For as gorgeous and inspirational as Dianne Whelan’s 500 Days in the Wild is, there is a tendency to drift into near aimlessness due to the sweeping nature of Whelan’s journey. What stays true, however, is that there is a great kindness in humans of all kinds to be present
Category: Raindance 2020
The Lonely Musketeer ★★★★ – Raindance 2025
Nicolai Schümann announces himself as a filmmaker to keep a keen eye on with his suffocating thriller, The Lonely Musketeer. It’s one hell of a debut with a powerhouse performance from Edward Hogg. Rupert (Edward Hogg) wakes up in a sealed, windowless room with no recollection of how he got there.
Breakwater – ★★★★ (Raindance)
Max Morgan’s intimate debut feature Breakwater is a film full of subtle performances and rife with some gorgeous cinematography. With a pace that verges on glacial, its final act is a thoughtful and bold swing. Oxford student Otto (Daniel McNamee) is down on the Suffolk coast to meet his girlfriend
Thinestra ★★★★ – Raindance 2025
Obsession with perfection is a cruel thing that humans suffer with, and in Thinestra, we are given a tragedy, a bloodsoaked terrific tragedy. See this at the first opportunity. Penny (Michelle Macedo) works in advertising and all she sees, day in day out, are “perfect” bodies or bodies that are
Dirty Boy ★★★ Raindance
Writer-director Doug Rao’s keenness to keep much of the story within an intriguing psychological mystery, Dirty Boy, to his chest leaves the audience not always sure whether to trust what they are seeing. It’s a film that takes big swings, but doesn’t always hit. Isaac is a reclusive schizophrenic who
Turtle Walker – ★★★ 1/2 (Raindance)
Taira Malaney’s Turtle Walker is an absolute treat. From the gorgeous visuals to the immensely charming and captivating Satish Bhaskar. A well-made and passionate documentary. In the late 1970s, Satish Bhaskar embarked on an epic journey along India’s coastline and the spectacular Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where he uncovered the
God Teeth – ★★★ (Raindance)
God Teeth is an ambitious experimental film that explores the desolation of the human soul, utilising surrealism to illustrate the fleeting nature of life. Four recently deceased souls find themselves on an abandoned ship on a rough sea. As they mull over their life and what brought about their untimely
The Last Video Store ★★★★– Raindance
The Last Video Store is a wonderful look at persistence and love of a format that appears to be on its way out. If there were more places like this little store on a side street in Bristol, we would be the richer for it. This was meant to be
FOMO: Fear of Missing Out ★★★1/2 – Raindance
Attila Hartungs debut feature FOMO is a scathing look at over the top masculinity and the lasting effects of abusive use of social media. Teenage friends Gergö (Yorgosz Goletsas), Patrik, Bandi and Ábris are into three things: partying, sex and their online following. One night, at a drunken house party,
Force of Habit ★★★★1/2 – Raindance
Nothing will quite prepare you for the awkwardness and pain you will have for these characters and for women overall after viewing Force of Habit. Filmed by seven directors (Kirsikka Saari, Mila Tervo, Elli Toivoniemi, Jenni Toivoniemi, Reetta Aalto, Anna Paavilainen and Alli Haapasalo. We follow a multitude of characters
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