Feb 17, 2022 | Berlin, Festivals |

The latest from Swedish documentary director Magnus Gertten (‘Becoming Zlatan’) has an incredible true romance at its heart that is almost overwhelmed by less interesting material.

Northern Skies Over Empty Space

Posted by Boyd van Hoeij | Feb 17, 2022 | Berlin, Festivals, Spotlight |

Mexican director Alejandra Marquez Abella’s latest is a robust rural drama that’s nonetheless lean and mean.

Author: Boyd van Hoeij

Trenches

Olga

Bad Roads

Nelly & Nadine

Northern Skies Over Empty Space