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Contributor David Jenkins

Review

Portraits of Dangerous Women review – pleasant to a fault

by David Jenkins

Following a bizarre road accident, the lives of three strangers collide in this cheerful yet meandering dramedy.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Interviews

Alice Lowe: ‘I do want to make something timeless’

by David Jenkins

British filmmaker/​actor Alice Lowe reflects on the making of her sublime and refreshingly self-critical second feature, Timestalker.
Review

Timestalker review – ripples with insight and emotion

by David Jenkins

Alice Lowe’s miraculous second feature is a triumph of imagination, soul-searching and a refined comic instinct.

4
Anticipation
5
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
Review

The Battle For Laikipia review – captures a violent story as it happens

by David Jenkins

A conflict between indigenous communities and white settlers in a region ravaged by historical grievances and climate change is the subject of this powerful doc.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Review

Megalopolis review – scintillating, absurd and violently original

by David Jenkins

Ignore the haters – this is the kaleidoscopic, enriching, Wellsian vision of a grand old master with nothing to lose.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Festivals

On Falling – first-look review

by David Jenkins

The dire lot of a low paid factory worker is the subject of this rigorous if hardly revelatory character study from debut director Laura Carreira.
Festivals

Afternoons of Solitude – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Albert Serra’s extraordinary, intense portrait of toreador Andrés Roca Rey is one of the Spanish director’s finest works to date.
Festivals

When Fall Is Coming – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This lightweight Chabrolian country drama from François Ozon sees an elderly retiree with a complex past trying to do right by her family.
Festivals

The Serpent’s Path – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s third film of 2024 is a French-language remake of his own 1998 feature about a grim, cyclical revenge mission.
Festivals

I Am Nevenka – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Icíar Bollaín’s tabloidy but worthwhile #MeToo drama tells of a victim of sexual abuse within Spain’s local political scene.

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