No U-Turn
Another documentary subtly but clearly discouraging African migration, with the good sense to find camera-friendly subjects who imbue the film’s trite theme with humour and energy.
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Posted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 12, 2022 | Berlin, Festivals |
Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack form a winning pair of performers in Sophie Hyde’s watchable story of sex positivity across age categories.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 11, 2022 | Berlin, Festivals |
Rafiki Fariala’s history-making film shifts to a more intimate story towards its end, which one wishes he had pursued from the start.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 10, 2022 | Berlin, Festivals |
Once again dealing in dance, Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai follow a group of hip hop-loving kids striving for academic success in a Parisian school.
Read MorePosted by Oris Aigbokhaevbolo | Feb 3, 2022 | Festivals, Rotterdam |
Alberto De Michele artfully deglamorises the gangster film, constructing instead two interlaced stories around a man’s complex relationship with his father and the latter’s plans for one last heist.
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