There have been so many documentaries made about Muhammad Ali, you might think, what else is there left to say? Cassius X answers that by honing in on the pivotal years of Ali’s life, the development of his political consciousness and the fights which established him as a serious force in the boxing industry. That…
Gorefest action film. Sisu is the kind of movie The Gang from Always Sunny would love, in the classic traditions of Thunder Gun. Unrepentant, unreformed, unstoppable, ultramacho thriller. A film which refuses to let the laws of physics or what is medically possible get in the way of a good movie. A grizzled old gold…
“10 out of 10” said the guy next to me at the end, and have to say I agree. Absolutely hilarious, so much fun, a total delight. Smoking Causes Coughing is a bit of an anthology of little vignettes in a wrap-around story. It is about Tobacco Force, a kinda cross between the Power Rangers…
That was chronic. The Water is about a teenager living in a small superstitious village in Spain. The local river is said to fall in love with women and carry them off in floods. The women ‘get water inside them’ which calls them to the river. Ana, the main character belongs to a family of…
The Kings of the World is like a Cormac McCarthy novel, a man in a bad situation travels to a place where he thinks things will be better, but over the course of the journey, things get much worse. Ra is a young man who lives on the city streets with his friends, Nano, Sere…
In Plan 75, the Japanese government introduces a scheme to deal with the aging population, the titular Plan 75, which will allow citizens over the age of 75 to elect to die. The incentive is complete control of your end of life circumstances, top healthcare in a comfortable state-of-the-art hospital, full funeral costs covered, including…
Rose moves from the Ivory Coast to France with her sons Jean and Ernest. In some ways, this is a coming-of-age film for all three of them. Rose is very young when the family arrive in France in the late 80s. She moves in with her sister and her husband in a small flat in…
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS! I’m gonna have to use spoilers in this review because otherwise you won’t have any idea what I’m going on about. Stone Turtle is a rape-revenge horror with a time-loop structure. Be aware this film opens with an honour killing in its first scene, and gender-based violence is a theme throughout.…
Magical realism from France. Vicky is a wee girl living in a small town in the mountains. She adores her mother, but is disturbed when her father’s sister comes to stay, shattering their peace and reopening old wounds. What no one realises is Vicky has the ability to see the past, and in doing so…
I’ve seen Mia Goth in a bunch of horror films where she seemed good but the film was gash. Finally she gets a chance to shine in Pearl. Pearl is the prequel to X, which I wanted to see but haven’t yet seen, but since it comes first chronologically in the series, you can start…