Category Film
It’s truly one of my favourite films of all time – specifically, my favourite of 2019. Here is my Review on the Run of Celine Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire.
Whenever I get upset with myself for how many things I’ve yet to see or do, particularly when it comes to movies, I like to remind myself that everything comes when it needs to. The opportunity to see a film… Continue Reading →
When the credits rolled and the lights came up at the end of her film’s premiere in the Palais des Festival, director Wanuri Kahiu stood next to her lead actresses Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva, all dressed in off-white outfits,… Continue Reading →
In Blood Diamond, Leonardo DiCaprio’s Zimbabwean ex-mercenary utters a line that became one of those oft-heard film quotes. As a means of explaining the way things work – or don’t work – on the continent, he tells co-star Jennifer Connelly,… Continue Reading →
Another Toronto Film Festival has come and whooshed by! I’ve been asked what my favourite films from this year’s fest are. And what a coincidence – I made a running video about them. Another coincidence? Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,… Continue Reading →