Vital Review
By Will Barber-Taylor A mother in Iran, considers selling her organs to save her daughter, while in the United States, a doctor faces ethical dilemmas to save his faces ethical […]
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Jazz Infernal Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Koffi, a young Ivorian trumpeter, arrives in Montreal with nothing but the legacy of his father to guide him. Lost between the city’s noise and the silence […]
Interview with Daniel Audritt and Kat Butterfield (Writers and Directors of Life Goes On)
I recently spoke to Daniel Audritt and Kat Butterfield, the authors and directors of a new short film Life Goes On, starring David Bradley. You can read my review of […]
Life Goes On Review
By Will Barber-Taylor Set within a hospice and structured around a repeating day, Life Goes On follows Bill (David Bradley), a hospice patient forced to relive the same day over […]
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 […]
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 […]
