Contributor Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Electronic road sign displaying 'GORT T', surrounded by grassy field and a school sign for Killeshin National School.
Review

Town of Strangers

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

An intrepid filmmaker travels to the Irish nowherestown of Gort to explore the expansive concept of home among its diverse residents.

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4
In Retrospect
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Review

The Substitute

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

A humble school teacher is forced into a stand off against a local drug lord in Diego Lerman's compelling, though overly-contrived drama.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Last Flight Home

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Ondi Timoner films the final days of her father’s life in an informative, detailed and unpolished account of assisted death.

3
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3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

The Princess

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Ed Perkins’ archive documentary offers fresh insight into the life and legacy of the People’s Princess.

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Anticipation
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Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Woman in sequinned dress posing on red carpet.
Cannes Film Festival

24 curious facts about the Cannes Film Festival

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Some of the best nuggets of glitz and scandal throughout the history of the most famous international film festival.
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Review

Downton Abbey: A New Era

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

The sprawling period drama returns to the big screen for a giddy swirl of lawns and penguin suits.

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2
In Retrospect
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Review

Ennio

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Great detail abounds in Giuseppe Tornatore’s documentary celebrating the life and work of the late film composer Ennio Morricone.

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Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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At this year’s Cannes directors will once again be asked: Is cinema a dying art?

by Saskia Lloyd Gaiger

Forty years on from Wim Wenders’ documentary Room 666, this age-old existential question is set to come back around.

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