Director – Ali Ray – 2023 – UK – Cert. U – 93m ***** A look at an often overlooked member of the Impressionists, a US-born, female painter and printmaker who moved from Philadelphia to live in France – out in UK cinemas for one day only on Wednesday, March 8th (International Women’s Day) I […]
Director – Paul Verhoeven – 2021 – France – Cert. tbc – 131m ***** A 17th Century nun subject to religious visions embarks on a lesbian relationship with a novice – exclusively on MUBI from Friday, July 1st Christianity. The Church. Religion. Treat them the wrong way, and you can get into trouble. Horror The […]
Director – Ridley Scott – 2021 – US – Cert. 15 – 157m ***** A woman marries into the wealthy Gucci family and inadvertently brings about its downfall – out in cinemas on Friday, November 26th First impressions. A beautiful day. A well-dressed man (Adam Driver) relaxes at the café, pays his bill, cycles through […]
Director – Colum Eastwood – 2021 – Ireland – Cert. 15 – 90m ***** A black market Belfast anaesthetist finds herself crossing people it would be unwise to cross – this edge-of-the-seat thriller is out on digital platforms on Monday, July 12th Jo (Antonia Campbell-Hughes from Bright Star, Jane Campion, 2009; Albert Nobbs, Roderigo Garcia, […]
Director – Wan Guchan – 1959 – China – Cert. N/C U – 23m*****A Catholic priest attempts with the help of a local official to steal a magic, wealth-producing bowl from a poor fisherman – available to rent online from Friday, February 12th to Wednesday, May 12th in the UK & Ireland as part of […]
Director – Justin Pemberton – 2019 – France, New Zealand – Cert. 12 – 103m ***** An adaptation of Thomas Piketty’s controversial economic treatise Capital In The 21st Century – in cinemas from Friday, September 25th The content of French economist Thomas Piketty’s eponymous book couldn’t be more relevant. Far from being dry economics, Piketty’s […]
Director – Ridley Scott – 2006 – US – 12A – 118 mins ***1/2 A ruthless, successful Square Mile bond trader travels to Provence to sort out the estate he’s inherited from his late uncle – UK release date 27/10/2006 Back in the 1980s, British TV commercials spawned a number of hugely successful feature film […]