Red Sea 2025: 'Kwibuka, Remember' Review

Kwibuka, Remember tells the story of Lia (Sonia Rolland), an aging basketball star who is invited to play for her national team. However, this will require her to return to her homeland of Rwanda, where she hasn't been since she was a child. I reviewed this touching, underwhelming drama about the lingering scars of genocide for Screen International.

Red Sea 2024: 'Little Jaffna' Review

In his directorial debut, Lawrence Valin plays a cop who infiltrates a Tamil gang in Paris. But is he getting in too deep? My review of Little Jaffna is live at Screen International.

Red Sea 2024: 'Yalla Parkour' Review

How do you cope with an occupation? If it's the Palestinian subjects of Yalla Parkour, it's by performing parkour. I reviewed this melancholy documentary for Screen International.

Red Sea 2023: 'Backstage' Review

One of the pleasures of being assigned to review random films at a festival is that you don't know when you might stumble upon a gem. Such is the case with Backstage, which chronicles a dance company that is stranded in the middle of the woods with two flat tires. What happens next? Many interesting things. You can read my take over at Screen International.