Monica Reid

3 weeks ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Monica Reid

Tue 22 April 2025 15:22, UK Writer, director and cinematographer Maxim Derevianko’s first full-length film is a challenging documentary that follows the staging of Puccini’s beloved opera Turandot by rebel artist Ai Weiwei, whose reputation alone suggests a unique and fascinating approach to the classic material. Following its world premiere in Copenhagen, Ai Weiwei’s Turandot will be screened at select film festivals, including Toronto’s popular Hot Docs Festival.

2 months ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Monica Reid

Tue 11 March 2025 9:00, UK Bong Joon-ho - 'Mickey 17'Talented and innovative director Bong Joon-ho has followed up his acclaimed 2019 feature, Parasite, with a unique outer space adventure, Mickey 17. A combination of classic science fiction, black comedy, and ethical philosophy, the film is a vision of the future that is both funny and bleak and uses a chaotic, farcical tale of planetary exploration to explore, among other things, the nature of personhood.

2 months ago | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Monica Reid

Tue 4 March 2025 12:30, UK Matthew Rankin - 'Universal Language'Unconventional director Matthew Rankin affirms his reputation for atypical filmmaking with absurdist comedy Universal Language. The quirky, experimental production has seen critical success from the beginning: it received the audience award during its premiere at Cannes and is the Canadian submission to the Oscars in the ‘Best International Feature’ category.

Dec 30, 2024 | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Monica Reid

Mon 30 December 2024 5:00, UK Jeff Fowler - 'Sonic the Hedgehog 3'The latest addition to the Sonic the Hedgehog series has defied the usual curse of mediocrity that plagues sequels and video game adaptations. With its lively action plot, well-rounded characters, consistent humour, and cutting-edge special effects, this hybrid live-action/animation family film offers entertainment for audiences of all ages.

Dec 29, 2024 | faroutmagazine.co.uk | Monica Reid

Sun 29 December 2024 7:00, UK Mati Diop - 'Dahomey' movie reviewIn 2021, France returned a portion of the artefacts plundered from the former African kingdom of Dahomey (now Benin). The transfer of these treasures back to their homeland was accompanied by considerable fanfare on France’s part and significant media coverage, much of which focused on the country’s “generosity”. The modest documentary Dahomey, running just over an hour, examines the event from other perspectives.