Director – Zhang Yimou – 2026 – China – Cert. 15 – 104m ***1/2 A mole in a small National Security department is narrowed down to one of two operatives… But which one of the two is it?– high tech surveillance thriller is out in UK cinemas on Friday, February 20th A National Security operation involving numerous […]
Director – Frant Gwo – 2023 – China – Cert. 12a – 173m *** Sequel – or rather prequel – wants to explain how it was that the Earth became the Wandering Earth, but instead throws convoluted plot, big budget effects and action set-pieces at us while not really explaining anything – out in UK […]
Director – Ladj Ly – 2019 – France – Cert. 15 – 104m **** Exclusively in cinemas from Friday, September 4th Although this takes its title from Victor Hugo’s eponymous novel, it’s not really an adaptation except in the loosest possible sense. It ends on a quote from the book: “There are no bad plants, […]