Netflix’s latest rom-com to keep us happily occupied during the pandemic lockdown sees the reunion of Kumail Nanjiani with his…
The Orphanage (Parwareshghah) (Dan/Afg) ⭐⭐⭐
Written and directed by black British director Shahrbanoo Sadat, with mostly Danish finance, and showing on MUBI now, this is…
LFF 2019: Bad Education ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hugely benefited from watching cold (the joys of Film Festivals!) you will find this more enjoyable if you know little…
Fedora (1978) ⭐⭐⭐
A lost gem that I recently discovered on MUBI is Billy Wilder’s penultimate film, reuniting him with screenwriter I.A.L Diamond…
Romantic Comedy ⭐⭐½
Released on MUBI, Elizabeth Sankey’s 2019 documentary plays like a continuous compilation of romantic comedy clips, stretching from 1938’s Bringing…
All Day and A Night ⭐⭐½
I have to confess that 10 minutes in, the accents, slangs, and nicknames had me defeated and I simply cannot…
Extra Ordinary ⭐⭐½
A peculiar curiosity released early March on Netflix (after a theatrical release in Ireland last September), this small budgeted Irish…
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (Portrait de la Jeune Fille au Feu) (Fr)⭐⭐⭐½
Released pre-lockdown theatrically, I was pretty indifferent about this despite the glowing reviews it has garnered. Streaming exclusively on MUBI…
Circus Of Books ⭐⭐⭐½
It’s hard to review this without spoiling it (though the poster might give it away), as the surprising subject matter…
The Platform (El Hoyo) (Sp)⭐⭐⭐½
Despite a theatrical release in its home country of Spain in 2019, this was released worldwide on Netflix just as…
