THE DAVID PARKINSON FILM BLOG

(Review of Architecton; William Tell; Alone No More; and Panda Bear in Africa) ARCHITECTON. According to Russian documentarist, Victor...

(Review of Vermiglio; and It's Raining Men) VERMIGLIO. Having established herself with the documentaries, Teachers (2008) and Nadea and...

(Review of Rocco and His Brothers) As the BFI teams with Cinecittà to launch a season entitled, Luchino Visconti: Decadence & Decay, the...

(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 Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat) SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP D'ETAT. Belgian multi-media artist, Johan Grimonprez, has acquired a...

(Reviews of Gloria!; and The Bibi Files) GLORIA! It's been quite a year for musicals. In addition to box-office hits like Jon M. Chu's...

(Reviews of Grand Theft Hamlet; The Commander; and Never Look Away) GRAND THEFT HAMLET. For someone who, many moons ago, had redrafted...

(Reviews of Your Monster; and Made in Ethiopia) YOUR MONSTER. Having already drawn on an anguishing personal experience for a 2020 short,...

(Reviews of Liverpool Story; Snow Leopard; Palazzina LAF; Mediha; and The Magic Reindeer: Saving Santa's Sleigh) LIVERPOOL STORY. Having...

(Reviews of Christmas Eve in Miller's Point; The Last Dance; and Memories of a Burning Body) CHRISTMAS EVE IN MILLER'S POINT. If Robert...

(Reviews of The Last Front; and The Problem With People) THE LAST FRONT. It's deeply frustrating when film-makers expand a short to...

(A review of Exhibition on Screen - Van Gogh: Poets & Lovers) There is no shortage of films about Vincent Van Gogh. Among the biopics are...

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

(Reviews of Kathleen Is Here; Head South; Every Little Thing; and Since Yesterday: The Untold Story of Scotland’s Girl Bands) KATHLEEN IS...

(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 Timestalker; Portraits of Dangerous Women; Two Minutes; and In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon) TIMESTALKER. Having...

(Reviews of Children of the Cult; Maya and the Wave; Things Will Be Different; and Dragonkeeper) CHILDREN OF THE CULT. Although Maclain...

(Reviews of My Old Ass; A World Apart; The Teacher; and One Hand Clapping) MY OLD ASS. Having made her directorial debut by examining a...

(Reviews of The Goldman Case; Sugarcane; Notes From Sheepland; Reawakening; Goodwin Island; and Astrakan 79) THE GOLDMAN CASE. As France...

(Reviews of My Favourite Cake; In Camera; Sky Peals; The Queen of My Dreams; and Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story) MY ...