Sorry We Missed You: a social realist docudrama that feels not a little exploitative itself
Ken Loach, “Sorry We Missed You” (2019) He may be well into his 80s but
Regulation: character study of how a police state controls citizens through small decisions and actions
Ryan Patch, “Regulation” (2019) Set in the not-too distant future, in perhaps a post-industrial /
The Good Liar: a story of identity, reinvention and revenge shafted by a superficial script
Bill Condon, “The Good Liar” (2019) Getting two giants of British stage and film proved
Arabic-language Films | Middle Eastern Films
Profiles in Courage: ENN Middle East reporter Gertrude Bellinger – parodying Western MSM disinformation on Middle East affairs
Pavel Serezhkin, “Profiles in Courage: ENN Middle East reporter Gertrude Bellinger” (2019) Written and produced
Knives Out: superficial examination of class and privilege in crime comedy whodunnit
Rian Johnson, “Knives Out” (2019) At times playing like a spoof of the classic whodunnit
Hybrids: a hybrid short film of too many cliches and stereotypes
Patrick Kalyn, “Hybrids” (2013) This sci-fi live action short seems to have been made as
Pain and Glory: a self-referential film of an artist entering a winter of discontent
Pedro Almodovar, “Pain and Glory” (2019) A film investigating how creation can be inspired by
Farming: fictional biographical drama ignores its wider social context
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, “Farming” (2018) “Farming” is a fictional biographical drama based on actor / director
The Kid: minimalist proof-of-concept short that raises intriguing questions about its themes and issues
Nicholas Wenger, “The Kid” (2018) “The Kid” is a six-minute proof-of-concept film made to demonstrate
British Films | North American Films
Official Secrets: a modest fictional dramatisation of a whistleblower’s ordeal
Gavin Hood, “Official Secrets” (2019) As fictional dramatisations of real events go, “Official Secrets” passes