Chopin Etudes – Yunchan Lim
While this set showcases the technical skills of a clearly talented pianist, the recording quality significantly detracts from the overall experience and there the competition is too fierce with some stellar performances out there.
The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos
As a dramatic comedy the film achieves its goal. This surely is Lanthimos’s most mature work to date.
P. T. Anderson, “Phantom Thread”
Title: Phantom Thread
Director: Paul Thomas Anderson
Released: 2018
Film Review: Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson at his most emotional.
Within minutes of witnessing Daniel Day-Lewis’ acting in the...
MS Slavic 7
Film review: MS Slavic 7 / Director: Sofia Bohdanowicz/ Released: 2019I have nothing but praise for this contemporary masterpiece which I discovered through MUBI....
Review: Tár
Film review: Tár / Director: Todd Field / Released: 2022Tár is a film that's challenging to write about for many reasons, not least due...
Joker, Todd Phillips
Film review - Title: Joker / Director: Todd Phillips / Released: 2019“When Dalí and Buñuel made “L’Âge d’Or” (1930), they wanted to start a riot, and...
Ari Aster, “Hereditary”
Title: Heredirary
Director: Ari Aster
Release date: 2018So much has already been written about Hereditary: for some, it’s the new Exorcist, for others it’s a combination...
Roma, Alfonso Cuarón
Roma is a semi-autobiographical film where we witness a series of scenes inspired by the director's upbringing in 70s Mexico. Presented in nostalgic black-and-white...
“1917”, Sam Mendes
Film review: 1917 / Director: Sam Mendes / Released: 20191917 is one of those rare films that appear every once
in a while, to remind...
A Star is Born, Bradley Cooper
Title: A Star is BornDirector: Bradley CooperRelease: 2018This is exemplary Hollywood. A true love story without any clichés despite its numerous remakes (this is...