THE DAVID PARKINSON FILM BLOG

(Reviews of The Gravedigger's Wife; Confetti; and Big vs Small) THE GRAVEDIGGER'S WIFE. Born in Mogadishu, but long resident in Finland,...

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

(Reviews of Tomorrow Morning; In From the Side; and All That Breathes) TOMORROW MORNING. Laurence Mark Whyte's 2008 musical, Tomorrow...

(Reviews of After Blue (Dirty Paradise); Róise & Frank; Pure Grit; and The Cordillera of Dreams) AFTER BLUE (DIRTY PARADISE). Underground...

(An overview of the pictures on show at the 66th BFI London Film Festival) The 66th BFI London Film Festival is showing at various venues...

(Reviews of In Front of Your Face; The Greatest Beer Run Ever; Girls Girls Girls; Midwives; and Love Around the World) IN FRONT OF YOUR...

(An overview of the 18th London Spanish Film Festival) The 18th London Spanish Film Festival will take place at the Ciné Lumière and...

(Reviews of Strawberry Mansion; Funny Pages; Big Boys Don't Cry; and The Gold Machine) STRAWBERRY MANSION. Having debuted as a...

(A Royal Revisitation) There can only be one film under review this week, even though it first appeared back in June. We shall leave the...

(Reviews of Fall; Wildhood; Dry Ground Burning; and The Territory) With Covid levels down for now, it's safe(ish) to presume that...

(Reviews of Eiffel; Her Way; and Black Mail) With Covid levels and temperatures dropping, it's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going is...

(Reviews of My Old School; The Feast; Mama's Affair; and Girls Can't Surf) With Covid levels and temperatures dropping, it's safe(ish) to...

(Reviews of Exposing Muybridge; All Light, Everywhere; and Blind Ambition) With Covid levels dropping, it's safe(ish) to presume that...

(Reviews of Joyrde; Give Them Wings; Suzanne Daveau; and Nightclubbing: The Birth of Punk Rock in NYC) With Covid levels dropping, it's...

(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 Robust) Despite rising Covid levels, it's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going is still a thing - even in perilous...

(Reviews of The Return of the Railway Children; The Good Boss; and Ode to the Spring) Despite rising Covid levels, it's safe(ish) to...

(Reviews of Pompo: The Cinephile; Ithaca; and Futura) It's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going is a thing again. However, the UK's...

(Reviews of The Princess; Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War; I Am Zlatan; and Tigers) It's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going is a thing...

)(Reviews of The Big Hit; Manifesto; and Cannon Arm and the Arcade Quest) It's safe(ish) to presume that cinema-going is a thing again....