Stephen Dalton - The Film Verdict

The Ordinaries

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 27, 2022 | Festivals, Karlovy Vary, Munich, Spotlight |

A richly satirical sci-fi allegory with an edge of biting social commentary, writer-director Sophie Linnenbaum’s impressive feature debut ‘The Ordinaries’ is anything but ordinary.

So Long Daddy, See You In Hell

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 27, 2022 | Featured, Festivals, Munich |

Teenage rebels confront the sexually abusive leader of a cult-like commune in German director Christopher Roth’s timely, engrossing, based-on-reality drama ‘So Long Daddy, See You in Hell’.

Sirens

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 24, 2022 | Festivals, Munich |

Director Rita Baghdadi’s engaging, ear-bashing documentary ‘Sirens’ chronicles the emotional and political struggles of Lebanon’s first all-female thrash metal band.

The Taking

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 24, 2022 | Festivals, Munich, Spotlight |

Director Alexandre Philippe’s latest essay-film ‘The Taking’ is a thoughtful, visually ravishing, politically charged rumination on American cinema’s oldest rock stars.

Harka

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Jun 1, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals, Spotlight |

Documentary director Lotfy Nathan’s prize-winning dramatic debut ‘Harka’ is a powerful if slightly heavy-handed take on injustice and protest in the Arab world.

Author: Stephen Dalton

The Ordinaries

So Long Daddy, See You In Hell

Sirens

The Taking

Harka