Still Life (2026) Review
By Will Barber-Taylor STILL LIFE is a darkly comic, deeply personal short film exploring life in the aftermath of stillbirth. The film follows Jess and Max navigating grief, unexpected forms […]
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Roberto Rossellini: Living Without A Script Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Roberto Rossellini is without question one of the truly iconic figures of 20th century cinema. A pioneer of neorealism, Rossellini’s greatest works Rome, Open City and Paisan […]
Interview with Henry Liu (Director of Release)
Hello Henry, firstly, I’d like to thank you for agreeing to this interview. How did this film come about? Thank you for having me. In 2015, I went back to […]
Interview with Kate Cheeseman (Director of What Happened To Evie)
Hello Kate, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Firstly I’d like to ask how would you describe the plot of the film? This is something we have struggled […]
Interview with Noor Gharzeddine (Director of Are You Glad I’m Here)
Hello, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Firstly, I’d like to express my admiration at your creation of such a stunning and thought-provoking film and I wondered – what […]
Criticising the Critic: Mark Kermode
By Will Barber Taylor Criticising a critic isn’t something I like to do. They’re paid to do a job, go to see a film, a play, an exhibition and […]
The Silence Review
By Will Barber Taylor Fatma and her mother are Kurdish refugees in Italy. On their visit to the doctor, Fatma has to translate what the doctor tells her mother, but […]
Game Review
By Will Barber Taylor AJ Green, a new kid in town, shows up at the high school boys basketball varsity tryouts and instantly makes an impression. Coach takes notice, and […]
Retouch Review
By Will Barber Taylor In the corner of the home, Maryam’s husband does weightlifting. Suddenly, the weight falls on his throat and puts him between life and death. Maryam tries […]
Women & Wine Film Review
By Will Barber Taylor Women & Wine tells about the fear of losing a friend. Turid is attending her friend’s fifty years anniversary. During the party she comes to realize […]
The Consulting Detective 