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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Caravan | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

All About My Martyr: Kirchnerová’s Debut Finds the Journey...

YES | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Break My Soul: Lapid Explores Compromised Artistry During Wartime Essentially,...

Sentimental Value | 2025 Cannes Film Festival Review

Life as a House: Trier Turns Broken Hearts Into...

2025 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 9 – Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’

Everyone took notice with his 2006 debut Reprise, but...