Dan Jacobson reviews the creative feature Shiva Baby, exploring the dynamic between a young Jewish woman and her traditional family. As I’ve mentioned in previous …
Film Reviews
‘Death to 2020’ Review
Bryn Chiappe scrutinises modern satire and Charlie Brooker’s use of it in his Netflix mockumentary Death to 2020. The Charlie Brooker-led Netflix film Death to …
London East Asia Film Festival: ‘True Mothers’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
London East Asia Film Festival: ‘No. 7 Cherry Lane’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
London East Asia Film Festival: ‘Better Days’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
LKFF 2020: ‘Beasts Clawing at Straws’ Review
LEAFF 2020 celebrates its fifth year with a programme of ten films from celebrated and debut film makers. Championing East Asian cinema, LEAFF aims to …
An Elegant Whodunnit Drama: Review of HBO’s ‘The Undoing’
Shayeza Walid reviews David E. Kelly’s latest TV Series The Undoing, packed with an all star cast and twists at every corner. Painstakingly aware that …
‘Sound of Metal’ Review
Rach Leong reviews Sound of Metal‘s nuanced examination of deafness and addiction. In line with 2020’s theme of watching everything we once took for granted …
‘Blumenthal’ Review — UK Jewish Film Festival
Dan Jacobson reviews a New York based comedy-drama exploring the complicated relationships between a family after the comedic death of its patriarch. I have a …
‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Review: Rebellion, Revolution and Reality
Shayeza Walid reflects on the relevance of Aaron Sorkin’s latest drama in the present day. It is an odd phenomenon when you know a film …