Stephen Dalton - The Film Verdict

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.

Triangle of Sadness

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 29, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals, Spotlight |

PALME D’OR IN CANNES, REVIEWED MAY 22 Swedish social satirist Ruben Östlund returns to Cannes with ‘Triangle of Sadness’, another sprawling but roaringly funny attack on wealth, beauty and privilege.

Author: Stephen Dalton

So Long Daddy, See You In Hell

Sirens

The Taking

Harka

Triangle of Sadness