Tag: movie reviews
The Black Square [Das schwarze Quadrat] — German Film Festival 2022
Review by John P. Harvey. Having stolen a famous painting, Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square, former artist and now professional art thief ...
Contra — German Film Festival 2022
Review by John P. Harvey. When first-year law student Naima (Nilam Farooq) arrives a few minutes late for a law ...
A Stasi Comedy [Stasikomödie] — German Film Festival 2022
Review by John P. Harvey. When, against his every urge to save a cat on the road, the young poet ...
[Film review] To Olivia
In post–WW II England, children’s writer Roald Dahl (Hugh Bonneville) and his celebrated film-actress wife, Patricia Neal (Keeley Hawes), have ...
[Film review] Operation Mincemeat
Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Britain. World War II. 1943. The Allies are preparing to invade Europe through Sicily despite ...
[Film review] To Chiara (A Chiara)
Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Claudio (Claudio Rotolo) and Carmela (Carmela Fumo) Guerrasio are preparing for a significant occasion, the ...
You Keep the Kids [Mamá o Papá] — Moro Spanish Film Festival 2022
Review by John P. Harvey. Movies about divorce often highlight one or another style of selfishness that at least exacerbates ...
Official Competition [Competencia oficial] — Moro Spanish Film Festival 2022
Review by John P. Harvey. On his 80th birthday, tycoon Humberto Suárez (José Luis Gómez) realises that he would like ...
[Film review] Petite Maman
Review by John P. Harvey Odd experiences and intergenerational understanding combine in this warm fable of an eight-year-old girl’s new ...
Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake [Pan de limón con semillas de amapola] — Moro Spanish Film Festival 2022
Review by John P. Harvey. Marina (Elia Galera) is an obstetrician and gynaecologist who for years has been working with ...