Tag: movie review

Let the River Flow [Ellos eatnu — La elva leve] — Scandinavian Film Festival 2023

Let the River Flow [Ellos eatnu — La elva leve] — Scandinavian Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. It is 1979, in the Norwegian town of Alta. Ester (Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen), a ...
Fathers & Mothers [Fædre & mødre] — Scandinavian Film Festival 2023

Fathers & Mothers [Fædre & mødre] — Scandinavian Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. Twelve-year-old Hannah (Ida Skelbæk-Knudsen) is going to have to change schools yet again. Her parents, ...
The Grump: In Search of an Escort [Mielensäpahoittaja Eskorttia etsimässä] — Scandinavian Film Festival 2023

The Grump: In Search of an Escort [Mielensäpahoittaja Eskorttia etsimässä] — Scandinavian Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Mielensäpahoittaja (the grump), played by Heikki Kinnunen, lives and works on his ancestral farm in ...
[Film review] Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One

[Film review] Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part One

Review by John P. Harvey. An artificial intelligence (A.I.) has been set loose. It has made its way into highest-security ...
[Film review] Other People’s Children [Les enfants des autres]

[Film review] Other People’s Children [Les enfants des autres]

Review by John P. Harvey. Starring the ever superb Virginie Efira as Rachel, a Parisienne high-school teacher with genuine compassion ...
[Film review] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

[Film review] Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Review by John P. Harvey. Well, after much rain-dancing and counting of prayer beads, the next (and supposedly final) instalment ...
In Therapy [Bajo terapia] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

In Therapy [Bajo terapia] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. At the behest of their therapist, three couples meet at an unusual venue away from ...
Staring at Strangers [No mires a las ojos] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Staring at Strangers [No mires a las ojos] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. Being sacked after twenty years of loyal service to his company leads Damián (Paco León) ...
Two Many Chefs [La vida padre] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Two Many Chefs [La vida padre] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Juan Inchausti (Karra Elejalde) is a gastronomic genius running the family restaurant, Ataria, in Bilbao, ...
Grandfathers [Abuelos] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Grandfathers [Abuelos] — Spanish Film Festival 2023

Review by John P. Harvey. The problems of friends Isidro, Arturo, and Desiderio may have a common solution. Isidro (Carlos ...