Cannes Film Review: 'Grigris'
This elegant, geographically vivid pic is considerably leaner than its melodramatic premise might suggest, though wan characterization makes it less immediately engaging than "A Screaming Man."
Guy Lodge
Cannes Film Review: 'Borgman'
A sly, insidious and intermittently hilarious domestic thriller that is likely to remain one of the most daring selections of this year's Cannes competish.
Cannes Film Review: 'The Selfish Giant'
'The Arbor' helmer Clio Barnard's voice comes through loud and clear in this demanding but eminently distributable art film.
Film Review: 'Welcome to the Punch'
This simplistic urban morality tale miscasts the appealing James McAvoy as one good cop whose dogged pursuit of Mark Strong's alpha criminal only uncovers the rot within police ranks.
Film Review: 'Spring Breakers'
This attractively fizzy pic may be a shock to the system for fans of teen queens Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens.
Film Review: 'Shopping'
A rarely explored sociopolitical context that bristles with racial tension lends raw vitality to coming-of-ager "Shopping," a rough-hewn but confident first feature from New Zealand duo Mark Albiston…
Film Review: Elelwani
South Africa may have 11 official languages to reflect its rich patchwork of tribes and cultures, but the country's modest film industry hasn't taken many of them into account. That's reason enough…
Review: “Layla Fourie”
Unimaginable to most non-residents, the paranoia that is part of living in South Africa is realized with subtle specificity in "Layla Fourie," the third feature from Johannesburg-born helmer Pia…
Review: “Camille Claudel 1915”
The idea of severe French formalist Bruno Dumont taking on a costume biopic, and with a major star in the lead to boot, initially seemed an aberration, perhaps the auteur equivalent of Dylan going…
Review: “Maladies”
A precious, pointless exercise in designer neurosis from mononymic artist-turned-filmmaker Carter.
