Film Review: Raging Bull – “about the kid who fought all the way up to be world champion, only to slide down the other side just as readily”
Tuesday 18th April 2023
I first saw Raging Bull in the early nineties, on an actual black-and-white TV (so I missed the occasional spurt of colour within it). … Continue Reading
Film review: The Beasts – “a microcosm of global tensions”
Wednesday 12th April 2023
Rural life in a small Spanish village in the mountainous Galician region is hard work, but that is nothing compared with dealing with your neighbours. Middle-aged Antoine Denis (Denis Ménochet) … Continue Reading
Film review: Eo
Monday 13th March 2023
Eo
Reviewed by Imogen Parkin
EO is both a sombre look at animal cruelty and a mind-bending journey into the mind of director Jerzy Skolimowski.
With a strong anti-animal cruelty message, the audience … Continue Reading
Film review: Nostalgia
Monday 13th March 2023
Nostalgia
Reviewed by Nigel Watson
Returning to his hometown of Naples after living abroad for 40 years, Felice Lasco walks the streets and alleyways of his old neighbourhood. Nothing much has … Continue Reading
Film review: Women Talking – “an act of female imagination”
Tuesday 7th March 2023
Starting with a premise, Women Talking presents us with a single phrase: “What follows is an act of female imagination”.
Taken from the novel by Miriam Toews, director and … Continue Reading
Plymouth Arts Cinema Celebrates £30,000 in Grant Funding Awards
Wednesday 15th February 2023
Plymouth Arts Cinema has been awarded two core funding grants, totalling £30,000. The independent cinema is to receive £10,000 from the Garfield Weston Foundation and £20,000 from the Foyle Foundation.
Anna … Continue Reading
Film review: The Fabelmans – “a perfect homage to the process of moviemaking”
Tuesday 14th February 2023
A train smashes into a car and sends it cartwheeling into the sky. That scene in Cecil B. deMille’s ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’ made the audience gasp, amongst them, … Continue Reading
Film Review: All The Beauty and the Bloodshed – “A film to put fire in your belly!”
Tuesday 14th February 2023
As a former grungy, and slightly pretentious, fine art student I have long been a fan of Nan Goldin’s photography. Goldin’s honest, unflinching but also loving style of … Continue Reading
The best in new Japanese cinema at PAC this month
Tuesday 7th February 2023
Over the last few years, Japanese culture has exploded into the UK mainstream, and cinema is no exception. This year, on its 20th birthday, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme … Continue Reading
Film Review: Till – “Deadwyler’s omission from the Oscars is hard to explain”
Tuesday 7th February 2023
A searing portrait of racial inequality, Till tells the true life story of teenager, Emmett Till. The film, directed by Chinonye Chukwu, joins him at age 14. Emmett lives happily … Continue Reading
Film Review: Alcarràs – “a heartfelt call to the beauty of the environment”
Wednesday 1st February 2023
Set in the rich and vibrant Catalonian countryside, Alcarràs is the story of the collision between modernisation and tradition, and the disintegration of a close-knit family, living a seemingly idyllic … Continue Reading
Review: Enys Men + Q&A with Director Mark Jenkin
Wednesday 25th January 2023
The sense of an occasion is palpable as Mark Jenkin introduces Enys Men to a full house, and answers questions from the audience after the film. In particular, he is … Continue Reading