Sinners is a truly remarkable movie, with Ryan Coogler cashing in his franchise filmmaking credit to … Writing history with Smoke/Stack Lightning: Sinners, and overcoming the limitations of white liberalismRead more
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‘The Red Lights of Town’ star Nikolai Egel on the ins and outs of life and work as an independent actor
Australian actor Nikolai Egel has diverse experience across stage and screen, helping him to develop to … ‘The Red Lights of Town’ star Nikolai Egel on the ins and outs of life and work as an independent actorRead more
The Red Lights of Town (2026) – 4 stars
Director: Dia Taylor Writer: Dia Taylor Cast: Nikolai Egel, Cassidy Dunn, Jeni Bezuidenhout, Adam Balales Running … The Red Lights of Town (2026) – 4 starsRead more
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Noctilucent Clouds [Nachtwolken] (2025) – 4 stars
Director: Nikya Esselink Writer: Nikya Esselink Cast: Isis Caljé, Mette Kuenen, Suzanna Mangar, Rikkie Wirtz, Daan … Noctilucent Clouds [Nachtwolken] (2025) – 4 starsRead more
The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Slop Machine
One of the excuses proponents of AI ‘art’ fall back on is that what their plagiarism … The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Slop MachineRead more
Unboxing (2024) – 3 stars
Director: Mitchell Holland Writer: Mitchell Holland Cast: Pauline Grace, Oliver Murdoch, Mitchell Holland Running time: 1hr … Unboxing (2024) – 3 starsRead more
To be, or not to be
As Hamnet reduces audiences to floods of tears in the run-up to the 2026 Oscars ceremony, … To be, or not to beRead more
Saturday Matinees Preview: Ker (2025)
Director: Sajad Soleymani Writer: Sajad Soleymani Cast: Niusha Shahrivari, Praham Khakzad, Mohammadsaeed Ahangar Running time: 19mins … Saturday Matinees Preview: Ker (2025)Read more
Zeevonk (2025) – 3.5 stars
Director: Vadim River van der Vlugt Writer: Vadim River van der Vlugt Cast: Djinny Johanna Maria … Zeevonk (2025) – 3.5 starsRead more
Beauty of Life (2024) – 2 stars
Director: Nicolas Nunez Writer: Nicolas Nunez Running time: 1hr 5mins Regular readers of Indy Film Library … Beauty of Life (2024) – 2 starsRead more