By Simran Hans
A programming strand dedicated to female perspectives was a highlight of this year’s festival.
By Simran Hans
How a socialist feminist fantasy kickstarted a trend for female-fronted mainstream comedies.
By Simran Hans
Anna Rose Holmer’s sparkling directorial debut offers a fresh take on female coming-of-age.
By Simran Hans
At the Marrakech International Film Festival, champagne flows freely and stars fill the sky.
By Simran Hans
Simran Hans considers the link between two of America’s most prominent and progressive leading men.
By Simran Hans
Kate Dickie and Paul Higgins star in this slow-burning woodland drama from director Tom Geens.
By Simran Hans
Julianne Moore’s Oscar-winning performance as a linguist with Alzheimer’s essays the evaporation of an intellectual identity.
By Simran Hans
The story of how the Soviet Union became an ice hockey powerhouse is weighed down by political subtext.
By Simran Hans
Moving social commentary is undermined by director Marc Silver’s storytelling insufficiencies.
By Simran Hans
Love is the key in this stylish, slightly fusty rendering of the courtship between Stephen Hawking and his first wife, Jane.
By Simran Hans
A look beyond the dominant male characters that inhabit the Gone Girl director’s cinema.