A Holocaust film shot with confronting immediacy in what is possibly one of the most shattering and intense of screen experiences in recent memory.
Tag / 2015
Bigger Splash, A (2015)
An alluring, and at times, erotically-charged work that sees some extremely fine acting by its quartet of star performers.
Lobster, The (2015)
Bizarre is the word from the latest by Lanthimos, whose uneven English-language debut intrigues and wanes in what is a morbid if deadpan comedy about loneliness and companionship.
Mountains May Depart (2015)
Jia Zhangke returns to form in this superior drama about the ties that bind us together, even if we scatter like fireworks.
Ex Machina (2015)
Alex Garland’s directorial debut is arguably the year’s most thought-provoking science-fiction film – polished, compelling and intelligent.
Assassin, The (2015)
Hou’s latest may be extremely slow and loosely structured, but its sheer beauty and assured direction will bring you deep into a world of strangely alluring characters, dilemmatic codes of honour and astonishing landscapes.
Hateful Eight, The (2015)
Its epic length may be of disservice to Tarantino’s latest work, but this is his most maturely-crafted film to date, though not necessarily one that is thoroughly compelling.
