10 July 2026 VAIANA: LA LÉGENDE (called MOANA in the U.S.) *** What a charmer of a film for the whole family. We were expecting animation at the press screening, we were instead pleasantly surprised with a live-action version, with some brilliant CGI (computer-generated imagery) for Vaiana’s cute pets – Pig and silly Bird – […]

3 July 2026 You have an amazing choice this week – an important historical gem; a wild blockbuster; a gentle animated love story; and a cruel Robin Hood. Take your pick… I am including the previously published review of the first part of this two-part historical film, as it explains the background to both films. […]

26 June 2026 LES CAPRICES DE L’ENFANT ROI ***1/2 (vo French, subtitled in English) This amusing historical film is a delight! It’s 1651 in France, and rebellions are raging outside the royal palace. The 13-year-old King Louis XIV, the future Sun King, is sent by his mother, the regent Queen Anne of Austria (Doria Tillier) […]

BROKEN ENGLISH – MARIANNE FAITHFUL *** If you remember Marianne Faithful, you’re dating yourself as a baby boomer. Those were the days – the free, exciting, and at times decadent 1960s – when she began her versatile career of singer, songwriter and actress, almost by accident. She was of course known as an icon of […]

12 June 2026 DISCLOSURE DAY *** Steven Spielberg is a master storyteller. He has always been, ever since making a big splash with his first feature-length film, the 1971 thriller “Duel”. And he has continued his incredible exploration of genres with such masterpieces as the 1982 “E.T.”, the 1993 “Schindler’s List”, the 1998 “Saving Private […]

5 June 2026 LA BATAILLE DE GAULLE: L’ÂGE DE FER ***1/2 (vo French) This historical film by Antonin Baudry is the first part of the quite incredible story of Charles de Gaulle’s move to England in June 1940, in the midst of WWII. Many have never quite understood de Gaulle’s decision to leave France at […]

29 May 2026 TUNER (LE VIRTUOSE) *** Most any film with Dustin Hoffman is a winner. This one is almost another ‘duo’, like “Midnight Cowboy” or “Rainman”, though his younger partner – an excellent Leo Woodall – the ‘tuner’ of the film, occupies most of the story. This surprising film, which starts off as a […]

22 May 2026 A SPECIAL one- night cinematic EVENT!TERRESTRIAL VERSES (Chroniques de Téhéran)with French subtitles  Save the date! Thursday MAY 28th – at the Grütli Cinemas, 20.30h Not to be missed: Ali Asghari and Alireza Khatami’s brilliant look at the decades of frustration endured by the citizens of Iran under the Islamic regime. Through a series […]

15 May 2026 HISTOIRES PARALLÈLES (Parallel Tales) **** (vo French, with English subtitles) What a relief – it seems three’s a charm. Meaning that Asghar Farhadi’s third film made outside Iran has finally recaptured his past brilliance, both in his intense yet fluid, multi-layered script and his flawless directorial touch. And he has somehow grasped […]