I’ve met a few men like Jonah. First telling his wife not to swear in front of their just-delivered baby daughter in case she hears, later sleeping with an ex he has accidentally left with the impression that his wife has cancer. Jonah doesn’t have a problem misdirecting people, accidentally or deliberately, to create a… Louder Than Bombs Read More
Oslo, August 31st 4.5 stars
This is a beautiful film. Following 34 year old Anders, a drug addict venturing into the world towards the end of a live-in treatment programme outside Oslo, the dialogue is extraordinarily realistic – not because characters’ comments and responses fit together so well, but because they don’t. But it is one of those films where… Oslo, August 31st Read More
Thelma (New York Film Festival 2017) 4 stars
A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who’s in love with her. This causes her suppressed subconsciously-controlled psychokinetic powers to reemerge with devastating results. Out hunting with his little blonde daughter in the forest, there’s a deer in his sights, and his gun is at the ready. But instead… Thelma (New York Film Festival 2017) Read More