Memory is bleak and hopeful at the same time, anchored by two excellent performances and a tender approach that takes its subject matter seriously. It demands patience and won’t be for everybody, but succeeds nevertheless. 

Yikes. Just yikes.

For those of you who are pro lesbian rights and pro lesbian wrongs, The Origin of Evil is the perfect Friday night French flick with all the lesbians, major plot twists, and tea you need!

This film, meditative and delicate in its portrayal of two queer men in a muslim country, is important for people being pushed to the margins by ideology that is outdated and homophobic and is therefore an important moment in African cinema, not to be missed.

A policeman’s life is not for me. The frustration and tedium bleed through in The Night of the 12th and I’m convinced it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s second feature release of the last year is a beguiling three-in-one Lego set of lean, focused short-form storytelling.