Scrapper is a British comedy-drama that won the Dramatic Competition of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. It serves a more light-hearted take on the kitchen sink drama. Georgie (Lola Campbell) is a 12-year-old girl who has been living alone after her mother’s passing. She makes ends meet by stealing bikes and selling them to a local […]
Tag: Picturehouse Entertainment
The Feast Review
The Feast (or Gwledd in Welsh) is a Welsh language horror film that acts as a British entry into the elevated horror subgenre. A wealthy family in rural Wales is planning to host a dinner party. There are tensions in the family unit. Cadi (Annes Elwy), a waitress from the nearby town is hired to help cater the party […]
Hatching Review
Hatching is a Finnish horror film that premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. This film acts as a body horror, a psychological piece, and a critique of modern society. Tinja (Siiri Solalinna) is a 12-year-old gymnast who seems to have a perfect family life. Her Mother (Sophia Heikkilä) is a vlogger who projects this image […]
Hit the Road Review
Hit the Road is an Iranian road film that won plaudits at the Cannes and London film festivals. Farid (Amin Simiar) plans to cross the Iranian-Turkish border and seek a better life abroad. His mother (Pantea Panahiha) does not want Farid to make the trip alone and his father, Khosro (Hassan Madjooni) had made the arrangements […]
Nitram Review
The Port Arthur massacre in 1996 is considered one of Australia’s greatest tragedies. It had a major impact on the nation and it serves as the topic for Justin Kurzel’s fifth film. Caleb Landry Jones stars as ‘Nitram,’ an intelligentially disabled man who has anti-social behaviour issues. He has a strained relationship with his mother […]
Pirates Review
Pirates is a coming-of-age comedy where a group of teenagers celebrate New Year’s Eve during the Millennium and serves the Reggie Yates’ directional feature debut. Two Tonne (Jordan Peters), Cappo (Elliot Edusah), and Kidda (Reda Elazouar) are friends who meet up for the first time since Cappo has gone to uni. Their plans for the Millennium get cemented […]