THREE STARS A farming couple rip up their fences and put their trust in nature. DOCUMENTARY UK English #WILDING Starring Isabella Tree, Matthew Collyer Around twenty years ago, Isabella Tree and her husband took the unusual decision of letting their property go to 'ruin'. Unusual because it was several hundred acres of agricultural land not terribly far from London, Knepp Hall was a stately pile that had been in the family for generations and most of all, unusual because pos

THREE STARS A UK couple are made homeless and decide to walk the Cornish coast to clear their heads. DRAMA UK English #THESALTPATH Starring Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaccs Director Marianne Elliott, best known for her theatre work, makes her feature debut with THE SALT PATH, an adaptation of Raynor Winn’s bestselling memoir. It’s a handsome, if uneven, drama that has a crack at balancing hardship, resilience and nature’s healing power. The results are mixed. “Walking gives us

FOUR STARS Chaos runs rampant in the kitchen of a New York restaurant. DRAMA US Spanish & English #LACOCINA Starring Raúl Briones, Rooney Mara Directed with considerable nerve by relative newcomer Alonso Ruizpalacios, LA COCINA is a frenetic exploration of the chaos, camaraderie, and class tensions simmering beneath the surface of a busy New York restaurant kitchen. Think of it as a cipher for modern America with all its inequity, anger, aggression and aspiration. Inspired b

THREE AND A HALF STARS The life and times of French crooner Charles Aznavour is given the biopic treatment. PERIOD DRAMA FRANCE French #MONSIEURAZNAVOUR Starring Mehdi Idir, Marie-Julie Baup The latest off the biopic production line is the story of French crooner, Charles Aznavour. A protege of Edith Piaf and pin-up boy of the 1960’s, he became one of the country’s most respected and adored singers.  MONSIEUR AZNAVOUR is clearly a passion-project for the writing-directing pa

THREE AND A HALF STARS The true story of Peter Greste, a journalist who was jailed for nearly a decade on trumped up charges. DRAMA AUSTRALIA English #THECORRESPONDENT Starring Richard Roxburgh, Rahel Romahn In this post-truth age of artifice and political construction, THE CORRESPONDENT is a poignant reminder of the importance of vigilance. Not so long ago, Australian journalist Peter Greste was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising when, in the blink of an eye, he was jail

FOUR STARS A man is wronged. Years later, armed with a new identity, he seeks revenge. PERIOD DRAMA FRANCE French #MONTECRISTO Starring Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillion Another Alexandre Dumas page-turner has been given a vivid and, at three hours long, epic treatment by the directing couple who last year gave us four, swash-buckling hours with THE THREE MUSKETEERS . This time THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO tells his lengthy tale of muskets and misdeeds, incarceration and revenge.