THE DAVID PARKINSON FILM BLOG

(Reviews of Day of the Fight; All Happy Families; Sicilian Letters; and Away) DAY OF THE FIGHT. Taking its title from a 12-minute...

(An overview of 2024, with a Top 20 films list) So many critics have declared 2024 to have been a dreadful year for cinema. What have...

(Reviews of Flaminia; and Rebellious - Mission: Royal Rescue) FLAMINIA. British audiences may not be overly familiar with Michela Giraud....

(An overview off the 68th BFI London Film Festival) The 68th BFI London Film Festival runs from 9-20 October at various venues across the...

(Reviews of Kneecap; Cadejo Blanco; Swan Song; and Noah's Ark) KNEECAP. Once banned by the British government, Irish (or Irish Gaelic)...

(Reviews of A Story of Bones; In a Violent Nature; and A Place Called Silence) A STORY OF BONES. There's a sad irony in the fact that Les...

(Reviews of Here; Four Little Adults; The Dead Don't Hurt; Hard Miles; and Food Inc. 2) HERE. Belgian Bas Devos is another emerging...

(Reviews of Jeanne Du Barry; If Only I Could Hibernate; Grace; All You Need Is Death; Swede Caroline; and Beyond the Raging Sea) JEANNE...

(Reviews of The Disappearance of Shere Hite; Who Is James Payton?; Blank; and Freaks vs The Reich) THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE....

(Review of Variety [1983]; and Lie With Me) VARIETY. In her outstanding 2009 documentary, Blank City, Celine Danhier captured the mood in...

(Reviews of Subject; I'm Fine (Thanks For Asking); Une Femmina; Primadonna; Electric Malady; and Fashion Reimagined) SUBJECT. In last...

(A review of I Need Another Take, Darling by Alvin Rakoff) Canadian director Alvin Rakoff will turn 96 on 6 February. Judging by his...

(Review of Hopper: An American Love Story) Over the years, the excellent Exhibition on Screen series has chronicled the major shows...

(Reviews of She Will; Death of a Ladies' Man; and Fire of Love) With Covid levels dropping, it's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going...

(Reviews of Three Floors; Hive; The Chaperone; Followers; The Metamorphosis of Birds; and Rebellion) Lord alone knows what it's like out...

(Reviews of The Real Charlie Chaplin; Flee; L'Arminuta; and In the Family) Cinema-going may not be the most straightforward pastime at...

(Reviews Limbo; Night of the Kings; Running Against the Wind; Madison and the Happiness Jar; and The Most Beautiful Boy in the World)...

(Reviews of Charlatan; I Blame Society; Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies; and Henry Glassie: Field Work) In an ideal world (whatever...

(Reviews of The Mauritanian; Why Don't You Just Die!; Nemesis; Turu, the Wacky Hen; and Tina) Despite the relaxation of the odd outdoor...

(Reviews of Slalom; Simple Passion; Blush; White Colour Black; Zappa; and IWOW: I Walk on Water) Seemingly, we are to remain in Lockdown...