Stephen Dalton - The Film Verdict

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.

Mother and Son

Posted by Stephen Dalton | May 27, 2022 | CANNES 2022, Festivals |

Prize-winning French writer-director Léonor Serraille plots a multi-decade family saga in her ambitious but uneven second feature ‘Mother and Son’.

Author: Stephen Dalton

Sirens

The Taking

Harka

Triangle of Sadness

Mother and Son