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Film Festivals

6th Oct 2025

REVIEW: Enzo – a stunningly shot if somewhat standard story of queer discovery

Jake Gibbard
5th Oct 2025

REVIEW: The Son and the Sea – a gentle and quietly moving voyage into male maturity

Hamish Calvert
7th May 2025

REVIEW: Bob Trevino Likes It – unlikely facebook friendship makes for an awkward yet charming comedy drama

Hamish Calvert
13th Apr 2025

REVIEW: The Surfer – trippy psychological thriller takes Nicolas Cage to breaking point

Hamish Calvert
2nd Apr 2025

REVIEW: Restless – nurse takes on nasty next-door neighbour in gnarly nail-biter

Hamish Calvert
22nd Mar 2025

REVIEW: Daniela Forever – Henry Golding stars in dreamy but disappointing sci-fi romance

Hamish Calvert
11th Mar 2025

REVIEW: The Luckiest Man in America – a gameshow drama worth taking a gamble on

Hamish Calvert
5th Mar 2025

REVIEW: Four Mothers – multiple Irish mammies makes for a merry and moving comedy drama

Hamish Calvert
3rd Mar 2025

REVIEW: Stealing Pulp Fiction – tiresome Tarantino tribute doesn’t quite get away with it

Hamish Calvert
26th Feb 2025

REVIEW: Went Up the Hill – dreary domestic drama nearly comes tumbling all the way down

Hamish Calvert
22nd Feb 2025

REVIEW: Gloria! – Italian costume drama mounts a measured musical revolution

Hamish Calvert
25th Nov 2024

REVIEW: Nightbitch – Amy Adams runs wild in profound but peculiar meditation on motherhood

Hamish Calvert