Tag: Michael Elliott

Silver Haze | Review

Keeper of the Flame: Polak Reckons with Reconciliation vs. Retribution in Conventional Drama Dutch director Sacha Polak continues to explore the difficulties of acceptance and...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2021: #32. Terence Davies’ Benediction

Benediction Produced by Michael Elliott Directed by Terence Davies Written by Terence Davies Starring: Jack Lowden, Geraldine James, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Anton Lesser, Jeremy Irvine, Ben Daniels Cinematographer:...

Alex Wheatle | Review

Odds Against Tomorrow: McQueen’s Anthology Explores Tribulations of Famed Novelist For the fourth installment of his five-title Small Axe anthology series, director Steve McQueen recuperates...

Mangrove | Review

All for Notting Hill: McQueen Paints the Power of Resistance in Period Courtroom Drama The first of five installments from Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology,...

Dirty God | Review

A Woman’s Face: Polak’s Tender Melodrama Explores Struggle for Self-Love With her third narrative feature, Dirty God, which also stands as her English language debut,...

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Interview: Alireza Khatami – The Things You Kill

For his second feature film, Toronto-based Alireza Khatami tackles...

Sirat | Review

A Bridge Too Far: Laxe Enters the Zone “The Zone...

Sound of Falling | Review

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: Schilinksi...

The Things You Kill | Review

A Poison Tree: Khatami Deconstructs the Psychoses of Patriarchy For...