Stephen Dalton - The Film Verdict

Who is Sleeping in Silver Grey

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Nov 21, 2021 | Festivals, Tallinn |

Chinese director Liao Zihao’s debut feature Who is Sleeping in Silver Grey is a dramatically muddled but exquisitely shot monochrome fairy tale.

Titane

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Nov 13, 2021 | Cannes, Festivals, London |

A gloriously extreme Oscar submission, French writer-director Julia Ducournau’s prize-winning erotic thriller about a gender-blurring serial killer with a fetish for sex with cars is funny, fast and furious.

A Hero

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Nov 3, 2021 | Cannes, Festivals, London, Oscar shortlist, Spotlight, Toronto |

Feted Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s latest Oscar contender is a classy but underpowered drama about moral complexity and social media shaming.

Dashcam

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Oct 25, 2021 | Festivals, London, Spotlight |

Controversial LA musician Annie Hardy plays an obnoxious American tourist battling demonic forces in the English countryside in director Rob Savage’s profane, provocative, hilarious found-footage horror comedy Dashcam.

BFI London Film Festival 2021: The Verdict

Posted by Stephen Dalton | Oct 19, 2021 | London, The Festival Verdict |

The 65th London Film Festival was a welcome return to pre-Covid notions of cinema as communal celebration and politically conscious art form, but a bumpy ride for press and industry professionals.

Author: Stephen Dalton

Who is Sleeping in Silver Grey

Titane

A Hero

Dashcam

BFI London Film Festival 2021: The Verdict