PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
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Film Review: Leviathan (15)
JEFF SAWTELL believes this highly critical parable of present-day Russia offers glimmers of hope
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
Full of mysterious religious references and radical sound design, the Scottish duo’s new offering is candidate for album of the year, suggests SIMON DUFF
MARY CONWAY revels in a powerful reminder that human lives are not defined by physical perfection
PAUL DONOVAN recommends the fine performances in this account of the pre-war meeting between the US president and the British king
TECLYN AROD relishes an intimate celebration of jazz improvisation that mixes local and national musicians
Director: Andrey Zviagintsev
Rating: 5/5
Given the paucity of Russian films dealing with the consequences of counter-revolution in the Soviet Union, this is a damning indictment of the coalition of capitalist gangsters and clerics destroying the last vestiges of socialism.
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